His signature shot was a delicate, understated flick of the wrists to a straight ball that could disappear anywhere from mid-on to square leg.
With England's fragile middle order exposed, the burly Kallis twisted the knife, trapping Kevin Pietersen for four in his crease attempting to swat a straight ball to leg.
Surrey paceman Tremlett, winning his fourth Test cap, had already roughed up Hughes with a pair of short deliveries in his first over when he sent down a full, straight ball.
The Aussies were waiting for something to happen and it came when Johnson finally bowled a straight ball at Cook which the left-hander missed, giving umpire Billy Doctrove an easy lbw decision.
No sooner did England begin their attempt to salvage the game than Alistair Cook fell lbw to Mitchell Johnson for six - playing across his front pad, and Ravi Bopara misjudged the length of a straight ball from Ben Hilfenhaus and was also adjudged lbw for one.
Does the smacking of a small ball straight down a well-mown stretch of grass really require special clothes?
The ball evenutally fell to Marc-Vivien Foe who slammed the ball straight at keeper Ian Walker from point blank range.
Lafferty went close to netting again a minute later but he guided the ball straight at Mikkelsen from Brunt's cross.
Gambhir plays all round what looks like a very innocent straight, full ball and the death rattle rings around the ground.
Michael Duff found the ball at his feet from a corner but only managed to poke the ball straight at Arason.
Maxi blasted the ball straight at his own player Alberto Aquilani, while Gerrard shot over from the edge of the box.
However, the striker hurried his shot on the turn from eight yards and hit the ball straight at goalkeeper Mark Brown.
Little shaved the post with a long-range penalty but made amends soon after by slotting the ball straight between the posts.
Twice Taylor had only the Rwandan keeper to beat but the striker placed the ball straight into the hands of Cyprien Rwakabula.
Algeria goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi attempted to clear a long ball but only succeeded in smashing the ball straight into the advancing Essau Kanyenda.
Hildreth and Compton stayed together to add 76 for the fourth wicket before Hildreth became Kaneria's second victim when he hit the ball straight to cover.
However, when he had reached 58, and with the score on 78-1 in the 22nd over, he smashed the ball straight to Michael Brown at cover.
And Harewood raced through on goal after a fine through-ball from Sheringham but never looked confident and blasted the ball straight at the imposing figure of Lehmann.
The 18-year-old Kakuta, who Chelsea controversially signed from Lens, struck the ball straight at Paul Robinson, who had earlier sensationally tipped Michael Ballack's spot kick on to the post.
France striker Cisse should have made it five moments later when he was put clean through but he chipped the ball straight into the hands of Celtic's young goalkeeper.
Substitute Dwight Yorke was allowed time on the left and his flighted cross found the big striker but Jones wastefully headed the ball straight at Cudicini from six yards.
This time it was Gomes who got away with it - his ball straight out to Taylor was returned by the defender but the Brazilian stopper was able to gather.
If you are trying to hit the ball straight down the middle of the fairway and you hook it into the rough, you know that you did not execute successfully.
The Cherry and Whites were gifted the opening try when Arr passed the ball straight to Qera from a scrum and the big Fijian ran 30 yards unopposed for a try.
"A lot of teams, when they're behind in games, go very direct and they start launching the ball straight into penalty boxes, which is quite easy for defenders to defend against, " he said.
Dhoni is finally given a chance to free his arms with a rank long-hop outside off stump, but directs the ball straight into the hands of Andre Fletcher camped on the deep cover boundary.
Scrum-half Mike Phillips, another replacement, fed Williams and his darting run across the front of the Toulon defence tempted three tacklers before he flicked the ball straight into Walker's path, giving the Scotsman a clear run-in from close-range.
Blair scored his first after a slashing break from Robinson had been carried on by mobile loose-head prop Gethin Jenkins, and replacement Sweeney then latched onto a loose ball straight after coming onto the field for the second.
Tomasson's initial shot was easily saved by Kawashima but the ball rolled straight back to the striker, whose scuffed effort only just found the net to bring up his record-equalling 52nd goal in a Danish shirt.
Two dot balls followed before Bilal Shafayat was caught at short fine-leg, Kevin O'Brien walked in front of a straight one and Jake Ball, on his one-day debut, looked shell-shocked as Smith trimmed his off bail.
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