Jimmy Anderson appeals confidently for lbw against Hussey in the day's opening over, but his shout is turned down

Steve Harmison looks a lonely figure in the field and when he is given the ball his first over contains two wides

It's bat-raising time again for Ricky Ponting as he passes 150 on the way to his best Test score against England

Harmison consults his captain about where he is going wrong

Mike Hussey's defence looks impregnable but Flintoff finally finds the way through

England celebrate their sole success of the morning session at the Gabba

Michael Clarke does his bit to spoil Ashley Giles's Test comeback, lofting him away for the game's first six

After a day and a half of unrewarded toil, Matthew Hoggard collects a double by dismissing Ponting and Adam Gilchrist

Finally, something to lift Harmison's spirits as Shane Warne gloves a leg-side catch to the keeper

Flintoff shows his team-mates how to do it with another beauty which beats Clarke's defensive prod

Up, up and away - Stuart Clark enlivens proceedings with 39 off 23 balls as Australia accelerate towards the declaration

Worse follows for England as Glenn McGrath removes openers Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook with successive balls

And Paul Collingwood manages just five runs before being caught by Gilchrist as England end the day on 53-3