Australia live up to their pre-series promise to test Kevin Pietersen with short-pitched deliveries But it's an old fashioned line and length delivery from McGrath which finally brings Pietersen's innings to an end Andrew Flintoff has everything covered, except the ball, as he edges a third-ball catch to the keeper The England captain's face has a stunned expression as he makes his way back to the dressing room Aussie captain Ricky Ponting offers a word of advice to McGrath - not that the veteran seam bowler needs it Ian Bell shows the Australian crowd that he's learnt a thing or two since struggling in the 2005 series That hurt! Umpire Billy Bowden picks himself up after being struck on the hip by a Geraint Jones sweep shot Bell's fifty is the only high point of England's innings but he departs soon after as Stuart Clark has him caught at slip Coach Duncan Fletcher stays behind glass as he contemplates why it has all gone wrong for England McGrath adds another ball to his collection after cleaning up England for figures of 6-50 More pain but no gain for Steve Harmison after trying to field a powerful Matthew Hayden drive off his own bowling Hayden is run-out for 37 as Australia lose their opening wicket after surprisingly electing not to enforce the follow-on The game meanders along in the final session as Justin Langer helps himself to his second fifty of the game Ponting continues to grind England's attack into the dust as he also notches up another fifty shortly before the close Flintoff leads his weary team from the field at the close as Australia build a lead of 626 to leave England on the rack
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