Second Test- 3rd Day

A Decent day for England,but could have been better. Siddle and Hauritz were facing as the Aussies were 8 wickets down. A good partnership of 40 that morning gave Australia hope, before a good catch was taken by Collingwood off Onions (right). With the score at 215, Onions unleashed another good delivery which Siddle, on his highest ever test score of 35, edged a comfortable catch to Strauss.Cook and Strauss played well until lunch before the former got out fro 32. Struass edged one to slip soon after with the score at 74, but Bopara and Pitersen managed to get the score onto 147 before Bopara lost his wicket. Siddle had Pitersen caught behind for 44, before Prior cracked 61 off just 42 deliveries(left). He was run out by North before Collingwood and Flintoff played useful innings and got the score onto 311-6. England declared, with a lead of 521 going into the fourth day.

Second Ashes Test- 2nd Day

A marvellous day for England, and especially Anderson with the bat and ball. Following the wickets of Strauss, Broad, and Swann, England looked to be falling short of 400, but Anderson, who struck 5 boundaries in his 27 of 25 balls, with support from Graham Onions, helped the score on to 425, a reasonable total.
Anderson then struck with the ball in the uncomfortable spell before lunch. He sent Hughes (left) and Pointing home. Australia dined on 20-2. Firm resistance from Hussey and Katich got the score pst 100 before the latter fell to Onions, with a magnificent catch at fine leg by Broad. Hussey was soon bowled by a 95mph delivery by Flintoff, before Clarke and North both fell to Anderson. Two wickets from Broad and two catches from Cook ensured Australia ended on 156-8. A score of 226 is required to avoid the follow on.