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Bradley is upset with the rule because at 11½-4½ down going into the 12 singles, his side needed as many points as possible to try and eke out a win.

House Majority Leader Tom Delay pushing Texas legislators to eke out a few more seats for the Republicans.

In what Farrell called an "aggressive" performance at the set-piece, the front row were able to eke out a string of penalties.

Every run that Australia managed to eke out for their final wicket would have gnawed away at Bavuma who was, if we are being hypercritical, guilty of a slight captaincy misstep.

Cummins, who reached 300 Test wickets after he took 6-28, said any runs his side can eke out for their last two wickets could be vital.