England struggle to stay in Test

Jan 04, 2007

56.2 Anderson to Hussey, OUT, slanted across the left hander, Hussey plays for the swing but there is none, a thin edge just carries to a diving Chris Read who makes a tough catch look oh-so-easy. An almost perfect start for England.•Getty Images

Adam Gilchrist sends a ball high on his way to 62•Getty Images

Warne and Collingwood sledging each other non stop ... Warne has just told Collingwood he got an MBE for making 7 at The Oval in 2005!•Getty Images

2.5 Lee to Strauss, 1 no ball, oh no, Strauss ducks a short ball but it doesn't get up as much as he thought it would and it strikes him on the side of the helmet ... he goes down like a sack of spuds and that is a nasty, nasty blow. Strauss gripping his head and the physio runs on. He stands up now and blinks his eyes•Getty Images

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73.1 Panesar to Symonds, OUT, done him! Terrible shot from Symonds, looking to swing away on the on-side but plays all round it and he's cleaned up just short of what would have been a well-deserved half-century. He was playing so well, working the singles around, but a head rush, a swoosh, and he's gone•Getty Images

Shane Warne heads off with Glenn McGrath trailing in his wake•Getty Images

14.3 Clark to Strauss, OUT, full-length ball, zipping back into Strauss who plays across the line, misses, and Aleem Dar does the rest. It certainly hit him in front, and Hawkeye suggests the ball was clipping the leg stump•Getty Images

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Shane Warne entertained the crowd with some lusty hitting as he made 71•Getty Images

2.3 Lee to Cook, OUT, short but that got big on him and was on him earlier than he thought. A very poor shot from Cook, trying to hook and he chipped that one high in the air - like a coach at catching practice, really - and England have lost their first wicket•Getty Images

20.5 Lee to Bell, OUT, back to the wide line but this time Bell throws the kitchen sink at it and the snick can be heard even with the Barmies in full flow. Gilchrist throws the ball to the heavens in celebration and Bell hangs his head in shame, as well he might•Getty Images

41.3 Warne to Flintoff, OUT, done him this time - Flintoff drags himself down the pitch, leaning out to defend, and his foot is out of the crease as Warne spins that one from leg to past his off stump. He tries to get his foot back, in vain, and it's on the line. Gilchrist knows it's out - he took the bails off and set off sprinting. Dar knows it too, nodding his head immediately, but the third umpire's called for anyway. Flintoff knows it, and he can barely look at the screen•Getty Images