England enjoy a perfect start on Thursday when James Anderson has Michael Hussey caught behind Andrew Symonds proves harder to unseat - he hits 48 and puts on 70 with Adam Gilchrist before falling to Monty Panesar Gilchrist's 62 is the highlight of the morning session - his cover-drives and cut shots are a joy to behold And Shane Warne is not in the mood for hanging around and hits Panesar for a four and six off his first two balls Gilchrist reaches his 50 and passes 10,000 first-class runs before being harshly given out caught behind off Anderson Warne and Brett Lee see Australia through to 325-7 as an entertaining morning session is brought to a close Andrew Flintoff strikes third ball after lunch, finding Lee's outside edge and Chris Read takes his fifth catch Warne continues to punish the bowling and reaches his half century while Stuart Clark plays and misses at the other end Clark eventually starts firing but tries one hoick too many off Sajid Mahmood and is caught by Kevin Pietersen for 35 Clark's wicket ends a 67-run partnership and brings Glen McGrath to the crease with Australia 393-9 The retiring Warne knows time is running out for him to score his maiden Test century but misses a Panesar straight one Read collects the ball and whips off the bails to stump Warne on 71 and end Australia's innings on 393 - a lead of 102 England's second innings starts disastrously when Alistair Cook miscues a short one from Lee and Gilchrist pouches the catch Andrew Strauss is hit on the helmet and felled by a Lee bouncer in his next over, but is thankfully fine to continue Ian Bell comes through a shaky opening to clip Warne for three fours in his opening over as England reach tea on 43-1 After the break, Clark removes Strauss with an inswinger that traps the left-hander leg before to reduce England to 55-2 Clark and McGrath continue to build the pressure and Lee benefits in his first over back when Bell snicks to Gilchrist Pietersen is playing an uncharacteristic, but timely, patient knock, although he feels the need for a new bat Paul Collingwood's stubborn resistence is ended though when he guides Clark's slower ball to Matthew Hayden at gully And when Andrew Flintoff is expertly stumped by Gilchrist off Warne, England are in real trouble at 113-5 - a lead of just 11 Panesar comes in as nightwatchman and does his job, but it has been another good day for McGrath and Warne
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