By Peter May

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CLOSE: Australia, 2nd Innings 222 for four, trail England by 37 runs following-on

1813: After an initial period where it looks as if Bucknor and Dar will insist that play continues the light is offered and the batsmen accept.

1812: Over 67 Giles gets a thick inside edge from Katich but it evades GO Jones and runs away for four. A single follows and Clarke then runs a hard two, Hoggard backing up the throw and apparently hurting himself in the collection. Clarke and Katich keep up a long chat in the hope of being offered the light.

1809: Over 66 England are rattling through the overs now with the runs almost entirely drying up. Only one run from Flintoff's over.

1804: Over 65 Maiden from Giles, who keeps Katich pinned in his crease.

1800: Over 64 Katich looks better than previously to Flintoff, pushing the ball around and leaving when possible. What a difference a lack of reverse swing makes. One single from the over.

1755: Over 63 The deficit drops under 50 and the partnership goes in the opposite direction in a good over for Australia. The first ball goes through cover and for four via the hands of Pietersen, who rather overstretches himself with a collect-and-roll move which sees the ball thrown over the rope. Harmison the fails to get to a straight drive at long-off and there are singles for both batsmen. As expensive as this all is it should then pay dividends as Clarke charges and misses but GO Jones fumbles an easy stumping chance after mis-reading the bounce.

1751: Vaughan keeps the batsmen on their toes by re-introducing Giles at the Radcliffe Road End.

1751: Over 62 Katich pushes a single through cover off the opening ball but Clarke has more trouble getting to grips with Flintoff, playing out until the final ball which is another one.

1746: Vaughan aims to inject some adrenalin by recalling Flintoff for a final spell of the day.

1745: Over 61 Hoggard is toiling manfully for England but a loose one is sent to the boundary by Clarke. There is a further single in the over and the deficit is down to 59 with England once again subdued.

1741: Over 60 Vaughan is crowding the bat off Giles now, another example of imaginative field settings after earlier giving Katich some room. Neither batsman looked especially concerned, however, and they take a single apiece.

1737: Over 59 The ball is coming through at a slower rate than usual with the bowler obviously constrained by injury. Three from the over, all in singles.

1734: Hoggard has come back on despite earlier ankle trouble. With SP Jones now in hospital and Harmison bowled out after another four-over burst, the Yorkshireman is being asked to take one or two for the team before Flintoff's final flourish.

1733: Over 58 Giles continues to push them through on Clarke who is in no mood to curb the aggressive temperament. He miscues a couple but gets one away for a single and Katich displays a prominent front pad in keeping out the rest of the over.

1729: Over 57 Pratt distinguishes himself again as Clarke follows an elaborate leave with a stylish cover drive and the fieldsman prevents the boundary. Katich is now back on strike and plays a series of dots before claiming his strike-hogging revenge with one off the final ball.

1726: Over 56 Giles keeps three men around the bat on the off to Clarke and the batsman begins slowly but seems intent on hogging the strike, taking another single off the final ball to deny the maiden.

1721: Over 55 Harmison keeps toiling from the Radcliffe Road End and Clarke takes a single through Bell at point. Penney is coming back out as the drinks are called.

1717: Over 54 Vaughan continues to mix up his field settings. Katich takes a single and Clarke has three close catchers on the off but also works one to leg to reduce the arrears further to 77.

1714: Over 53 Katich gets away with some poor footwork early in the over and takes a single to let Clarke face Harmison. He continues to go hard after the ball outside off and cuts a superb four off the final ball of the over.

1709: England have released the news that SP Jones has gone to hospital for further tests on his ankle.

1708: Over 52 The move is obviously to try and get at left-hander Katich but he is initially unconcerned, working a two and a single off the first three and Clarke plays out the over.

1704: Giles comes back on for Bell.

1704: Over 51 Harmison beats the outside edge of Clarke's bat with his first couple and the right-hander looks happy to play out the maiden over. Harmison removed him late yesterday and three weeks ago in Birmingham so the batsman's nerves are understandable.

1700: Harmison comes back on at the Radcliffe Road End with Australia following on still 86 behind with six wickets remaining.

1659: Over 50 Vaughan may be persevering with Bell as Clarke is easily tempted into stylish off-side drives. He continues to get swing and Clarke remains on the front foot in an attempt to dominate but can only take a single from the over.

1653: Over 49 Flintoff continues to Katich and he steals a single. Pietersen then hits the non-striker's stumps to a push from Clarke but the left-hander is in. They run another hard single at the end of the over but make the ground comfortably this time.

