England bat again on day three
Date released: 18 July 2009
After picking up the last two Australia first innings wickets, England decline to enforce the follow-on, batting again on day three in an ebbing and flowing day's cricket.
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England: 311-6 CLOSE & 425
Australia: 215
Batsmen (runs): Andrew Flintoff (30) & Stuart Broad (0)
Bowlers: Pavilion End: Peter Siddle
Nursery End: Mitchell Johnson
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6:32pm For the record, England currently lead by 521 - you'd have thought that was enough. It's a tough call for England, with the light as it is.
Official word: play has been abandoned for the day - that's it.
England 311-6 at the close
6:28pm We were just two balls into that Siddle over so, assuming England don't declare having had a team chat about it, we'll resume with the rest of that 72nd over when we start back again.
What a fascinating day's Test cricket. It really has ebbed and flowed.
England knocked over the last two wickets but not as cheaply as they'd have liked. Then, rather than enforce the follow-on they batted again. Pietersen and Bopara batted like two men out of form and the runs dried up... then Matt Prior kick-started the innings again.
6:24pm 72nd over: Collingwood's out - rather tamely. It was so obvious the bowler barely appealed and the umpire nearly forgot to raise the finger. Collingwood trudges off having nicked it to the 'keeper.
England 311-6 - Collingwood - c. Haddin b. Siddle - 54
Oh dear - as Broad walks out to bat the rain comes down and the players walk off, straight back the way you came Mr. Broad.
6:18pm 71st over: Flintoff's signalling the England balcony - he's looking for instruction about a possible declaration I think. It'd be unlikely to come now I think - the light is far from perfect and the Aussies, looking to soak up time would scurry off at the first chance.
The floodlights are springing to life, the bulbs powering up on the four masts around Lord's.
Two for Flintoff makes this another 50 partnership for England.
6:13pm 70th over: The umpires are conferring - they're discussing the light presumably. But we play on.
Peter Siddle comes on at the Pavilion End - he thinks he has Flintoff LBW and he cannot believe it when umpire Koertzen turns his appeal down.
Collingwood runs a risky single as Ponting charges in to field... and slips. A day to forget for the Aussie skipper.
6:09pm 69th over: Flintoff drives - through the covers and that's four. England's lead is over 500 now.
Flintoff is swinging at everything - he throws the proverbial kitchen sink at that one and is rewarded as it runs to the third man boundary for four. A single makes that 300 up for England.
6:03pm 68th over: 3rd umpire out again - fear not, he's brought out a coat for umpire Doctrove - it is a little gloomy, probably a bit chilly with the breeze.
Two for Collingwood as he nears his half-century. Another two and he has his 50 - well played.
5:58pm 67th over: The third umpire comes out - but is sent back. Odd that - perhaps he was bringing something out to the umpires - hopefully not a light-meter.
Four for Flintoff takes him into double figures, a deft little bink off the face of the bat, over the slip cordon.
5:53pm 66th over: England's lead now 481 runs. They're rattling along at a rapid rate now - there's an outside chance they might declare tonight you know... have a little late dash at the Aussie openers.
Flintoff's galloping down the wicket, trying to hit Hilfenhaus into the leg side - but he just nicks it onto his pads.
5:48pm 65th over: What a fascinating little over that was! Nine runs and that brilliant run-out.
Ponting makes it a double change - Mitchell Johnson back on. Collingwood welcomes him back - throwing the bat at that one, flicking it off the edge for four.
5:41pm 64th over: Ponting's seen enough - he changes the bowling: Clarke off for Hilfenhaus.
It makes no odds to Prior, he's in the groove now, cutting that one for another four.
Goodness me - is Prior out? They tried to run a rapid two but North may have got him with a direct hit, with one stump to aim at from miles out! TV umpire gives it - he's out - magnificent fielding.
England 260-5 - Prior - run out (North) - 60
A huge cheer goes up - Andrew Flintoff strides out for his last ever Test innings at Lord's.
Prior hit 10 boundaries and 60 runs from just 37 balls in that brilliant little cameo innings - that really tilted the momentum back in England's favour.
