Sentence examples for declare in the first from inspiring English sources

After Australia's humiliating defeat to India in the second test at Hyderabad - where they became the first side in test history to declare in the first innings but then lose by an innings - players were asked to identify three areas of possible improvement.

"So, all Cook needs to do to prove he is an "out of the box" innovative captain is to declare in the second innings, making sure he sets Australia no more than 150 to win.

As Australia often won by an innings, and declared in the first innings on many occasions, Saggers only had 12 innings in his 17 first-class fixtures and was not out three times after his remaining partners had been dismissed.

As Australia often won by an innings, and declared in the first innings many times due to their batting strength, Toshack only had 12 innings in his 15 first-class fixtures, never batted in the second innings, and scored 78 runs at 8.66.

Buttler, who ended the summer early by taking a break for mental fatigue, made just 23 of England's 598 for nine declared in the first innings of the draw in Abu Dhabi last week.

"Australia made 527-7 declared in the first innings here last year but we got lucky with the overheads.

In the second Test at Adelaide, England had made a mammoth 551-6 declared in the first innings and victory looked impossible for us.

"The written word hasn't kept up with the age," Brown declared in the first line.

"I wasn't supposed to be alive," he declares in the first lines of his autobiography.

"We need a new president to end the Obama Depression, Newt Gingrichh, the former speaker of the House, declared in the first debate in June.

(The reason the mistrial was declared in the first place was because of prejudicial behaviour by one of the plaintiff's lawyers towards the jury).