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Clarke conducts Australia revival Hoggard shines with draw likely
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Michael Clarke completed his first century in 19 Tests as Australia moved towards England's first innings total on day four of the second Ashes Test. Matthew Hoggard took seven wickets on a lifeless pitch as England bowled Australia out 38 behind for 513 on day four of the second Test in Adelaide.
Matthew Hoggard dismissed Shane Warne for 43 on the stroke of tea to end a stand of 118 and complete a five-wicket haul, with Australia 502-7 in Adelaide. Hoggard struck three times in four overs either side of tea to move eighth in the list of England wicket-takers.
Clarke and Adam Gilchrist took an hour to avoid the follow-on mark against some testing pace bowling. But Australia had already avoided the follow-on during the morning.
Adam Gilchrist was caught in the deep off Ashley Giles for 64. And a seventh-wicket stand of 118 between Michael Clarke - whose 124 was his first century in two years - and Shane Warne frustrated England further.
England's chances of forcing a result did not look good at the start of the day, as Australia resumed on 312-5.England's chances of forcing a result did not look good at the start of the day, as Australia resumed on 312-5.
At lunch, a draw looked like the most likely prospect but as the seventh-wicket stand grew, they were beginning to think about having to bat to save the game on day five. As the seventh-wicket stand grew, they were beginning to think about having to bat to save the game on day five but Hoggard swung the odds back in favour of a stalemate.
Australia took their first innings total past 400 in an Adelaide Test for the eighth match in succession and Clarke posed a challenge to the selectors ahead of the third Test. Hoggard's haul of 7-109 took him past Darren Gough's career wicket total of 229 - gained in 58 matches to Hoggard's 60 - and just three behind Andy Caddick's 234.
Dropped after a disappointing Ashes series in England in 2005, he was only brought back as an injury replacement for all-rounder Shane Watson. After an hour of testing pace bowling in the morning, Clarke and Adam Gilchrist took the hosts past the follow-on target of 352.
With Watson expected to be fit for Perth, Australia may have to drop Damien Martyn if they are to retain 25-year-old-Clark, who had not reached three figures since his debut Test on home soil in November 2004. Although Gilchrist was caught in the deep off Ashley Giles for 64, Australia went on to take their first innings total past 400 in an Adelaide Test for the eighth match in succession.
And Clarke - an injury replacement for Shane Watson - posed a challenge to the selectors ahead of the third Test with his first century in 19 Test matches.
Clarke hit his first Test century for two years
England's bowlers did little to deserve the three crisp, cover-driven boundaries he displayed during the afternoon, having already secured his second half century of the series.England's bowlers did little to deserve the three crisp, cover-driven boundaries he displayed during the afternoon, having already secured his second half century of the series.
Gilchrist was just beginning to cut loose when he was caught at deep midwicket as he aimed to slog-sweep Giles for the second boundary of the over. Gilchrist was just beginning to cut loose when he was caught at deep midwicket as he aimed to slog-sweep the second boundary of the over.
He had endured a testing first hour as Flintoff employed the method that has kept the wicket-keeper's batting average to 25.83 since the start of the last Ashes series, packing the off-side field. As during the 2005 Ashes series, with Andrew Flintoff bowling around the wicket to a packed off-side field, Gilchrist always looked likely to edge a drive or cut to the slip cordon.
With Flintoff bowling around the wicket, Gilchrist always looked likely to edge a drive or cut to the slip cordon. But Flintoff only allowed himself four overs and worryingly did not return to the attack before the tea break.
Flintoff only allowed himself four overs, though, and worryingly did not return to the attack before the tea break.
The introduction of spinner Giles into the attack looked foolish as Gilchrist larruped him through the covers to reach his best Ashes score since the Sydney Test of 2003.The introduction of spinner Giles into the attack looked foolish as Gilchrist larruped him through the covers to reach his best Ashes score since the Sydney Test of 2003.
It looked inspired when Gilchrist was implicit in his own downfall but part-time off-spinner Kevin Pietersen's arrival looked more of an attacking option.It looked inspired when Gilchrist was implicit in his own downfall but part-time off-spinner Kevin Pietersen's arrival looked more of an attacking option.
It was surprising that Pietersen was not used during the afternoon, with Giles bowled unchanged, generally over the wicket on leg stump to both batsmen. It was surprising that Pietersen was not used during the afternoon, with Giles bowled unchanged for 21 overs, generally over the wicket on leg stump to both Warne and Clarke.
The pitch offered Hoggard little when he returned just before the tea break but he created a couple of chances before trapping Warne lbw with a ball that straightened on middle and leg. The pitch offered Hoggard little when he returned just before tea but he created a couple of chances before trapping Warne lbw.
And he found some reverse swing with a ball more than 70 overs old to run through the tail.