1649: Harmison returns in place of Penney after nearing his eight-minute limit.

1647: Over 48 To our surprise, Bell continues from the Pavilion End. He's getting some swing movement but keeps giving away no-balls. Penney makes one good stop as a reminder that he still has it despite advancing years, but then sees Katich drive over him to the off-side boundary for four. The left-hander takes a single off the final ball of the over.

1644: Over 47 Simon Katich, batting for the second time today, plays out the over. Meanwhile England have brought on fielding coach Trevor Penney, a Zimbabwean by birth, to replace Harmison in the field. This may be a tactic to provoke Ponting, whose growing reputation as a bad loser was furthered when he made some fuss about Pratt following the earlier run out.

1641: WICKET!
DR Martyn c GO Jones b Flintoff Flintoff starts the over with a straight one outside off, Martyn offers a defensive shot when perhaps it wasn't necessary and edges behind to the wicketkeeper.

1637: Over 46 Solid enough stuff from Bell, who is a clever cricketer. Some swing in both directions but a couple of runs too.

1634: Bell comes on for Giles at the Pavilion End, presumably to rotate the pacemen.

1633: Over 45 Four dot balls for Michael Clarke who gets off the mark with a four to fine leg.

1629: WICKET!
RT Ponting run out (sub, Pratt) 48 Martyn tries to push a very hard single to the left of cover and substitute Gary Pratt gets around the ball, picks up with his right and makes a brilliant direct hit with the captain short of his ground running to the striker's end.

1628: Flintoff replaces Hoggard.

1627: Over 44 Martyn brings up the 150 from the first ball after the break, the right-hander hitting a poor Giles full toss through the leg side. He milks one to off and Ponting then steers a single round the corner. It's another single to Martyn to make seven from the over and keep the captain off strike on 48*.

1621: Over 43 Hoggard's accuracy with tiredness inevitably creeping in is fantastic. He keeps Martyn pinned for four balls, allows a single to slip through to fine leg and keeps Ponting, on 47*, in his crease too. The players take drinks, though it is surely 10 minutes too early.

1617: Over 42 A poor over from Giles but he gets away with it largely thanks to two neat pieces of fielding from Pietersen on the cover boundary. That limits Ponting to twos rather than boundaries but each batsman takes another single and the slow left-armer is not really doing his job at present.

1614: Over 41 Hoggard continues to charge in gamely, ignoring an ankle injury sustained before lunch as SP Jones' absence continues to hang over Vaughan. He concedes the latest no-ball of this extra-special contest and Ponting pushes a single from the final ball.

1610: Over 40 Martyn pushes an early single and Ponting maintains his intention to attack Giles, skipping up the track to hit a four through extra cover. Another single off the final ball keeps the strike and Ponting calls for a boot change for unknown reasons.

1604: Over 39 Hoggard remains Vaughan's man-most-likely, sending one which doesn't really bounce under the crossed bat of Ponting. That doesn't bode well for England batting last. He keeps mixing up the swing but gets his inswinger wrong last ball, nevertheless earning a maiden.

1559: Over 38 Ponting takes a single to the leg side early in the over and Martyn follows suit. Another easy single to the Australian captain keeps the score ticking and suggests that the batsmen are not too disquieted by the prospect of Giles.

1556: Over 37 Martyn gets a good, solid defensive behind the first ball and then leaves alone a real boomerang of an outswinger. Hoggard keeps up the pressure and his reward is a maiden.

1552: Over 36 Martyn gets his first taste of the second-innings action, playing and missing at a couple which turn across the right-hander from leg but also getting off the mark with a single to keep the strike.

1549: Over 35 Hoggard revels in the new-found pressure and pins Ponting for a maiden, probing middle and off with a series of outswingers.

1545: Over 34 That is the final ball of the over so Damien Martyn is at the non-striker's end. A wicket made in Warwickshire gives England a bracing breakthrough to start the final session.

1543: WICKET!
JL Langer c Bell b Giles 61 Giles gets the better of Langer again, tempting the left-hander forward for a glove onto pad and Bell dives forward from short leg to scoop another smart catch.

1539: Over 33 Hoggard is immediately back into the swing as far as lateral movement is concerned but it's a profitable over for the batsmen, Langer hitting a four through square leg and each batsman helping themselves to another single.

1535: Hoggard returns at the Radcliffe Road End.

