Gambhir plays all round what looks like a very innocent straight, full ball and the death rattle rings around the ground.
The expected fightback was simply not allowed to happen, Pakistan aware that a full ball would zip through with swing and seam but a short one would lose pace and effectiveness.
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.
In the following over, debutant Ben Hilfenhaus tempted Amla with a full, swinging ball snapped up by Ricky Ponting at second slip to leave South Africa in deep trouble just eight balls into their innings.
It appeared to be a good call when, after just 1.4 overs, Luke Wright attempted to pull a full-pitched ball from RP Singh but succeeded only in top-edging it to a diving Yusuf Pathan scampering backwards from leg slip.
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.
Only two deliveries had been sent down after the re-start when bad light stopped play but Sidebottom's first ball after the resumption knocked back Tim Southee's middle stump - the 19-year-old playing across the line to a full-pitch ball that swung back at him a touch.
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Moments later, Emanuel Pogatetz powered another header towards the top right-hand corner, only for Niemi to claw the ball away at full stretch.
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Bosc's clever hanging kick allowed Greenshields to touch down and then a teasing grubber from Bosc saw McGuire dive full length to ground the ball.
Although Ryan Sidebottom was unable to find his best rhythm, Anderson was immediately in tune, pitching the ball on a full length and finding reward with prodigious movement.
His delightful ball inside the full-back teed up Liam Ridgewell for a low cross from the byeline, which Matt Derbyshire could only poke wide from inside the six-yard box.
The combative left-arm seamer produced a stunning yorker that swung in to Katich and umpire Aleem Dar decided the ball was so full that it would have gone on to hit.
The meagre 6, 050 crowd were stunned inside three minutes when skipper Rob Purdham brought Dorn onto a delightful inside ball, the full-back easily rounding opposite number Paul Wellens to open the scoring.
Now Whitehaven were in their stride, and more expansive rugby resulted in the ball falling to full-back Craig Benson, whose delicious dummy carved open the defence for the third try of the afternoon.
With five minutes of the first-half left, Charlie Mulgrew stepped up to place one of his trademark free-kicks and Hamilton keeper Tomas Cerny was at full stretch to parry the ball out for a corner.
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Gabbiadini forced a diving stop from Blues keeper Mark Tyler before Liddle pulled off a candidate for tackle of the season after Clarke skipped round Collett, sliding full length to scoop the ball away from the striker's path.
In full stride, Dempsey volleyed the ball with his right foot past goalkeeper Noel Valladares from 8 yards.
Thomas Hitzlsperger nearly added insult to injury as he crashed a free-kick towards the Wales net, only for Hennessey to plunge full-stretch to push the ball away.
Leinster's kicking game was atrocious at times, Brian O'Driscoll, Isa Nacewa and Contepomi all booting the ball out on the full, while Contepomi over-cooked a kick to the left corner.
Broad to bowl from the Nursery End, first ball is a wild full toss which is pinged to third man for a single by Pathan - sub fielder Eoin Morgan is on the field.
Having rarely threatened before the interval, St Mirren unexpectedly levelled in the 48th minute as Killie failed to deal with a bouncing ball and Thomson took full advantage by slamming a low shot into the net from close range.
As both sides showed the signs of a sapping encounter, a hopeful punt was spilled by Marras full-back Craig Benson just short of the line, and a gleeful Stewart Sanderson took full advantage to collect the bobbling ball and fall over the line.
Cheema began his barrage of boundaries from the first ball of the fifth over, smearing a full toss from Fernando over mid-wicket for four and launching a mammoth six next ball which finished in an adjacent road.
The home side recycled the ball, but a nasty head-to-head collision between Glasgow full-back Kenny Logan and Scarlets No 8 Dave Hodges saw the ball fall into Lamont's arms.
Jones' header from a free-kick had Cerny at full stretch as the goalkeeper pushed the ball over for a corner.
Rob Kearney tried to offload under pressure and Edinburgh full-back Cairns gratefully accepted the ball and ran in for a simple try.
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