He is highly regarded by colleagues and rivals, and widely described as smart, good-natured and quick at cutting to the essence of complicated business matters.

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Johnson and Ben Hilfenhaus tested the batsmen all too rarely, and Strauss latched onto a short, wide delivery from Johnson, cutting the left-arm quick in front of point for his first boundary.

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"Sports involving running, cutting, jumping and quick changes in direction are associated with lower-extremity injuries, just as sports involving overhead activities usually are associated with upper extremity injuries, " explains Giangarra.

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