Peter Siddle shone for Australia on day four at Adelaide Oval. Source: News Limited
THE big names of this Ashes series were outshone by their less celebrated counterparts on day four of the second Test in Adelaide.
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Can Bat - Joe Root (87)
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Root stated his case for a long-term stay at No.3 with an assured performance at Adelaide Oval.
The baby-faced batsman taught a lesson or two to some of his more senior teammates with the manner in which he batted.
Playing every ball on its merits is easy to say, but it's another thing to consistently do it, and that's precisely what Root did.
He was cautious without getting badly bogged down, and showed an impressive array of shots that had seemed to be put away in the kit bag earlier in the series.
He was especially impressive against the spin of Nathan Lyon, against which he had looked rather uncomfortable in Brisbane.
The 22-year-old was eventually brought undone by Lyon and a nice catch by Brad Haddin, and in truth probably deserved a hundred.
But the grit and determination shown by the Yorkshireman will stick in the mind of teammates, selectors and fans alike.
England batsmen Joe Root acknowledges the applause after scoring his 50 against Australia. Source: AFP
Can Bowl - Peter Siddle (2-21)
Australia's Mr Reliable has been just that so far in this series, but has also been far from spectacular.
That was until today, when he picked up the key wickets of Kevin Pietersen and Michael Carberry.
It was the ninth time he's dismissed Pietersen in Test cricket, a quite remarkable statistic given the South African-born batsman's dominance over the majority of bowlers in world cricket.
The Victorian maintained a nagging line just outside off stump - the "Corridor of Uncertainty" or the "Avenue of Apprehension", depending on who you ask - that resulted in him finishing the day with a rather impressive economy rate of 1.61 from his 13 overs.
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