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Matthew Hoggard said his success on day three for England in the second Ashes Test was the result of collective hard work from the bowlers in Adelaide. | Matthew Hoggard said his success on day three for England in the second Ashes Test was the result of collective hard work from the bowlers in Adelaide. |
Seamer Hoggard took all four wickets as Australia closed on 312-5, 239 behind. | Seamer Hoggard took all four wickets as Australia closed on 312-5, 239 behind. |
"It's been a long, hard day on an unresponsive wicket and to get four wickets is satisfying," he said. | "It's been a long, hard day on an unresponsive wicket and to get four wickets is satisfying," he said. |
"We got accused of scoring slowly but we proved if you put the ball in the right areas it's tough to score out there and every bowler did that." | "We got accused of scoring slowly but we proved if you put the ball in the right areas it's tough to score out there and every bowler did that." |
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Hoggard's return of 4-76 would have been even better had Ashley Giles held on to a chance off Ricky Ponting early in his innings. | Hoggard's return of 4-76 would have been even better had Ashley Giles held on to a chance off Ricky Ponting early in his innings. |
We've got to put in a professional performance, get five reasonably quick wickets and re-asses it Matthew Hoggard | We've got to put in a professional performance, get five reasonably quick wickets and re-asses it Matthew Hoggard |
The Aussie skipper went on to score 142 but the Yorkshire star refused to criticise his team-mate. | The Aussie skipper went on to score 142 but the Yorkshire star refused to criticise his team-mate. |
"You don't mean to drop catches and if catches didn't go down in cricket it would be a boring old game," the paceman said. | "You don't mean to drop catches and if catches didn't go down in cricket it would be a boring old game," the paceman said. |
With the Adelaide Oval pitch flat, a draw remains the most likely result, although Australia still need 40 to avoid the follow-on after England declared on 551-6 on Saturday. | With the Adelaide Oval pitch flat, a draw remains the most likely result, although Australia still need 40 to avoid the follow-on after England declared on 551-6 on Saturday. |
606: DEBATE To be fair to Gilo, I don't expect Monty would have done any better with that dropped catch SE 606: Have your say | 606: DEBATE To be fair to Gilo, I don't expect Monty would have done any better with that dropped catch SE 606: Have your say |
Hoggard believes a good start to day four could swing the pendulum in England's favour. | Hoggard believes a good start to day four could swing the pendulum in England's favour. |
"We've got five wickets to get and they are hard to come by on a wicket like that," he added. | "We've got five wickets to get and they are hard to come by on a wicket like that," he added. |
"But we've still got to put in a professional performance, get five reasonably quick wickets and re-asses it from there." | "But we've still got to put in a professional performance, get five reasonably quick wickets and re-asses it from there." |
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