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Australia v Zimbabwe Day 2

Sunday, October 19 2003

Resuming at 8/256, Andy Blignaut and Ray Price resumed on 9* and 7* - showed some resistance in the first morning by putting on a further 40 more runs, until Andrew Bichel made the make through by dismissing Price for 20, who spooned a catch to Williams at cover. Another 12 more runs where added until Bichel dismissed Blessing Nahwire for 6.

Zimbabwe were all out for 308 - a reasonable total built on a day 1 Stuart Carlise century. For Australia, Lee, Williams and Hogg picked up two wickets each, while Bichel picked up 4 wickets while Brett Lee went off with injury.

Andy Blignaut made a early breakthrough dismissing Justin Langer for 2 with the score on 7. Coming off a massive 380 from the previous Test, Blighnaut made sure there was no repeat of that dismissing Matt Hayden for 20 with the score on 51.

Damien Martyn and Ricky Ponting came together and put on 97 runs for the forth wicket, before Ray Price trapped Martyn for 32 plumb LBW.

Ponting showed the sort of form that lead him to eight Test hundreds since the Cape Town Test against South Africa in 2002.

Captain Steve Waugh joined him at the crease displaying a like for the Zimbawe bowling. Waugh gave two chances in the 30s in two balls - each going to the boundary.

Ricky Ponting brought up his 18 Test ton - his ninth since the Cape Town Test and looking in full control.

At Stumps on day 2, Australia 3/245 with Ponting on 173* and Waugh on 43* off 56.5 overs when they went off for bad light.

Posted by Craig