But Australia's chances seemed to be over when Shane Watson, who had led the charge with a 34-ball 51, including eight mostly savage boundaries, was well caught by Andrew Strauss, flying through the air at midwicket.
As soldiers caught up with Savage, he was alleged to have turned around to face them while reaching into his jacket; he was also shot multiple times.
Though the opening night Met audience cheered, "The Last Savage" soon fizzled and has never caught on.
Sometimes, though, the camera tries to suggest that they're more, that perhaps they're noble savages or, maybe, a rare tribe of homo sapiens caught in the wild — like "Meerkat Manor," only with humans.
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty at the V&A, London I caught this on the very last day and I felt very lucky.
He turned in his chair and caught the eye of Cheryl Savage, the wife of a member of his legal team, Andrew J. Savage III, and smiled delightedly at her.
Investors were caught out by the high inflation of the 1960s and 1970s that savaged their bond holdings; that encouraged the move into equities.
When Amit Mishra was caught behind for four, India were in deep trouble, but Dhoni launched into a savage counter-attack, reminiscent of Broad's when England rallied from 124-8 to reach 221 on the opening day at Trent Bridge.
Robbie Savage caught the mood when Hal Robson-Kanu performed his ode to Cruyff, screeching: "Go and wake your kids up!" Player of the tournament Chapeau, Antoine Griezmann.
The BBC's correspondent Danny Savage caught up with her as she travelled from the most northern constituency in England, to the Palace of Westminster.
