But Kevin Pietersen loves the big occasion and was visibly bristling as he rushed out to bat from the dug-out.
He only hit .202 in Double A, striking out about one at bat out in four, while playing (to be kind) a less-than-average outfield.
Hopefully we'll get through that and then set our stall out to bat the day.
Australia captain Michael Clarke was booed as he walked out to bat but went on to make his first international fifty since the second Ashes Test in December.
But when Tendulkar walks out to bat the differences dissipate.
The breakthrough was welcome but on such an arduous day England would not have relished the sight of the limpet-like Shivnarine Chanderpaul walking out to bat, a man with a Test average of 100 in the last two years.
The home side offered greater resistance when they came out to bat for a second time, with Michael Carberry and Brown sharing a stand of 63 before Brown, on 30, hooked a ball from Chris Jordan to Matt Nicholson at long-leg.
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"As soon as he came out I ran straight to the middle of the wicket to say to him that I thought it was a very gutsy and very good effort for him to come out and bat, and do the best that he possibly could for his team, " said Ponting.
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On one occasion, Chamara Kapugedara, who was eventually put out of his misery when driving Broad to mid-off, threw his bat out of his hands all the way to square-leg umpire Aleem Dar.
But when Key was bowled by Steve Kirby (2-54), Division Two champions Kent slumped to 265 all out, Northeast carrying his bat to make 128 not out.
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Left with just four overs to bat out before the close, Vinayak Mane reached six not out and Wasim Jaffer made a single.
"The tribunal found that the charge that Mr Butt agreed to bat out a maiden over in the Oval Test match was dismissed, " added Beloff.
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There could be no relaxation, though, for a team who had failed to bat out the final day in Sydney at the start of the year.
While Gough seemed happy to lash out with the bat and ride his luck, Caddick played a number of distinguished shots against Adams and Lance Klusener.
Johnson was the inspiration, taking 4-112 to finish with match figures of 8-137 to add to his 96 not out with the bat in Australia's first innings.
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Needing to bat out the day to avoid an innings defeat, Northants were staring defeat in the face when Greg Smith (4-47) helped reduce them to 194-8.
The next ball, Ian Bell tried to get his bat out of the way of a ball that lifted and let him, and wicket-keeper McCullum took a fine catch.
The onus was now on Bopara to bat out the rest out of the innings, but after facing 42 balls for 23 runs he carelessly hit a thigh-high full toss straight to deep square-leg.
Surrey had to wait for the second new ball for their next success, when Ackerman was caught at slip by Walters off Schofield, leaving Allenby and Tom New (16 not out) to bat through to the end of the day.
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England needed to bat out the final day of the second Test at Taunton to secure a draw, but seamer Jhulan Goswami's second five-wicket haul of the game left India with a target of only 98 and they duly knocked off the runs.
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Curtis Granderson broke his arm in his first exhibition at-bat and is out until May.
She also pointed out that women went to bat for progressive male candidates like Sherrod Brown and John Tester.
It did not take long for Gallian, who has been out of form with the bat recently, to get his 50, striking David Lucas to the boundary for four.
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