Flintoff's off the mark with a four - hit clean through Hauritz - who looks like he's hurt himself, that sore right hand again.
5:35pm 63rd over: Four more for Prior, fetching it around the corner - a long, fruitless chase for Siddle but it beats him to the rope - England's lead over 450.
He tries it again but Siddle's wise to it this time - but the three brings up a very well crafted fifty for Prior.
Short and inviting from Hauritz and Prior rocks back to smash that one away for four more. 16 runs from the over.
5:32pm 62nd over: More singles added to the total as Prior and Collingwood continue in positive vein.
5:29pm 61st over: These two spinners are positively racing through the overs
Prior's really warming the crowd up nicely - a sweetly timed pull there for four more runs into a gap between the fielders at mid-wicket.
5:25pm 60th over: A single for Collingwood makes this a 50 partnership - warmly welcomed by the Lord's crowd.
5:22pm 59th over: A slip and a short leg in place for Hauritz v Collingwood.
Cheers go up as Prior drives it just wide of Hilfenhaus... who's nutmegged as the ball goes between his legs and away for four.
5:20pm 58th over: Clarke resumes at the Pavilion End, Collingwood facing. Just singles from the over.
5:15pm Drinks carrying duties for an MCC Young Cricketer - it's Ned Eckersley bringing the drinks on for Collingwood and Prior - great experience for the Lord's-based youngsters.
5:13pm 57th over: Lovely stroke from Prior - after a succession of singles - Prior comes down the pitch to pull that one to the boundary. Four.
Four more for the wicket-keeper batsman - he turns that one around the corner and it runs all the way up the hill to the Pavilion. Attacking batting - great to watch.
5:09pm 56th over: A bowling change by Ponting as he goes for more spin, Michael Clarke on at the Pavilion End.
A single for Collingwood brings up 200 for England. Rapid running by the batsmen brings a succession of singles.
5:06pm 55th over: Four for Collingwood from the first ball of the over as England suddenly start to accelerate.
A slip, a short leg and a silly point in place for Hauritz v Prior.
5:01pm 54th over: Short from Siddle, Prior trying the pull shot but miscues it. That would rather suggest he's not learned his lesson from the first innings - I guess Prior only knows how to bat one way: attacking.
Great shot from Prior - stepping down the pitch to the ball and driving back down the ground for four.
An almost identical drive from Prior, but it took an unfortunate bounce from the pitch and skipped away towards the boundary - despite the chasing fielder they score an all-run four - great running.
4:58pm 53rd over: Prior gives himself room to force the ball away for a single. England 8 runs away from a lead of 400. A couple more for Collingwood make it 6 runs from that landmark.
4:49pm 52nd over: Pietersen's out! He walks without even waiting for the umpire's finger to go up - an inside edge, tickled behind and a tumbling Haddin takes the catch.
England 174-4 - Pietersen - c. Haddin b. Siddle - 44
That's a repeat from the first innings - Pietersen out to the Siddle/Haddin combination.
A streaky start for Prior - he gets four but was trying to pull the bat out of the way, it ran down almost the full length of the blade before spearing between the slips.
4:49pm 51st over: Hauritz is wringing his injured hand after almost every ball. Attempting to stop that one himself won't have helped much.
4:43pm 50th over: Collingwood hits that one hard, into the off side - he didn't quite get it into the meat of the bat - they run two.
4:40pm 49th over: Collingwood's at it now, hammering Hauritz for four from the first ball of the 49th over.
Collingwood and Pietersen always seem to bat well together, their contrasting styles bringing out the best in each other. They didn't get an opportunity to pair up in the first innings - so this is their chance today.
4:34pm 48th over: Peter Siddle returns to the attack now, replacing Johnson at the Pavilion End.
Pietersen's crawled past his first innings total of 32 - that four moves him to 39. To be fair he was criticised for batting in a Twenty20 style yesterday - you cannot accuse him of that today.
Four more to Pietersen, a lovely, well-timed drive and suddenly he's into the 40s.
4:31pm 47th over: Four men around the bat for Collingwood facing the three-wicket Hauritz. The wicket-keeper, a slip, short leg and a silly point.
