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Thomson takes 200 at 35
BIRMINGHAM, Sat
urday (AAP). — JcfT
Thomson, 35 yesterday,
celebrated his return to
the Australian team with
his 200th Test wickct at
Edgbaston today.
Thomson required only
Tour balls to remove Eng
land's opener, Graham
Gooch, and becomc the
sixth Australian to take
200 Test wickcts.
Thomson did not add
to his overnight score of
28 as the Australian first
innings folded without
further score.
His first three deliveries
were also undist
inguished. But the fourth
caught the outside edge of
Gooch's bat and he de
parted without waiting to
be told.
For England, Gooch
and Tim Robinson put
on 38 for the first wicket,
but Thomson put pres
sure on the Englishmen.
Robinson had more
than his fair share of luck.
He played and missed
regularly and was unset
tled by bouncers from
Thomson and Geoff
Lawson.
He was lucky to be still
at the wicket at lunch on
41.
England skipper David
Gowcr played some
glorious strokes in his Jl>
as England reached 1 for
103 in just 22 overs.
Gower would have
been delighted with the
rate of five runs an over
during the pre-Iunch ses
sion for the loss of only
one wicket.
Thomson led the teams
on to the field to a magni
ficent reception from the
ncar-capacity crowd, but
h? left it only four
minutes later — with the
words "not out" against
his name.
The day began sensa
tionally when Lawson
was run-out.
Australia's other veter
an. leg-spinner Bob
Holland, lasted only four
balls before giving Ellison
his sixth wicket and Phil
Edmonds, at point, his
third catch.
Ellison, who destroyed
the Australian middle or
der yesterday, finished
with figures of 6 for 77
from 31.5 overs.
Scoreboard
AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND
At EdQboston, Birmingham
Day three, lunch
AUSTRALIAN
First innings
Wood c Edmonds b Botham.. 19
Hilditch c Oownton b Edmonds
39
Wessols c Oownton b Ellison
Border c Edmonds b Ellison... 45
Ritchio c Botham b Ellison 8
Phillips c Robinson b EHison... 15
O'Oonnoll c Oownton b Taylor
Lawson run out 53
McDormott c Gowor b Ellison
Thomson not out 28
Holland c Edmonds b Ellison.! 0
Sund'ios 1w..4nb) 9
. I°.TA.L: 335
Fall: 44, 92, 189, 131. 207. 208
218. 276, 335.
Bowling: Botham 27-1-108-1
Onbf, Taylor 26-5-78-1 (2nb), El
lison 31.5-9-77-6 (Iw), Edmonds
20-4-47-1. Emburey 9-2-21-0{1nb).
^ ^Batting limo: 472 mina. Ovors:
ENGLAND
First innings
Gooch c Phillips b Thomson.. 19
Robinson not out 42
Gower not out 30
Sundries (41b, 8nb) 12
TOTAL: one for 103
Fall: 38.
Bowling: Lawson 7-0-32-0 <3nb).
McDormott 6-0-25-0 <1nb).
Thomson 7-0-33-1 14nb). Holland
2-0-9-0.
. Batting jimot >08 fninsrOyef* 22j
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