Unheralded Peter Siddle proves to be durable if not fashionable | Geoff Lemon


The unsung hero of the Australian attack was preferred to Mitchell Starc and once again produced an efficient, unspectacular performance

If you were writing an Australia-focused article about the second day at Lord’s, you would probably make your subject Josh Hazlewood: coming back into the Test side, taking the first three wickets, swinging Australia towards an excellent day.

Failing that you would write about Patrick Cummins, his pace and bounce and aggression that likewise netted him three wickets in a bookend performance, stamping his dominance over fragile English batting.

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