1535: Over 32 Langer looks less than comfortable in sweeping first ball but does then scamper a single. Ponting continues to get at Giles and takes an aggressive three through the off side, Langer working another single to keep the strike.

1532: The players return to the field with Pratt once again on in place of SP Jones. Giles continues from the Pavilion End.

1512: End of session

Australia, 2nd Innings 115 for one, trail England by 144 runs following-on There is no quick fix for a team following-on and facing a 259-run deficit but Australia have made a decent start here.

Matthew Hayden's shortcomings remain exposed by Michael Vaughan but Justin Langer and Ricky Ponting now look set at the crease despite heavy cloud cover so Andrew Strauss may live to regret dropping the diminutive left-hander at gully.

Of particular concern to Vaughan will be an apparent injury to Simon Jones, who claimed five first-innings victims, as he seeks at least three more wickets by the close.

He knows that the tourists will likely overnight on roughly level terms if England manage any less.

1512: Langer 50: 99 balls, 7 x 4s

1512: Over 31 Langer reaches his 28th Test 50 after some wait, flicking to the cover boundary. Langer adds another two to move to 55* while Ponting has a single to take strike at the start of the final session.

1508: Over 30 Two runs from the over, a single to each batsman. Australia look entrenched at present and a piece of inspirational captaincy from Vaughan may prove the hosts' best hope. They will have one more over before tea.

1505: Over 29 More relative comfort for the batsmen, who are now really looking settled. A wicket before tea looks a big ask but England will need at least three more scalps before the close. It is also getting strangely dark in Nottingham.

1502: Over 28 Ponting begins in unconvincing fashion, getting an inside edge away from silly point and to vacant short leg off the first ball and then flashing at one to edge wide of point for a single. Giles continues over the wicket to the left-handed Langer but he is soon off strike through a bye and Ponting plays out the over.

1457: Ashley Giles is introduced for the first time in the match.

1456: Over 27 Australia bring up the 100 as Ponting takes more runs to Harmison and the bowler then has a big lbw shout on the left-hander turned down, and rightly so as it pitched outside the line. Langer remains on the brink of a half century and gets a rallying cry from Ponting with tea just two or three overs away.

1451: Over 26 A single each to Langer and Ponting and the left-hander finishes Flintoff's over with a flourish, a four crashed through cover to move to 47*.

1446: Over 25 Ponting and Langer look to be settling in now, trading singles all around the wicket. Harmison isn't doing too much wrong but there isn't the help for him that this morning's fall of wickets may have suggested.

1442: Over 24 Flintoff gets the better of Langer twice in a row but promptly suffers the reappearance of his no-ball demons and the left-hander scampers a single. Ponting shows no such nerves to a short one, hooking for six off the final ball.

1438: Over 23 Harmison is charging in and Langer is patently glad to be off strike with a single to leg. Ponting leaves outside leg with good judgement so the bowler's strong line goes unrewarded.

1435: Over 22 Langer plays full and hard at a straight one from Flintoff and it should be a routine catch for Strauss, who has taken two already today, at gully but he spills it. The over otherwise passes without incident with Australia happy to take their time and a Ponting single is the only change to the score.

1430: Over 21 Ponting is apparently happy to take risks to Harmison, first taking four to third man, then hooking away a no-ball and immediately pushing a tight single to Vaughan at deep mid-off. Langer plays out the over and Australia look comfortable. Maybe time for a change from Vaughan, and Giles is warming up but the England innings hardly encouraged any spin fans out there.

1425: Over 20 Ponting works another single to Flintoff and Langer hits a trademark cover drive for four as Australia return to the self-confident type which characterised their batting before the dismissal of Hayden.

1421: Over 19 Lively return from Harmison, who gets big height and bounce to put Langer on the back foot. The left-hander has to ride his luck in twice bottom-edging just past leg stump but there are five from the over.

1416: Harmison returns for SP Jones.

1411: Over 18 Flintoff gets the first of his over to move violently, a sign perhaps of the growing influence of thick cloud cover. GO Jones has to work hard for his money throughout the over while Langer is happy to leave anything outside off alone, picking and blocking the inswinger. Drinks are taken.

1407: Over 17 Jones continues despite our misgivings and is promptly thankful to Pietersen for killing a Langer cover drive, keeping the left-hander to a single. This gives Jones his chance at Ponting but the bowler is lacking both zip and movement which is a big worry for Vaughan. This is not a pitch for Ashley Giles or Harmison while Hoggard and Flintoff are doing enough work as it is.

