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Occupying the crease is unfashionable. It is also, still, the most reliable way to take defeat off the table.
Tiring a bowling attack
A fast bowler who has sent down thirty overs in the first innings is a different bowler in the third. The pace drops by a yard, and the length creeps back.
Removing the result the opposition wanted
When a side bats deep into the second day, one of the three results quietly disappears. Everything that follows is played on those terms.
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