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93rd over: Australia 404-5 (Patterson 36, Paine 0) Well, it’s a busy old over from Rajitha. He gets belted by Patterson’s pull shot for four, from a no-ball, and then gives Burns another boundary off the legs. Australia’s 400 comes up. But then Rajitha gets some fortune his way with the wicket. On balance, he’s bowled a few great deliveries and probably deserved some luck. Here comes Paine, blocking out his first ball.
Oh, that’s bad luck! But Burns has had plenty of good luck in this knock to this point. Burns is out to the pleave: he half played at this ball well outside off, then wanted to bail out. Left the bat hanging out, the ball comes off the face and bounces down onto his stump. Burns is gone for his best Test score of 180, and his fourth Test century. Three of them have been over 150. He’s got something, as we’ve all known for a while. Quite why he hasn’t been in the team between now and Johannesburg last year is the enduring mystery. Safe to say he’s back.
Written by Geoff Lemon (now), Adam Collins & Jonathan Howcroft (later)
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/feb/02/australia-v-sri-lanka-second-test-day-two-live under the title “Australia v Sri Lanka: second Test, day two – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