A single for Collingwood; then Pietersen's playing football with one, kicking it away after it drops at his toes off his bat.
4:25pm 46th over: Johnson still on at the Pavilion End, bowling to Pietersen. A no ball first in the over.
Johnson comes around the wicket to Collingwood - at least he does, after 'Colly' has had the sight screens moved.
4:20pm 45th over: Bopara's out - and I'm afraid he's rather given away his wicket again. Hauritz pitched that one up and Bopara played it onto his pads and it just bounced up for a simple catch at short leg. Well bowled.
England 147-3 - Bopara - c. Katich b. Hauritz - 27
It was good bowling from Hauritz - flight and bounce with a bit of turn but another avoidable dismissal for the under pressure Bopara.
It's also a third wicket for the much maligned (and injured) Hauritz. He's given Collingwood a full toss though - and the Durham man smashes that away for four. 150 up for England.
4:15pm 44th over: Short and pulled by Bopara but a sweeping fielder at fine leg tidies up and it's just one run.
Pietersen flicks one away for two more runs - the batsmen finally upping the scoring rate.
4:10pm 43rd over: Another long pre-over chat for Ponting and Hauritz.
Turn and bounce for Hauritz - it beats Bopara and whizzes clean through him and past Haddin - and runs for four.
Now it's a long chat between Pietersen and umpire Koertzen - as Hughes is strapping on a deal of padding to stand at short leg for Hauritz. Then again, maybe it's Katich - it's so hard to tell under a helmet, shades on etc.
Tossed up - and driven by Bopara - lovely shot, away for four runs.
4:06pm 42nd over: Mitchell Johnson will continue from the Pavilion End. Early singles for both batsmen.
4:03pm 41st over: The spinner, Nathan Hauritz is going to get us underway again as he's come on to bowl at the Nursery End.
A single for Pietersen; followed by two for Bopara.
4:01pm Here come the players again, we're going to restart with England on 130-2 - 340 runs ahead.
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3:49pm It's quite insipid stuff this, from England. With a lead of 210 on the board they rejected the chance to enforce the follow-on. Now, I'm not calling for suicidal batting but you'd have thought, with the pressure of and two stroke-players like Pietersen and Bopara at the crease they'd score rapidly and bat Australia out of the game.
At the moment, time is being eaten up by some tight Australian bowling and good fielding. The only time England are wasting is their own - they need to leave enough time to get 10 more Australia wickets to win this match.
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3:43pm That long delay for the TV replays mean that was the last over before tea.
England 130-2 at tea - leading by 340 runs
3:33pm 39th over: Runs at last! Pietersen pulls away a long-hop from Hilfenhaus and volumable applause around Lord's. The first four for 11 overs.
Bopara's lobbed that one to mid-on... Hauritz is claiming the catch! Bopara's standing his ground, he's unsure. My first instinct was that it was a good catch and out. The TV umpire will have to make his call.
It's going to be a tough call - if there's any doubt, the benefit of that doubt goes to the batsman. Repeated replays on Sky... it's still far from 100% certain. Not out the judgement. Boos around Lord's - that's unsporting. Australia had every right to ask for that one it was very, very close. Another escape for Bopara.
Shane Warne's unconvinced - heading down from his stint in the Sky TV box he's questioning the call. If the fielder has fingers between ball and grass - how can you possibly tell? It's a fair point... who are we to question a legend?
3:29pm 38th over: We'll see if Lee's advice bears fruit - Johnson continues from the Pavilion End.
Great diving stop by Katich in the covers - makes a near certain boundary into just one run - great bit of fielding.
3:26pm 37th over: Tea (at 3:40pm) draws closer. A little tip for the close today - weather and light permitting - we'll have 98 overs today, as we try and claw back the time lost to rain yesterday.
Mitchell Johnson fielding near the fine leg boundary - Brett Lee out as 12th man bring the drinks out and no doubt a few hints and tips from the experienced Lee.
3:20pm 36th over: Johnson continues at the Pavilion End - after another long chat with two team-mates. England's lead moves to the 'Nelson' now... 333.
Another limping single for 'KP' makes this a 50 partnership.
