Both were given fighting majors.
Both were given minor penalties.
Both openers were not originally named in the squad.
Charles and Fletcher's 74-run stand came in 9.5 overs, although both openers were reprieved by Khawaja.
In the series opener, which was set in Los Angeles, they were given twenty-five hundreacholland each and a picture of the person they were assigned to help; they had five days to accomplish their miracle and were given no further instructions.
Fellow opener Alex Blackwell was given a life on seven when she was dropped by Amy Jones at mid-on, off the bowling of Jenny Gunn.
Five months earlier, on 29 April, the series opener had been given a late-night test transmission in the London area.
Both are given equal weight.
As Simon sings on "How Can You Live in the Northeast?," the album's opener, "I've been given all I wanted / Only three generations off the boat / I have harvested and I've planted / I am wearing my father's old coat".
As anticipated, Robin van Persie and David de Gea both miss Saturday's opener in Bangkok after being given additional time off following their summer international commitments, although they are due to join up in Sydney.
