Then Shaun Pollock, scourge of England in Durban, was off the mark with a clip off the pads for four.

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Strauss, however, looked sketchy outside his off-stump early on again, but gradually grew in confidence after getting off the mark with a clip off his legs to the boundary.

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Aiden McGeady, once again left out of the Celtic starting line-up, replaced Maloney on the hour mark and moments later Samaras beat Combe with a curling shot only to see it clip the far post and away to safety.

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