If you want to see the perfect example of a straight drive, watch India's Sachin Tendulkar in action.
The 27-year-old looked well set to build on that milestone with a straight drive off Panesar in the 44th over.
Bell also proved he has more than nudges and glances with a delightfully struck straight drive for six off the teenage Chawla.
There was no doubt about the other strokes, which went progressively further, culminating in a straight drive over a shell-shocked Yuvraj's head.
But Read, Notts' leading scorer in first class cricket this season, slipped straight into the groove with a straight drive for four.
Bowler Nathan Hauritz got his fingertips to a Gayle straight drive and when the stumps were broken Barath was short of his crease.
Bravo reached fifty with a stylish straight drive off Siddle and collected another boundary next ball courtesy of an exquisite drive through extra-cover.
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The straight drive is about timing and placement rather than power.
In a near-flawless display on a friendly wicket, he became the third Indian to reach three figures with a straight drive past fast bowler Chanaka Welegedara.
Peters hit Harris for a perfect straight drive, but the bowler reacted quickly to deflect the ball onto the stumps, leaving Boje stranded out of his crease.
However, Bopara struck a glorious straight drive to the boundary as 65 came from final five overs to ensure there were more than enough runs in the bank.
Rory Hamilton-Brown showed some positive intent when he smashed a straight drive back at Lee, the paceman unable to hold a stinging chance and suffering a hand injury.
Dhoni dominated the last session with a stunning century, during which he struck six sixes, one of which - a straight drive off Herath - brought up his hundred.
Ponting, by contrast, was immediately into his stride, getting off the mark with a lofted straight drive to the boundary and soon launching Vettori back over his head into the stands.
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The new ball was taken at the first available opportunity but New Zealand were unable to make a further breakthrough, Mushfiqur completing his fifty with a straight drive for four off O'Brien.
Bravo continued undeterred with a glorious straight drive for six the very next ball and he brought up his 50 soon after, launching Ishant Sharma back over his head for another maximum.
With the score on 43 White was run out in the most unfortunate fashion at the non-striker's end when a McGrath straight drive crashed back into the stumps off bowler Neil Killeen's hand.
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Rogers reached his hundred in the first over after lunch with a straight drive that gave him his 16th four, but England U-19 international Dan Redfern was caught at second slip for 11.
The Guyanese left-hander needed lengthy treatment, but opted to continue and despite losing Powell, who was bowled by Lee for three, he reached his 18th Test century off 259 balls with a straight drive off Clark.
But having reached 22 he was dismissed in the most unfortunate fashion, as Mike Hussey's straight drive was deflected back on to the timbers by Parnell and a diving Warner was well out of his ground.
Dale Steyn opened up from the other end, but Kieswetter struck a glorious drive past extra cover and Pietersen got off the mark with a straight drive followed by an exquisitely-timed stroke through the covers as 13 came from the over.
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But if you wanted to play Real Racing HD on your iPad for a month straight or drive your Tesla from Seattle to Miami on a single charge, you'd need a battery the size of a freight train.
If you could drive straight up into outer space, you'd be there in less than an hour.
Husna cautiously walked up the straight, long drive, bordered with bougainvillea and jasmine.
As the night wore on, the helmsman used stars to drive straight.
Paceman Nuwan Kulasekara (2-23) trapped Kohli lbw for 12 and then got rid of Suresh Raina, who hit a lazy drive straight to cover.
Ferguson blazed a volley over from the edge of the box and sent another drive straight at Gianluigi Buffon, while an Alan Hutton header flew a foot wide.
Half the crowd, I suspect, really did expect Alonso to drive straight into the back of the Briton at the first corner just to teach him a lesson.
After bowling two balls at the left-hander that swung into him, he then moved one the other way and Butcher, on 42, edged his drive straight to first slip.
Carbone then lashed an effort wide on the left before Paul Scholes mustered United's first shot on target with a drive straight at Peter Enckelman in the Villa goal.
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