1404: Over 16 Flintoff renews hostilities with Ponting and it's strong over of typical Freddie fare - fast, swinging balls just short of a length and he twice catches the outside edge only to see the ball fall well short of Giles at gully.

1401: Over 15 Loose start from Jones who gifts Langer two through off but he then offers a snorting riposte. He doesn't look comfortable returning to his mark, however, and is only bowling at just over 80mph. A couple of straight ones are followed by a facile four to the cover boundary and this may be a short-lived return from the bowler.

1357: SP Jones, who has been hobbling in the outfield, allays injury fears by returning in place of Hoggard at the Radcliffe Road End. He has troubled Ponting this series and will be hopeful of doing so again here.

1357: Over 14 Ricky Ponting comes to the crease and Vaughan puts in two slips, two gullys and a short leg. He blocks out the two deliveries and the crowd are buzzing again.

1352: WICKET!
ML Hayden c Giles b Flintoff 26 Flintoff makes the much-needed breakthrough with his fourth ball, swinging one away and Hayden edging a sharp chance to Giles at gully who holds on well. A slack dismissal from the under-pressure batsman.

1351: Flintoff takes over from Harmison at the Pavilion End.

1350: Over 13 Hayden picks up the first ball of the over and hits over Pietersen's head for four to the long-off boundary. Hoggard responds with a clever inswinging yorker but the batsman digs it out very well. A well-timed cover drive keeps the scoreboard ticking and claws more of the momentum back to Australia. Giles is moved out of gully to backward point with Strauss taken out of second slip to fill the gap. The batsman drives low to cover and a fine stop limits it to a single. Langer leaves the final ball of a fascinating over in which the balance of power noticeably shifted for the first time today.

1347: Over 12 Harmison is now generating some pace without really getting past the 90mph mark which really causes problems. Hayden is happy to leave anything outside off - a lecture from Langer mid-over has obviously worked - and drives down the ground for three.

1342: Over 11 Hoggard is bowling very well and Kevin '0/5' Pietersen is the man employed at silly mid-off to Hayden. The ball beats the outside edge once and then goes through the gate as the batsman swings but won't come back enough to hit the stumps. More encouraging stuff from Hoggard who really is a tough proposition with the ball swinging.

1337: Over 10 Harmison gets one to whistle past Langer's outside edge as the diminutive batsman throws the bat again outside off. He is bowling to two slips, a gully and a leg-gully and almost claims a wicket with the final ball of the over, exacting surprising bounce to rap the batsman's back arm. Good stuff this from England but the need for a wicket is just beginning to become pressing.

1333: Over 9 Hoggard bowls Langer an absolute beauty which pitches on middles, nips back and hits the front knee roll but Bucknor is right to see enough uncertainty as it looks to be heading down. Another big swinger is picked up by Langer and hit across the line for three but the Yorkshireman is getting encouraging movement.

1328: Over 8 It is a disjointed over with Hayden breaking his bat and Brad Hodge ferrying out a selection of replacements. The first run of the over comes to SP Jones at mid-off and he looks less than comfortable in chasing down the ball as Hayden takes a single. Harmison bangs one right into Langer's face off the final ball and he fends cleverly to third man for four.

1323: SP Jones returns to the field and Pratt wanders off.

1323: Over 7 Hoggard trundles in and angles outswingers across the left-hander and into the gloves of GO Jones. He beats the outside edge with one and then gets a pad-glove to short leg but Vaughan has not put Bell into the catching position. A wasted chance for the fielding side. The opener looks uncomfortable against swing and gets a streaky slice through cover for one. Langer blocks the final ball.

1318: Over 6 Langer and Hayden are obviously keen to get on the front foot from the off, the former miscuing an on drive and taking a rap on the pads straight away. Harmison then puts one right into the batsman's strongest area and he hammers the ball through the off side for four. Harmison has weighed in with the odd key wicket in the last three Tests but has lacked the menace of Lord's and still does so here.

1314: Harmison comes back on for Jones.

1314: Over 5 Langer takes the first single of the over square of the wicket on the off side and Hayden gets a fine start to the session by driving back down the ground for four.

1310: The players are back out and Hoggard will continue from the Radcliffe Road End. There is encouraging cloud cover for the bowlers. Gary Pratt of Durham is on the field for SP Jones.

