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| Australia closed in on a decisive win in the opening Ashes Test with three England wickets in the first hour of the final day's play in Brisbane. | Australia closed in on a decisive win in the opening Ashes Test with three England wickets in the first hour of the final day's play in Brisbane. |
| Kevin Pietersen chipped Brett Lee's fourth ball straight to Damien Martyn without adding to his overnight 92. | Kevin Pietersen chipped Brett Lee's fourth ball straight to Damien Martyn without adding to his overnight 92. |
| Geraint Jones and Ashley Giles produced some positive strokeplay but Jones then dragged a ball from Glenn McGrath into his stumps and departed for 33. | Geraint Jones and Ashley Giles produced some positive strokeplay but Jones then dragged a ball from Glenn McGrath into his stumps and departed for 33. |
| Giles was next to go for 23 when he edged Stuart Clark to first slip. | Giles was next to go for 23 when he edged Stuart Clark to first slip. |
| LATEST ACTION (all times local to Brisbane - GMT+10) | LATEST ACTION (all times local to Brisbane - GMT+10) |
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| 1117: Harmison squeezes out a Clark yorker and gets one for it down to fine-leg. One from the over. 355-8 | |
| "England deserve credit for one thing - they've collapsed so quickly that I can find out the result of the test and still get a good night's sleep." Daniel Pocock in the TMS inbox | |
| 1113: Warne on and the Barmy Army greet him with the usual barracking. They've got a thousand songs for this man, and there can be no greater compliment that that. Warne strangles an appeal for leg-before against Hoggard, the Yorkshireman missing with a sweep. Harmison swings Warne away from outside off-stump to get off his pair. 354-8 | |
| 1109: Hoggard edges Clark through the slip cordon, Warney unable to field the ball on the bounce. The Aussies appeal for a catch off Hoggard down the leg-side, but umpire Bowden is unmoved. Warne loosening up, he'll have his eye on five wickets. 352-8 | |
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| 1105: Frankly, Harmison would need a hundred here to make up for his shocking bowling effort. Clarke shies at the stumps from mid-off, but Hoggard just makes his ground for a single. One from McGrath's over. 347-8 | 1105: Frankly, Harmison would need a hundred here to make up for his shocking bowling effort. Clarke shies at the stumps from mid-off, but Hoggard just makes his ground for a single. One from McGrath's over. 347-8 |
| 1058: WICKET England 346-8 (Giles 23)Gilo gone, Clark catching his edge and Warne pouching a simple catch at first slip. Spunky knock from Giles, but the fat lady has begun warming up, and I'm not referring to any of the Bamy Army's female contingent. Harmison next in. | 1058: WICKET England 346-8 (Giles 23)Gilo gone, Clark catching his edge and Warne pouching a simple catch at first slip. Spunky knock from Giles, but the fat lady has begun warming up, and I'm not referring to any of the Bamy Army's female contingent. Harmison next in. |
| "I read a piece with Dennis Lillee and he says he's seen some things wrong with Steve Harmison and that he's be happy to have a word with him..." Tim Lane on TMS | "I read a piece with Dennis Lillee and he says he's seen some things wrong with Steve Harmison and that he's be happy to have a word with him..." Tim Lane on TMS |
| 1057: Giles plays a dreamy 'chop' through point for four. Gilo tries to repeat it but it's fielded by Hussey at point. Gilo hits straight back down the pitch, Clark mis-fields and the England spinner gets two. | 1057: Giles plays a dreamy 'chop' through point for four. Gilo tries to repeat it but it's fielded by Hussey at point. Gilo hits straight back down the pitch, Clark mis-fields and the England spinner gets two. |
| 1054: McGrath roughs Hoggard up with a spearing bouncer which just misses the batsman's chin and runs away for four. McGrath strays into uncharted territory, way down Hoggy's leg-side. Just the four from the over. 340-7 | 1054: McGrath roughs Hoggard up with a spearing bouncer which just misses the batsman's chin and runs away for four. McGrath strays into uncharted territory, way down Hoggy's leg-side. Just the four from the over. 340-7 |
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| 1051: Clark replaces Lee and Giles angles him away for a couple. Giles then plays a good-looking off-drive for two more but is lucky not to snick an away-swinger. 336-7 | 1051: Clark replaces Lee and Giles angles him away for a couple. Giles then plays a good-looking off-drive for two more but is lucky not to snick an away-swinger. 336-7 |
| "When I was standing at mid-off and the bowler wasn't bowling where I wanted, I'd tell them, because it's my team as well and it makes my job far easier." Geoffrey Boycott on TMS, discussing the sometimes wild Brett Lee | "When I was standing at mid-off and the bowler wasn't bowling where I wanted, I'd tell them, because it's my team as well and it makes my job far easier." Geoffrey Boycott on TMS, discussing the sometimes wild Brett Lee |
| 1046: Giles gets cleft in two by one that keeps low from McGrath and Pigeon then has Gilo ducking for cover with a lively bumper. McGrath has been bowling a little shorter than normal this morning and Gilo forces him into the covers for one. 330-7 | 1046: Giles gets cleft in two by one that keeps low from McGrath and Pigeon then has Gilo ducking for cover with a lively bumper. McGrath has been bowling a little shorter than normal this morning and Gilo forces him into the covers for one. 330-7 |
