1st Test day 5 review | Australia take first Test in nail biter, Stokes should be proud, Khawaja stars and does Bairstow stay in?
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Ben Stokes' Decision to Take the New Ball Proved Costly in Many Ways
Joe Root stayed on, got a critical wicket. But then they kept going with the old ball. There would have been a lot of discussion between Broad, Anderson, Root and Stokes to get to that point. It proved very profitable Joe Root taking the wicket at Carey. We saw right in front of our own eyes why they were digressing over that decision. Because the new ball just skidded on Ricky Ponting at Tea Time interval today. He said some of the best times to bath throughout this test match have actually been against the new ball. And it did prove costly in many ways, but I do think it was the right decision. The game was slipping away from
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