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Only 16 more runs from the start of play would have taken him ahead of two-time triple centurions Don Bradman of Australia and West Indian Brian Lara and made him the first player to score three triple hundreds in Tests.
"We said from the start that we wanted to play for a win here, and so go forward, " said Germany coach Joachim Loew.
The Rose Bowl wicket had provided Lancashire problems on day one, but on an increasingly flat pitch, the visitors managed to move from a precarious position at the start of play to preserve their status as the only unbeaten team in the County Championship.
Chelsea's intent was clear from the start - move the ball quickly, play with fluency and control and retain possession.
"I knew I had to apply pressure right from the start against Majoli, because if she can play her own game, she's tough, " Clijsters said.
Networking skills play a large role in order to receive start-up capital from these sources, and it can be difficult for an outsider to make the right connections.
It was one of the first times in computer game history where gamers could simply connect to their ISP, start a game and choose to play via the Internet from the multiplayer option screen.
Ulster went on the attack from the start and were rewarded when Best finished off great forward play with an unconverted try after five minutes.
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Already without batsmen Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh because of injuries, the hosts suffered a setback before the start of play when the experienced VVS Laxman failed to recover in time from a finger problem.
Portsmouth had new manager Avram Grant in charge and, although he will take encouragement from the display, he knows his side need to start converting some promising play into points.
The only thing that surprised me about "Lincoln" is that most of the critics who reviewed the film seem not to have grasped what should have been apparent right from the start, which is that "Lincoln" is at bottom a play with pictures, not a screenplay.
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Logic dictates that the nature of Denmark's qualification for the Euro 2000 finals - coming back from a disastrous start, indeed a disastrous middle section too, to sneak the play-off spot in their group - owes nothing to preparation and everything to fortune.
Derby, who had conceded 52 goals in the league before the start of play, were hardly airtight at the back, Tom Huddlestone forcing another good save from Carroll.
Although Madsen is happy for now staying at home with his son, other dads in the play group say they've considered what it might be like to start working again after their hiatus from the office.
The challenge of playing Federer clearly galvanises the Briton and he was switched on from the start of Sunday's final, whereas Federer looked distinctly edgy - some loose play handing the Scot a break point in the opening game before another wayward forehand gave up the break.
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City were ahead at the break, thanks to Jo's thunderous strike after good work from Swedish teenager John Guidetti on his first start, but even that goal came against the run of play.
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