Fifth Test, day two: England's final pair Stuart Broad and Steve Harmison exchange apparently humorous words with Ricky Ponting, but it is the Australians who will be happier as England add only 25 and are all out for 322
Andrew Flintoff shares the new ball in his final Test match but despite some close calls in a typically wholehearted burst, he cannot make a badly-needed immediate breakthrough
It is gritty stuff in the early stages of the Australian innings, with both teams determined not to give anything away, but are England's chances beginning to drift out of their grasp?
Shane Watson survives some hostile early bowling from Flintoff, and also several confident lbw appeals, as Australia get off to a solid start
After a lengthy rain delay, Broad is brought into the attack and responds in his first over with a crucial breakthrough, trapping Shane Watson plumb lbw for 34 to leave Australia on 73-1
Spurred on by an electrifying atmosphere, Broad captures the prize wicket of Ponting, who gets an inside edge back on to his off-stump and departs for eight, with his team on 85-2
Broad adds the scalp of Mike Hussey for a third ball duck with an inswinger to send the crowd into raptures and leave Australia on 89-3 - and four runs later he dismisses the in-form Michael Clarke
Graeme Swann joins in the fun, trapping Marcus North lbw, although the Australia batsman is very unlucky having got a thick inside edge on the delivery
Off-spinner Swann is on a high as he has the obdurate Simon Katich caught at short-leg, the sixth Australia wicket to fall in an incredible afternoon session
Broad, whose place was questioned by some before the Test, collects his third five-wicket Test haul as Brad Haddin is bowled by a beauty that swings away and knocks back his off-stump, leaving Australia on 111-7
Broad acknowledges a fervent Oval crowd as he celebrates his second successive five-wicket haul in the series
The capacity 23,500 Oval crowd rise as one to salute the man of the moment Broad, who picks up 5-37 in 12 continuous overs, while his Nottinghamshire team-mate Swann finishes with 4-38
Flintoff takes the final wicket as England dismiss Australia for 160 to secure a first-innings lead of 172, but it is Broad who leads the team off to a deafending roar
Alastair Cook's struggles with the bat continue as part-time spinner North turns one and has the opener caught at slip for nine, leaving England 27-1 and leading by 199
Katich, fielding at short leg, holds a stunning reaction catch to dismiss Ian Bell for just four off the bowling of Mitchell Johnson and suddenly Australia sense a chance to fight back
And Katich is back in the action shortly afterwards as Paul Collingwood fails to deal with a short delivery from Johnson and loops the ball to short leg, leaving England 39-3 and under increasing pressure
A confident-looking Strauss (left) and Jonathan Trott see England through to 58-3 at stumps - giving them a lead of 230 after a dramatic second day at The Oval during which 15 wickets fell
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