Gates' stressed that,in any case, he saw no cause for a slowdown in the pace of U.S.troop pullouts, but that any acceleration, would necessarily depend on an assessment of the situation by U.S.Commander Ray Odierno.
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And Kent coach Paul Farbrace currently has nopace bowling cover beyond overseas pair Azhar Mahmood and Makhaya Ntini, along with Amjad Khan.
With nopace in the wicket, and just a bit of swing and seam, Johnson and Ben Hilfenhaus bowled too straight and struggled to find the right length, allowing Strauss and Alastair Cook to tick along smoothly enough.