1231: End of session

Australia, second innings 14 for 0, trail England by 245 runs following on

The faint-hearted England supporter might have wavered in their belief once Simon Katich and Adam Gilchrist began to find the middle of the bat this morning but the match reverted to type once a breakneck 50 partnership came to an end.

Simon Jones claimed Katich and Shane Warne in consecutive balls before Gilchrist once again succumbed to Andrew Flintoff, albeit thanks mainly to a highly improbable catch from Andrew Strauss at gully.

Jones picked up two more wickets, including the belated dismissal of Brett Lee after an en exhilarating 47, for a second successive five-wicket haul and Michael Vaughan enforced the follow-on.

Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer may have survived until lunch but it is a long day ahead for the tourists no matter how they try to bat away a first-innings deficit of 259.

1231: Over 4 Jones is in brilliant form, hitting the deck hard and moving it a long way from Hayden's outside edge as the batsman remains on the front foot. A single takes the bigger man off strike but he promptly sees his partner pull for three to deep mid-wicket. The last ball is left alone and the players head to lunch.

1227: Over 3 Ian Bell performs more good work at short leg, narrowing his legs to block a flick to leg from Langer. The batsman leaves four of the subsequent five though one must cause a flutter as it zips back in and it's the first maiden of the innings.

1224: Over 2 Jones has a third slip at the expense of a second gully to Hayden, and curiously leave out the narrow silly mid-off which has dogged the opener's steps in recent weeks. He gets off the mark with a pull for four from a poor, short ball but the rest of the over is typically solid.

1220: Simon Jones is chosen to continue from the Pavilion End.

1219: Over 1 Hoggard begins with three big outswingers, the middle one catching the outside edge and flying through vacant third slip for a streaky four. Langer also takes a two to fine leg off the final ball of the over.

1215: Matthew Hoggard is given the honour of opening after his superb first spell yesterday.

1215: The players return to the field with Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden to bat for Australia.

1208: England enforce the follow-on.

1206: Australia, 1st Innings 218 all out, trail England by 259 runs

1206: WICKET!
B Lee c Bell b SP Jones 47 Lee skies the first ball of the new over straight down the throat of Bell at third man and Australia are all out for 218.

1204: Over 50 Lee continues his assault on the follow-on target, pulling another huge six off Harmison over mid-wicket. A no-ball carries them another run close and a single keeps the strike.

1159: Over 48 Jones beats the outside edge first delivery and catches it second, the ball failing to carry to Trescothick at first slip. A single rotates the strike and Lee then works two through mid-wicket. A single off the final over keeps the strike.

1154: Over 47 Lee is riding his luck but now into the 30s after another boundary slashed over wicketkeeper and slips. He hits the ball back over the bowler off the final ball and takes two rather than a single to keep the strike. Tait to face Jones, Lee is 37* and Australia need 72 more to avoid the follow-on.

1149: Over 46 Tait takes a single first ball and Lee promptly hits another six, lifting the ball over long-on. He then slices a four over the cordon and happily stays at the other end to protect Tait from Harmison.

1145: Over 45 Tait doubles his Test career run aggregate with a streaky single and Lee hits Harmison out of the ground with a bludgeoning drive over mid-wicket. The Geordie offers a nod of approval and hits back with the slower ball, keeping Tait on strike for Jones on the brink of a five-for.

1142: Harmison returns for Flintoff.

1142: Over 44 Shaun Tait gets off the mark with a single and Lee shows his phenomenal co-ordination and power in hammering a four down the ground.

1138: WICKET!
MS Kasprowicz b SP Jones 5 The number 10 is beaten all ends up by a fast, outswinging ball on a full length.

1134: Over 43 The drinks break was taken so the over seems to have taken forever, an impression strengthened by three no-balls. Kasprowicz gets off the mark with a boundary to one of these but England are hardly complaining.

1128: WICKET!
AC Gilchrist c Strauss b Flintoff 27 Catch of the series leaves the tourists staring down the barrel of the follow-on. Gilchrist cuts behind square and looks sure to have beaten gully to his left but Strauss dives at full stretch, holding onto the ball with the fingertips of his left hand. You will not see a better take this summer.

1126: Over 42 Man against boy for four balls in a row as Jones beats Lee's outside edge with three outswingers as well as bouncing one whistling past the bat and the helmet grill. The batsman offers a fast bowler's grinning nod of admiration to that ball but does get bat on the last two. Maiden.

1122: Over 41 Lee plays a couple from Flintoff back to the bowler and then smashes a four behind square on the off side. He lives to regret it as a bouncer smashes him on the shoulder next ball but a leg bye from the final delivery keeps the score moving and puts Lee back on strike to Jones.