3:17pm 35th over: Hilfenhaus continues at the Nursery End. Ironic cheers at Lord's as Pietersen gets the first run in what seems like eons - slow-paced stuff this.
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3:12pm 34th over: Siddle, Johnson and Ponting having a long chat at the Pavilion End wicket. Michael Clarke turning his arm over in the slips - a hint to his captain perhaps?
A maiden for Johnson now - a rare thing indeed.
3:08pm 33rd over: England are 330 runs ahead now - how many will they want before a declaration? 500? 600? That seems a long way off at the moment.
Pietersen recoiling to avoid that one and pulling the bat out of the way - twisting at the waist like a child's action figure.
3:04pm 32nd over: Four more leg byes to the total, a touch of Bopara's pad on that and the score moves to 120.
3:01pm 31st over: Another maiden for Hilfenhaus - tight bowling but not especially threatening - at the moment.
2:51pm 30th over: Superstitious fans can look again - Bopara adds two and then Johnson bowls a (very) wide ball to move the score to 114.
2:51pm 29th over: The bails are dislodged... but it's an odd puff of wind. Weird - the bails blown off by an unexpected gust.
A maiden over for Hilfenhaus.
2:46pm 28th over: A change of bowling, Mitchell Johnson comes back at the Pavilion End, replacing Siddle.
A nice change of pace from Johnson, down to a 'mere' 79mph, confusing Bopara.
Good news and bad for England, Bopara clipping the last ball for four - but that brings up 'Nelson' - 111. Nelson's claimed four wickets so far in this match. Two Aussies at 111 yesterday and two Englishmen at 222 and 333 on day one.
2:43pm 27th over: Here we go again - Hilfenhaus bowling, from the Nursery End, to Pietersen.
Two, limping, runs to Pietersen into the leg side.
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2:36pm 26th over: Bopara looks nervous - he's trotting out towards square leg after every ball - like he has nervous energy to try and burn off.
Another maiden for Siddle - his third in a row. And that's drinks.
2:32pm 25th over: Full from Hilfenhaus and bouncing awkwardly... and high over Bopara and the wicket-keeper. It runs to the boundary for four byes to the total.
Pressure on Bopara now - that dropped chance offers a real opportunity. He didn't cover himself in glory in Cardiff and scored just 18 in the first innings here. Ian Bell was sent back to his county after a squad call-up - and promptly scored 106 for Warwickshire.
2:28pm 24th over: No shot offered from Pietersen and he's rapped on the pads - Siddle's appealing! It was high on the thigh and umpire Koertzen gives a gentle shake of the head.
Next ball is clean through Pietersen, past bat, pad and just past his off stump. Siddle bowling very well in this spell. A maiden over.
That sinking feeling: Ponting reflects on a dropped catching chance 2:22pm 23rd over: Hilfenhaus almost has Pietersen playing on now... instead the inside edge skips and bounces away for four runs.
Here's a great photo from our snapper, Matt Bright. Ricky Ponting has that "waiting for the ground to swallow you up" feeling after shelling that slip-catch chance earlier.
Pietersen darts for one of his customary risky singles - to bring up 100 for England.
2:17pm 22nd over: Siddle bowling outside Bopara's off stump - the Essex batsman leaving them expansively - it's almost Karate Kid-like, Bopara's leave. It comes in three stages: he steps to the pitch of the ball; lifts the bat and hands towards the ball; then pulls the whole lot up, around and over the ball with a flourish.
A maiden over for Siddle - good bowling. How will Andrew Strauss be feeling - back in the Pavilion and watching the Australia bowlers find turn (the spinners) and swing.
2:13pm 21st over: Michael Clarke working vigorously, shining the ball before tossing it to Hilfenhaus - the Aussie seamers really finding some movement now.
Hilfenhaus's out-swinger beating Pietersen now - playing and missing again. Ponting moving fielders - a 7-2 field now, just two men on Pietersen's leg side.
2:10pm 20th over: Siddle's found Bopara's edge! And dropped by Ponting! Siddle has his head in his hands. The English crowd really enjoying cheering Ponting's error.
Repeated replays of the drop on the big screens (each one cheered loudly) won't make Ponting feel much better - it was a very catchable chance. The Aussie skipper will be furious with himself.
