But Blignaut, who last Tuesday hit Australia for a half-century, struck a blazing 58 off 38 balls before falling in the 45th over.

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Lian Wharton faced 23 balls before falling to Batty for a duck, at least staying at the crease while Dean kept the runs ticking over.

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James Hildreth never looked entirely comfortable in making 14 off 30 balls before falling lbw to Martin-Jenkins and it was 39-3 when the decision to promote Ben Phillips in the order backfired as he was bowled by a full-length ball from Yasir Arafat.

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The Irish openers attacked from the start, with Paul Stirling falling after hitting 52 off 57 balls.

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Richie Berrington, Scotland's in-form player this season, then stroked a brisk 84 runs in only 92 balls, but wickets kept falling around him.

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The tourists began day three in a strong position but the combination of left-arm seamer Bollinger and off-spinner Nathan Hauritz destroyed their first innings, with the last four wickets falling for just two runs in 10 balls.

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Riding the compartment full of harlequins, fairies and assorted fur-balls, I felt like Alice falling through the looking glass.

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However, with the wicketkeeper falling to Mendis in the 49th over with still 27 required off nine balls it was game over for the Windies.

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Mr Miliband's married Labour colleagues Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper go for Elvis Presley's Can't Help Falling in Love.

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You can expect Ed Balls to make much hay with this tomorrow, along with the higher borrowing numbers, and the falling forecasts for growth.

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