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Bennycoff
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Martyn proves his value
Australia were in major trouble at 3/34 and needed someone to stand up last night, enter Damien Martyn.
He smashed a quickfire 50 in 30 deliveries without taking any risks at all, just played his usual game with confidence and timed the ball beautifully, was a delight to watch and changed the match and was the reason the Aussies won. No doubt Hussey played the anchor role and was as important however he has his Ashes spot, Martyn does not which makes this innings even more precious to him. Back to the wall stuff, pressure on Australia to remain in the ICC series and gain a mental edge over England prior to the Ashes and Martyn's career on the line and he produced.
Credit to Martyn last night and he deserves the number four spot for the first Ashes test.
Australia were in major trouble at 3/34 and needed someone to stand up last night, enter Damien Martyn.
He smashed a quickfire 50 in 30 deliveries without taking any risks at all, just played his usual game with confidence and timed the ball beautifully, was a delight to watch and changed the match and was the reason the Aussies won. No doubt Hussey played the anchor role and was as important however he has his Ashes spot, Martyn does not which makes this innings even more precious to him. Back to the wall stuff, pressure on Australia to remain in the ICC series and gain a mental edge over England prior to the Ashes and Martyn's career on the line and he produced.
Credit to Martyn last night and he deserves the number four spot for the first Ashes test.
