As well as taking goal celebrations into account, the officials were entitled to add 30 seconds for United's stoppage-time substitution, when Michael Carrick come on for Anderson.

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Come on Michael, think outside your box.

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He might be a bit disappointed not to bowl with the new ball any more, but his role is to get a wicket before the spinners Graeme Swann and Michael Yardy come on, and he did exactly that against Sri Lanka.

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