Five Extraordinary First Balls In Ashes History

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3) After 18 years of Australian domination, Steve Harmison‘s first ball to Justin Langer, now Australia coach, modified the dynamic.
It lifted from simply quick of size, over Langer’s off stump and whizzed previous his nostril. Harmison’s second rocketed into Langer’s proper elbow.

A fearsome first hour of quick bowling adopted with Harmison crashing a bouncer into opener Matthew Hayden’s helmet after which splitting open the cheek of captain Ricky Ponting.

Australia gained that Test however Harmison epitomised England’s new-discovered depth underneath Michael Vaughan they usually took the collection 2-1.