After a brief break for bad light, left-armer Parnell struck as Strauss, who had reached 22 despite some hostile treatment from the new-ball pair, was trapped lbw by a ball that nipped back a fraction.

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It was a standing joke in the commentary box that his arrival on the air would coincide with a drinks interval, an injury to a player, a break for bad light or a drought of run-scoring.

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