off stump
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The amount of deliveries England bowled a good length and in the channel outside off stump remained largely constant from the first innings to second.
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When it was announced that England had only one warm-up game against the Lions, we could have predicted how wickets would fall in the first Test: edging rising deliveries outside off stump by attempting to play booming drives.
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England's batters were out trying to hit balls outside off stump, on the up, through the covers.
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I relied on my accuracy, backing myself to hit the same spot on or outside off stump, with a bit of bounce and nip.
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Boland was poor in the first innings, conceding 62 runs from 10 wicketless overs, but when he dragged back his length and pushed the ball outside off stump, Pope and Brook fell into the trap.
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