The latter was his final scoring stroke as an attempt to whip the next delivery through square leg saw him caught by substitute fielder Theo Doropoulos, who had earlier dropped him on 11 at mid-on.

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But some commentators have accused him of being a bit too casual at times - and he certainly fell to a loose stroke on Friday when he popped up a catch to short-leg off Australia's admirable, though injured, spinner Nathan Hauritz.

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