' s ▁favour . ▁▁ ▁This ▁was ▁clearly ▁before ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁" h aw key e " ▁predict ive ▁path ▁– ▁though ▁several ▁dec isions ▁given ▁in ▁Ald erman ' s ▁favour ▁throughout ▁the ▁series ▁( of ▁which ▁Bar nett ' s ▁was ▁one ) ▁would ▁probably ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁given ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁writing ▁( Dec ember ▁ 2 0 0 9 ). ▁ ▁As ▁they ▁sk ies ▁turned ▁heav ier , ▁Ald erman ▁seemed ▁to ▁extract ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁swing ▁and ▁beat ▁the ▁bat ▁throughout ▁the ▁afternoon . ▁England ▁were ▁having ▁difficulty ▁playing ▁him , ▁but ▁kept ▁the ▁score board ▁tick ing ▁over ▁non eth eless . ▁Geoff ▁Law son ▁had ▁English ▁captain ▁David ▁G ower ▁caught ▁behind ▁for ▁ 2 6 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁session ▁bringing ▁South ▁African ▁born ▁Robin ▁Smith ▁to ▁the ▁cre ase . ▁Lamb ▁reached ▁his ▁century ▁just ▁before ▁st umps ▁on ▁day ▁three ▁and ▁remained ▁ 1 0 3 ▁not ▁out ▁over ▁night , ▁England ▁having ▁reached ▁a ▁health y ▁ 2 8 4 ▁for ▁ 4 ▁in ▁reply . ▁▁ ▁Day ▁Four ▁ ▁England ▁res umed ▁on ▁the ▁fourth ▁day ▁looking ▁to ▁get ▁as ▁close ▁as ▁possible ▁to ▁Australia ' s ▁score ▁in ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁bow ling ▁them ▁out ▁cheap ly ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁inn ings , ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁easy ▁ch ase . ▁Lamb ▁moved ▁on ▁from ▁his ▁over night ▁ 1 0 3 ▁in ▁much ▁the ▁same ▁fashion ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁done ▁the ▁previous ▁day . ▁Smith