Observers were quick to criticise him again, after replays showed there was every chance the ball had brushed the batsman's glove and bat en route to James Anderson at leg-slip.
Burke collected a Steven Davis pass from the left before squeezing the shot between two green jerseys, leaving Ma-Kalambay with no chance as the ball nestled in the goalkeeper's right-hand bottom corner.
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Just nine minutes into the game, Jurado floated a cross to Forlan's head but, despite hardly making any contact, the Uruguayan international got a second chance when the ball fell to his feet and he poked it past Reina.
Shah, a very occasional off-spinner, was then given a chance with the ball, and after sending down two of the wildest deliveries ever seen in an international, the hunch paid off as Rahul Dravid tried to turn another wayward one down the leg-side only to get a leading edge.
So instead of liquidating (taking my ball and going home and giving up on the company), McCourt is asking for the chance to keep his Dodger ball team in play, and forcing others to go home if they want full payment for what McCourt owes them.
Sheringham then missed a great chance after a through ball by Cruyff broke Villa's offside trap.
Lionel Messi capitalized on the chance and chipped the ball over the wall and into the corner of the net with Almeria goalkeeper Diego Alves caught flat-footed.
The game warmed up after the interval and McCarthy snatched at a great chance, missing the ball altogether before Offiong showed him how to finish in style.
There was minimal contact and Borriello crumpled to the ground but the striker's last touch had been too heavy and left him no chance of reaching the ball before a back-tracking defender.
At that precise moment, Ten Doeschate launched a Sidebottom full toss into the off-side, and Morgan, diving at full length in front of the Dutch fans, dropped a tough chance and parried the ball over the ropes for four.
Obua passed up an excellent chance to put the ball in the net when his attempted tap-in was blocked by Fraser, but the Hearts man had already been flagged offside shortly before Suso Santana's volley was saved by the Motherwell keeper.
"He picked up a lot of loose ball and any chance that came his way, he took, " added Cahill.
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However, independent tests showed the device has no better than a random chance of finding a golf ball, much less a bomb.
Rahul Dravid had placed a leg slip specifically for the leg glance, and his plan should have worked perfectly but Dinesh Karthik spilled the chance after juggling with the ball.
Fulham's 4-4-1-1 formation denied Basle the chance to settle on the ball in attacking areas while their three-pronged central midfield of Murphy, Greening and Dickson Etuhu dominated possession and dictated the game's tempo.
Wichita State trailed by three points with nine seconds left, but Louisville forced a tie-up and had the possession arrow, giving the Cardinals the ball and the chance to put its national-championship game appearance on ice.
The Australia innings started badly, although there was huge fortune in the departure of Tim Paine, who was run out at the non-striker's end when Tim Murtagh dropped a caught and bowled chance from Watson but the ball deflected into the stumps.
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Charlie Mulgrew then had the chance to further his dead-ball reputation from a free-kick, but the Aberdeen full-back failed to test Cerny.
Boston's last chance ended when Pierce lost the ball out of bounds as he was receiving a pass with 7.1 seconds left.
Vucinic gave them a warning of what was to come when he created a chance from nothing by controlling the ball on his chest and volleying over the bar.
Villa, now without Heskey and finding themselves pushed back, did break and create a good chance when Stewart Downing pulled the ball back for John Carew but the substitute's shot was abysmal.
Helstad then had a great chance when substitute Manuel Fernandes gave the ball away cheaply, but striker found the side-netting.
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Turnover ball gave Rob Kearney a chance of a late breakaway try for Leinster but he was caught by Heymans.
Amla's first reprieve came when Murali put down a straightforward chance at short-leg and next ball wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni put down a difficult opportunity.
In one such attack Cotterill, reaching the byline before pulling the ball back, fashioned a chance for Edwards, but the Wolves midfielder saw his shot deflected wide.
The Argentina playmaker took his chance moments later when Pedro crossed the ball into the box and Guilherme's poor header came to the feet of Messi who turned the ball home from close range.
United got a second wind towards the end of the game and with seven minutes of time left Daly on the half turn snatched at a chance from twelve yards but dragged the ball wide.
Tottenham's best chance came when Peter Crouch poked the ball just wide in the first half while Rafael van der Vaart went close with a header just before the break before shooting narrowly over following a late corner.
The six powerplay overs produced 65 runs for England and although Botha returned to briefly calm the scoring rate, he was frustrated when Kieswetter, on 29, lofted to deep mid-wicket where JP Duminy settled under the ball only to fumble the chance.
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But Payton knew that holding onto the ball gave his team the best chance to win.
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