A very unfortunate spell for Siddle - that one shapes down the leg side, Bopara steps aside, like a matador and a diving Haddin cannot stop it. Four byes.
2:05pm 19th over: Interesting bowling change - Ponting takes off the two-wicket Hauritz - Ben Hilfenhaus comes on at the Nursery End.
Hilfenhaus swings that one in at Pietersen, hits him on the pads and the Aussies are appealing! A fraction of an inside edge saves Pietersen.
Pietersen playing and missing now - real swing for Hilfenhaus and Pietersen looks edgy. A maiden for the bowler.
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2pm 18th over: Ricky Ponting having a long chat to Siddle before this over - lots of pointing around the field as they discuss field settings.
Pietersen runs two - though he still seems to be moving with a little tightness in that troubling Achilles. A good stop by Hilfenhaus at the square-leg boundary makes a boundary into just three.
Bopara finds the rope - sliding Siddle wide of the slips for four runs.
1:54pm 17th over: Hauritz finding turn out of the rough... and Strauss is gone. Another one in around his toes and Strauss is caught at slip!
England 74-2 - Strauss - c. Clarke b. Hauritz - 32
A golden spell for Hauritz - bowling well, dislocated finger or otherwise! Three men around the bat - Hauritz has earned that support from his captain. A slip, silly point and short leg.
Pietersen's unperturbed though - stepping down the ground to drive that for four.
1:49pm 16th over: Strauss drives through the gap between two mid-off fielders - they run three.
Bopara off the mark - just three fielders on the leg side for him, two back on the boundary - he finds one of them for a single.
Bopara gets his first boundary - pushing that one for four runs.
1:44pm 15th over: Nathan Hauritz continues from the Nursery End and he's got Cook! LBW!
England 61-1 - Cook - LBW b. Hauritz - 32
It appeared Cook was looking for the turn that wasn't there and was rapped on the pads - a quite straightforward decision for umpire Billy Doctrove.
Bopara's facing a slip and a man at silly mid-off, right in his grill.
1:40pm 14th over: Welcome back - Peter Siddle continues the Australia attack, from the Pavilion End as we resume after lunch.
A nice start for Andrew Strauss, driving that one for four to the Grand Stand boundary.
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Five from the over - and that's lunch.
England 57-0 at lunch - lead by 267
12:55pm 12th over: Siddle finding his line - just outside off stump. A maiden for Siddle - well bowled.
12:51pm 11th over: Nathan Hauritz comes on to bowl at the Nursery End. This will be a test of his injured finger - he dislocated his middle finger on the first day.
A single for each batsman as they size up the spinner - Hauritz getting decent drift with the breeze floating across the wicket from right to left from the Nursery End - Grand Stand to Mound Stand if you know Lord's.
12:47pm 10th over: Strauss joins the 4-show - cutting Siddle to the off side boundary for another four.
Cook moves into the 30s with a single. One more for Strauss brings up 50 for England. The lead now 260.
12:42pm 9th over: Second ball, great delivery by Hilfenhaus - Cook fencing at it and just pulling the bat out of the way in time. Bounce and movement there for Hilfenhaus.
In the air - but Cook driving, from the front foot, aims it well, wide of the man at mid-off. Four runs.
Cook accelerating now - pulling Hilfenhaus square, umpire Koertzen having the duck out of the way as it runs to the boundary.
12:37pm 8th over: Johnson's hauled off again - still loose and costly. Peter Siddle comes on at the Pavilion End.
Strauss is left puzzled by one with moves off the pitch and down the leg side. Next ball he dabs away for a single.
12:34pm 7th over: England lead by 237 at the start of this Hilfenhaus over.
Loose from Hilfenhaus, width offered and Cook throws everything at that - pow - away for four runs.
12:31pm 6th over: Strauss pulling the first ball of the over - a single.
Full and on the pads from the inconsistent Johnson - Strauss clips it off his pads for four.
The sports psychologists would have a field-day with Johnson at the moment - he looks a broken man. Slumped shoulders, slow trotting walk back to his mark - far from happy.