| 1042: Hoggard nurdles a single to mid-on before Gilo gets one for a clip into the leg-side. Lee, who cares not whether the batsman is a prolific scorer of runs or a rickety number nine, has Hoggard swaying backwards once again. 329-7 | 1042: Hoggard nurdles a single to mid-on before Gilo gets one for a clip into the leg-side. Lee, who cares not whether the batsman is a prolific scorer of runs or a rickety number nine, has Hoggard swaying backwards once again. 329-7 |
| 1038: WICKET England 326-7 (Jones 33)McGrath cleans Jones up, the England wicket-keeper attempting a back-foot drive and playing on. That's the coup de grace - Hoggard in next. Jason Gillespie got a double-ton against Bangladesh earlier this year. That's probably not going to happen. Hoggy gets a snorter and manages to jerk out of line, but the Hogster pinches the bowling with a thick outside edge. | 1038: WICKET England 326-7 (Jones 33)McGrath cleans Jones up, the England wicket-keeper attempting a back-foot drive and playing on. That's the coup de grace - Hoggard in next. Jason Gillespie got a double-ton against Bangladesh earlier this year. That's probably not going to happen. Hoggy gets a snorter and manages to jerk out of line, but the Hogster pinches the bowling with a thick outside edge. |
| 1032: Giles has a waft and is beaten. Jones walks down the track and has a little chat. Jones now 33, and at least England are making the Aussie bowlers work for their wickets. 326-6 | 1032: Giles has a waft and is beaten. Jones walks down the track and has a little chat. Jones now 33, and at least England are making the Aussie bowlers work for their wickets. 326-6 |
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| "Unfortunately the cloud that started off grey is becoming increasingly blue, so to think that weather may intervene is looking increasingly fanciful..." Henry Blofeld on TMS | "Unfortunately the cloud that started off grey is becoming increasingly blue, so to think that weather may intervene is looking increasingly fanciful..." Henry Blofeld on TMS |
| 1028: An absolute huckleberry of a cover-drive from Jones, the ball fizzing through the covers. McGrath's getting a bit of tap to be fair. Four from the over. McGrath looking a little bit ginger. Not sure what it is with these Aussie players and their egos - why doesn't he have his feet up now? Instead he's steaming in with the Aussies only needing four wickets in the day. 325-6 | 1028: An absolute huckleberry of a cover-drive from Jones, the ball fizzing through the covers. McGrath's getting a bit of tap to be fair. Four from the over. McGrath looking a little bit ginger. Not sure what it is with these Aussie players and their egos - why doesn't he have his feet up now? Instead he's steaming in with the Aussies only needing four wickets in the day. 325-6 |
| 1023: The Barmy Army in full voice now, singing that lovely old hymn 'Barmy Army, Barmy Army' over and over and over again. I told you we were hilarious. Just seen Hoggard in the pavilion. He looks like a man getting ready to hitch his fiancee at the alter. Giles plays a wild and windy woosh at the last ball of the over and there's two from it. 321-6 | 1023: The Barmy Army in full voice now, singing that lovely old hymn 'Barmy Army, Barmy Army' over and over and over again. I told you we were hilarious. Just seen Hoggard in the pavilion. He looks like a man getting ready to hitch his fiancee at the alter. Giles plays a wild and windy woosh at the last ball of the over and there's two from it. 321-6 |
| 1019: McGrath gives Gilo some early chin music and the King of Spain plays it regally into the floor. Gilo follows up with an airy cut for four before playing a cocky upper-cut down to the third man fence. He's not mucking about, Gilo, no doubt mindful that England have got three rabbits sniffing about back in the hutch upstairs. 319-6 | |
| 1013: Gilo, accelerating like a 10-tonne barge, gets off the mark with a single, nudging Lee into the covers to bring up England's 300. Big, boomeranging wide down leg by Lee. Jones forces Lee through the covers for two. Punter fields, eschewing the dive, but looking pretty mobile nonetheless. Jones laces a half-bunger through the covers for four before flicking another ropey ball away for four to mid-wicket, all run. 311-6 | 1013: Gilo, accelerating like a 10-tonne barge, gets off the mark with a single, nudging Lee into the covers to bring up England's 300. Big, boomeranging wide down leg by Lee. Jones forces Lee through the covers for two. Punter fields, eschewing the dive, but looking pretty mobile nonetheless. Jones laces a half-bunger through the covers for four before flicking another ropey ball away for four to mid-wicket, all run. 311-6 |
| 1009: It's as if Pietersen's dismissal never happened - the Barmy Army are still having it in the stands, singing 'we're going to win 4-1'. The Aussies may be better than us at cricket, but we're far funnier. McGrath into the attack, his heel's obviously not that bad. Jones, playing well back in his crease, is almost trapped in front by McGrath. Jones' target will be getting a few runs to justify his selection - he flashes one to the backward point boundary before forcing through the covers for a couple. 299-6 | 1009: It's as if Pietersen's dismissal never happened - the Barmy Army are still having it in the stands, singing 'we're going to win 4-1'. The Aussies may be better than us at cricket, but we're far funnier. McGrath into the attack, his heel's obviously not that bad. Jones, playing well back in his crease, is almost trapped in front by McGrath. Jones' target will be getting a few runs to justify his selection - he flashes one to the backward point boundary before forcing through the covers for a couple. 299-6 |