1116: Over 40 Jones will be a touch disappointed with his hat-trick ball, digging it in just short of a length on Brett Lee and the batsman blocks. He takes a single next ball and Gilchrist plays out the over. Tremendous display from the admirable Jones and England are back on top; for their part, Australia will be hugely disappointed with the nature of the dismissals.

1113: WICKET!
SK Warne c Bell b SP Jones 0 Warne falls first ball, getting squared up to a straight, bouncy one and looping a leading edge to Bell at short cover.

1111: WICKET!
SM Katich c Strauss b SP Jones 45 Jones' ability to break a partnership comes to the fore again as he removes Katich second ball of the over, drawing the left-hander into a lazy slash outside off and Strauss pouches the catch at gully.

1110: Simon Jones comes on for Hoggard.

1109: Over 39 Gilchrist begins the next over from Flintoff, who is still bowling around the wicket, by leaving two wide of off but soon shows his colours with a wild slash which misses the ball by some distance. He wisely reverts to leaving the ball. First maiden of the day.

1105: Over 38 More no-ball worries for England and Gilchrist takes advantage with a sublime late cut for four. He then pushes a single and watches from the other end as Katich drives down the ground for four, bringing up the 50 partnership at more than a-run-a-ball. Troubling times these for England, though Hoggard generates some hope with a ripper which beats the bat off the last ball.

1100: Over 37 Katich is back on strike to Flintoff and he too is relishing life without reverse swing. Certainly he has the courage to take a wild slash outside off, lifting the ball over the cordon and down to the vacant third man position for four. A cover drive off the final ball rather confirms the impression that Australia are feeling good about themselves this morning.

1055: Over 36 A sight to make English hearts sink at the start of the next over as Gilchrist picks up a full length ball and lifts it over mid-wicket for a one-bounce four. The next delivery is given yet harsher treatment, driven over mid-on for six. So much for packing the covers, then. Hoggard at least strikes back the next ball, beating the outside edge though it is a no-ball. A single off the legs puts Katich on strike and he square cuts to the boundary. Vaughan makes field adjustments and a sharp stop by Ashley Giles at gully keeps the score to 16 off the over but a single from the extra ball pushes the total on again.

1050: Over 35 Katich is given a free single for one off his legs and obliges, but one wonders whether it is an England ploy to get at Gilchrist. Already the wicketkeeper is looking in ominous form, driving through that cover area for three. Vaughan must be considering an approach similar to that used against Matthew Hayden, namely cramming a one-dimensional batsman's favoured area with catchers. Katich happily leaves the last couple of the over and England will be concerned at the lack of early movement this morning.

1046: Over 34 Katich begins on strike and is batting with his usual circumspect approach. He pushes a couple away before taking a single and again there is a keen sense of anticipation among fans and fielders with Gilchrist back on strike. He plays and misses at one outside off but middles one through his favoured cover area for two off the final ball.

1041: Over 33 Gilchrist seems to have spent some time rehearsing his leave to Flintoff, electing not to offer a shot to a couple of balls as well as getting bat on a couple and taking a boundary through cover off one of two no-balls. The left-hander is able to play with greater assurance here since he knows there is limited chance of reverse swing in these conditions.

1037: To a huge cheer from the terraces, Flintoff is introduced immediately to try and work his magic on Gilchrist.

1036: Over 32 Gilchrist looks shaky early on, playing and missing at the outswinger, but takes a single mid-over and Katich is again watchful, taking two off the final delivery.

1032: Understandably it will be yesterday's hero Hoggard from the Pavilion End.

1032: Over 31 Gilchrist gets off the mark from his first ball, flicking a loosener down to fine leg and Katich sees out two from Harmison.

1029: The umpires lead out the players and it is indeed Gilchrist who will take strike to the three balls remaining overnight from Steve Harmison.

1000: Australia will resume on 99 for five after a day of one-way traffic in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge.

The tourists need 278 to avoid the follow-on after England talisman Andrew Flintoff yesterday made a maiden Ashes century to put the hosts in charge.

The less heralded Matthew Hoggard was the hero once Michael Vaughan's men took the field and will be expected to feature strongly again today with some cloud cover over the East Midlands.

Brett Lee actually walked onto the field as night watchman after the fall of Michael Clarke last night but the umpires had already called the close and it will be Adam Gilchrist joining Simon Katich in the middle.