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GA Review

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'Pologies about the late review:

Background

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Prior to the First Test, Australia had played 12 first-class matches, winning ten and drawing two.

When had they played these 12 matches? In the previous year, or their whole history?

Laker had struggled when he had played for Surrey and the MCC against Australia in the lead-up matches, taking 1/137 and 3/127 respectively.

What's the MCC? It should be wikilinked and probably expanded on the first mention.

June 10: Day One

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Miller induced an edge from Washbrook in his first over, but it went to ground.

What does "went to ground" mean?

He drove the ball in front of point to the boundary for four, and was then given two lives.

What does it mean, he was "given two lives"?

Laker top-scored with 63 in 101 minutes, with six boundaries,[1] after reaching his first 50 in only 60 minutes.

What is "top-scored"?

Following England's struggles in the first innings, many pundits criticised Yardley's decision to bat.

This is a singe-sentence paragraph. Couldn't you combine it somewhere else?

June 11: Day Two

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Hassett came close to holing out when he knocked up a ball from Bedser and it just evaded the grasp of Evans.

"Holing out"?

June 12: Day Three

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Australia's last-wicket pair of Johnston and Toshack wagged a further 33 runs in only 18 minutes before Bedser trapped Toshack to end the innings on 509, leaving the tourists with a 344-run lead.

Wiki-link "wagged".

Done YellowMonkey (click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model!) 01:42, 23 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Noble Story (talkcontributions) 02:55, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, this looks like a pass now. Noble Story (talkcontributions) 01:18, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]