| 1002: WICKET England 293-6 (Pietersen 92)Pietersen defends the first ball of the day from Lee and Lee takes the new conker second up. Obviously wanted to get a loosener out of the way with the old one. Disaster for England - KP gone, flicking a half-volley on leg-stump straight to Martyn at short mid-wicket. Whoops-a-daisy Martin Haysey, as the Highbury faithful used to sing. Gilo in next and he survives the over. | 1002: WICKET England 293-6 (Pietersen 92)Pietersen defends the first ball of the day from Lee and Lee takes the new conker second up. Obviously wanted to get a loosener out of the way with the old one. Disaster for England - KP gone, flicking a half-volley on leg-stump straight to Martyn at short mid-wicket. Whoops-a-daisy Martin Haysey, as the Highbury faithful used to sing. Gilo in next and he survives the over. |
| 0959: KP and Jones are in the middle. It's virtually an all-England crowd - very few Aussies in, they clearly think it's done and dusted. | 0959: KP and Jones are in the middle. It's virtually an all-England crowd - very few Aussies in, they clearly think it's done and dusted. |
| 0954: Who still thinks we can dig ourselves out of this? Let's all close our eyes for 10 seconds and see if we can muster up the Dunkirk spirit. The Aussies are out - led out by Gilchrist and not Ponting. Punter is still nursing a tweaked back. Poor mite...What the?! My colleagues on TMS have misled me - apologies. Ponting does lead them out after all. | 0954: Who still thinks we can dig ourselves out of this? Let's all close our eyes for 10 seconds and see if we can muster up the Dunkirk spirit. The Aussies are out - led out by Gilchrist and not Ponting. Punter is still nursing a tweaked back. Poor mite...What the?! My colleagues on TMS have misled me - apologies. Ponting does lead them out after all. |
| "Please only raise your voice with wickets or if it gets close. A whole nation is now on its fifth night of broken sleep. The UK's national output is being affected!" Richard Gamble in the TMS inbox | "Please only raise your voice with wickets or if it gets close. A whole nation is now on its fifth night of broken sleep. The UK's national output is being affected!" Richard Gamble in the TMS inbox |
| 0950: News reaches me that McGrath is a genuine doubt for Adelaide and may not take the new ball this morning. Heart-warming news for England. Punter Ponting, however, reckons he'll be there. He's already been spied on the pitch and looks as though he'll field today. | 0950: News reaches me that McGrath is a genuine doubt for Adelaide and may not take the new ball this morning. Heart-warming news for England. Punter Ponting, however, reckons he'll be there. He's already been spied on the pitch and looks as though he'll field today. |
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| "It was good to have England taking it to the Aussies - it shows the rest of the guys in the dressing room that these fellas aren't supermen, they can be tackled. KP has learnt a lot. There awas a time yesterday when I thought the rush of blood was going to come, but he was able to take a couple of deep breaths and pull back a bit. As for Glenn McGrath, I'd be very scared about playing him with a bruised heel in Adelaide." Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell | "It was good to have England taking it to the Aussies - it shows the rest of the guys in the dressing room that these fellas aren't supermen, they can be tackled. KP has learnt a lot. There awas a time yesterday when I thought the rush of blood was going to come, but he was able to take a couple of deep breaths and pull back a bit. As for Glenn McGrath, I'd be very scared about playing him with a bruised heel in Adelaide." Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell |
| 0938: Michael Holding just stuck a whole biro down one of the cracks in the Gabba pitch! No overnight rain though - but just a chance of a storm at some stage. However, the Aussies can take the new ball straightaway this morning, so there will be some hairy moments, you can guarantee that... | 0938: Michael Holding just stuck a whole biro down one of the cracks in the Gabba pitch! No overnight rain though - but just a chance of a storm at some stage. However, the Aussies can take the new ball straightaway this morning, so there will be some hairy moments, you can guarantee that... |
| "Get over the first hour and see off the new ball and England have a chance..." England legend Ian Botham. | "Get over the first hour and see off the new ball and England have a chance..." England legend Ian Botham. |
| 0933: Morning/evening everyone. Well, if Pietersen and Jones manage to save this, they should be knighted and then stuffed and mounted in the Victoria and Albert Museum. | 0933: Morning/evening everyone. Well, if Pietersen and Jones manage to save this, they should be knighted and then stuffed and mounted in the Victoria and Albert Museum. |
| Email the BBC Sport website and the TMS team on TMS@bbc.co.uk | Email the BBC Sport website and the TMS team on TMS@bbc.co.uk |