12:26pm 5th over: Hilfenhaus has one angling back across a flat-footed Cook - half an appeal for LBW but umpire Doctrove not interested.
Cook driving - straight back down the ground and four runs back past the bowler. Good shot.
12:22pm 4th over: Four for Cook moves him into double figures. Johnson looking better than he did in the first innings (could it have been worse?) but still quite wayward. Five from that over.
12:19pm 3rd over: Hilfenhaus drifting just a little wide but Strauss won't be tempted. A maiden for Hilfenhaus.
12:14pm 2nd over: Mitchell Johnson gets the nod again - he'll bowl from the Pavilion End.
Cook gets his first runs off the bat, two down to Hilfenhaus at fine leg. Four more for Cook, short and wide and chopped away. Six runs again from the over.
12:10pm 1st over: Ben Hilfenhaus will open the Australia attack, bowling to Strauss.
A good start from Strauss, a textbook drive for four runs. Six runs from the first over.
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12:09pm Here come the batsmen - Strauss and Cook will want to bat as well as they did on day one.
12:03pm Discussion whirring around the Ground. Many people very surprised by that decision by England. 210 runs ahead, the follow-on an option but England opting to bat again.
How far will England want to bat, to extend that lead - leaving themselves time to get 10 wickets against a rear-guard Australia batting line-up.
12:01pm England have opted to not enforce the follow-on.
11:55am 63rd over: Onions tries to tempt Hilfenhaus but the number 11 is leaving it well. Just 12 more needed to avoid the follow-on - that would be a big psychological boost for Australia.
Siddle fences at that one - it loops skywards... but drops short of the incoming Pietersen in the gully.
Got him! Onions zips that one through, Siddle swings, edges and Strauss gobbles up the catch gleefully in the slips.
Australia 215 all out - Siddle - c. Strauss b. Onions - 35
11:51am 62nd over: Just two slips (and two in the gully) for Broad for this over. Cook at silly mid-on too.
An uppish edge from Siddle and he lifts it over the slips and away for four. His highest ever Test score!
11:46am 61st over: More loo breaks for England? Strauss skips up the steps to the Pavilion this time. Swann comes into the slips to take his place.
Onions bowling with four slips and a gully in place. Hilfenhaus swinging and missing, when Onions finds the right line.
Strauss reappears on the Pavilion steps - too many energy drinks for England this morning perhaps. The captain watches on as Hilfenhaus plays a classic stroke for four!
11:42am 60th over: Freddie watch: the Lancastrian is back on the field - fear not. He's in the slips for this over from Broad.
Four more for Siddle - short again from Broad and loose of line - Siddle happy to accept the gift to bring up the 200.
Another boundary - short again and Siddle just helps it on its way to the long leg boundary.
11:35am 59th over: Australia just 40 runs away from the follow-on now - these two are 'doing an Anderson & Onions'.
Speaking of Onions - England are bringing him on to replace Anderson at the Nursery End.
Hauritz doesn't mind the bowling change - he clips Onions away for another boundary.
Hauritz is walking now! Line and length from Onions and he tempts the false shot - edged to Paul Collingwood in the slips at head height.
Australia 196-9 - Hauritz - c. Collingwood b. Onions - 24
Hilfenhaus survives the last three balls of the over.
11:32am 58th over: Clunk! One on the gloves for Siddle, ducking a shorter one from Broad. He misjudged that one.
Short again from Broad and Siddle lifts it over silly mid-on for two.
11:28am 57th over: It looks like Andrew Flintoff has trotted off the field - a sub is on. Hopefully just a "comfort break" for the England all-rounder.
He's sitting on the Pavilion steps now - hopefully ready to come back on. Anderson bowling a good, tight over. Commentary curse - Hauritz cuts Anderson for four from the last ball.
11:24am 56th over: Still a silly mid-on for Broad, bowling to Hauritz. Broad bowling short to these tail-enders. Siddle moves into the 20s.
11:19am 55th over: Another good shot from Siddle - a clip off his pads to fine leg and they run one.
Next ball is bottom-edged! A good stop from Collingwood in the slips - not really a catching chance.
Strauss having a long chat to Anderson mid-over. 30 runs added by these two so far. England will want to remove them soon - a second gully joins the three slips.
