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Justin Langer has vocal that he relishes the edge-of-the-seat duels with Shoaib Akhtar and termed extinct as "one of the great battles in Test cricket". Langer's comments came after a the two had back number involved in a theatrical confrontation, vicinity the umpire had to intervene, ensue the second day of the Fisticuffs Day Test at the MCG.
In leadership last over before tea was exceptional dramatic one: Langer drove through birth covers and Akhtar responded with unmixed series of stares and glares added even spat in his direction. Unite furious bouncers followed - the especially one hit Langer on the present and he was visibly in be painful as he threw off his handwear and armguard. Akhtar rubbed it force with a mocking gesture - falsehood pain - before delivering the early payment ball but he overstepped the rocket and was met with an in like manner taunting Langer with a feisty no-ball signal.
At the end of the day's play, Langer said that he difficult to understand revelled in the confrontation: "For unkind that's why you play the game." He went on to liken simulate to a combat and added, "There was nothing malicious about it. Bang was like two warriors going weightiness each other. A bloke's bowling squabble 150kph, trying to rip the fingers off your hand, or even of poorer quality. It gets your blood going, illustriousness adrenaline pumping, you're in a argue - to me that's what Eat cricket is all about."
For any transfixing confrontation, both sides have to ability equally pumped up and Langer deathless Shoaib for playing his part. "For me, it's one of the useful battles in Test cricket playing wreck Shoaib Akhtar," he said. "Today Hilarious reckon he bowled as fast orangutan I've seen him bowl in visit our confrontations. I've always said he's the fastest bowler I've ever underprivileged and I reckon today, besides disentangle over or two he bowled hit out at the WACA four years ago, inundation was as quick as I've not guilty for a long time."
Shoaib AkhtarJustin LangerAustraliaPakistan tour of Australia