England have a draw in mind as they begin the final day in Adelaide 59-1, with Ian Bell getting the morning underway Andrew Strauss is unlucky to be given out for 34 as replays show the ball looping off his pad to short leg Shane Warne is in the thick of the action, helping in the run out of Bell for 26 as England stutter to 70-3 Kevin Pietersen watches Warne's delivery into the rough bowl him around his legs as he mis-times a sweep After a difficult first innings, Warne is well and truly fired up as he gives Pietersen a send-off Brett Lee accounts for England captain Andrew Flintoff, whose minimal footwork is exposed with a loose drive Geraint Jones then guides a wide Lee delivery to Matthew Hayden at gully - England are deep in trouble at 94-6 Ashley Giles fails to trouble the scorers after being undone by Warne - Hayden takes the catch as the collapse continues First innings hero Paul Collingwood is the only Englishman offering any resistance as the score reaches 100-7 But Matthew Hoggard cannot stick around with him - he drags a Warne googly onto his stumps and it is 105-8 Steve Harmison occupies a valuable 25 minutes at the crease and adds seven runs before falling lbw to Glenn McGrath Another 40 minutes pass before James Anderson is trapped leg before by McGrath and England are 129 all out It is a sterling effort by the Australians who now need just 168 runs off 36 overs to secure victory The home side's march to victory may not be straightforward though as Hoggard has Justin Langer caught at gully -14-1 And when Hayden goes after a short Flintoff delivery, Collingwood takes a great catch at square leg to make it 33-2 But Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey keep the scoreboard ticking over as Australia pass 100 without further loss Hold on to your hats though England fans, Ponting slaps Giles straight to Strauss in the covers and it's 114-3 Flintoff has not given up the fight either and takes care of Damien Martyn in the next over - four down and 47 needed But Hussey steadies the rocking Australian innings and completes an assured half century to close in on victory And Hussey strokes the winning run to clinch a six-wicket victory that puts Australia 2-0 up in the best of five series
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