Its when the batting side loses a wicket close to the close of play, so they send in a tail end batsman (such as Hoggard) to protect the top order batsmen from the darker light etc.
2 early wickets for Australia in the first few overs, Trecothick fishing outside off stump, and Vaughan comprehensively bowled by a ball nipping in. Both from Lee
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