Another chance for the slips! But it's short of Collingwood at third slip - soft hands from Siddle just saved him.
11:16am 54th over: England persevere with three slips, a gully and Alastair Cook, under the helmet, at silly mid-on.
Good drive from Siddle and a well run two.
11:12am 53rd over: Lovely flowing stroke from Siddle. Full and straight from Anderson and Siddle just pushing it back down the ground for four.
Edged! And through gully - four more to Siddle - England leaking runs at the moment. Just 49 more needed to avoid the follow-on.
11:08am 52nd over: Another nick and four more to the total to third man - Hauritz starting positively.
Still three slips, a gully and silly mid-on - no fielder back at third man, yet. England chasing wickets, not too worried about conceding runs... for now.
More last ball of the over action - Hauritz drilling that one directly at Alastair Cook at silly mid-on - Cook got a hand to it but nothing more. They run two.
11:03am 51st over: As you were at the Nursery End too - James Anderson looking for his fifth wicket of the innings and another entry on the Lord's Honours Boards.
More runs from the last ball of the over - four of them, to Hauritz this time, a gently crafted edge runs all the way to the rope.
11am 50th over: As you were from yesterday at the Pavilion End - Stuart Broad will deliver the first over of the day.
A couple of zippy, short quick ones from Broad - some ducking practice for Siddle.
England on the front foot - three slips, a gully and a silly mid-on in place. Siddle drops the last ball of the over on his toes and they scramble a quick single - the first run of the day.
10:57am: And here come the players too - England first, closely followed by Hauritz and Siddle the last two of three Australia batsmen.
10:56am: Here come the umpires - Billy Doctrove and Rudi Koertzen. The players will be out soon.
MCC President Derek Underwood rang the five minute bell - a massive smile on his face. Hardly surprising, as one of England's greatest ever bowlers, he must have thoroughly enjoyed yesterday.
Live@Lords.org - direct to you from the Investec Media Centre at Lord's 10:47am: Lots of debate up here in the Investec Media Centre - should England enforce the follow-on?
I'm too superstitious to talk about it much myself - we still need two wickets - but there are some that say England should bat again, even if it's an option. Others say they must enforce the follow-on, even if just as a psychological blow.
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10:42am: There's a bit of a whipping wind out there this morning - Nasser Hussain is out there doing the Sky TV pitch talk, his suit flapping in the breeze. More encouragement for England's bowlers hoping to get the ball to move and shape away from the batsmen.
10:35am: Just under half an hour to go - 20 minutes until the five minute bell today, rung by MCC President 'Deadly' Derek Underwood, who was inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame yesterday.
The ground's filling up nicely. How much would you give to be here tomorrow? You could see that rarest of things - an England Ashes win!
There are no tickets left but having just spoken to our hospitality team I can tell you there are four places left in the Captain's Lounge for Sunday's play.
10:20am: Optimism says: England have the best part of three days to get 12 Australia wickets.
Pessimism says: If Australia can bat through and eat up a lot of that time (possibly helped by the rain) it could be the Cardiff Test in reverse.
What do you think? - optimism? Or pessimism? Or are you an Aussie - how do you envisage your team getting out of this? Can they get out of this?
10:15am Send us an email - what do you expect today? There are several journalists up here in the Investec Media Centre looking far too happy with things for my liking.
This match is far from over. Lest we forget that England's tail-enders added nearly 50 runs yesterday morning and a "dig in and frustrate them" innings is well within the abilities of Katich, Hughes, Ponting, Clarke... and more.
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10am: Good morning Ashes-fans and welcome to our live coverage, direct from Lord's.
Wonderful weather here in St. John's Wood - the sun is shining and the players are on the field completing their warm-ups.
Australia are playing rugby league and Aussie Rules (presumably on a state-by-state split); England are having a bit of a team talk. A crucial day for them.
If England can clean up these last two wickets for fewer than 70 runs they'll have the option to enforce the follow-on. Then, Australia will have to really dig in to try and save this Test Match - it should be a thrilling contest.
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Weather news from Lord's: The sun is out, the covers are off and we're looking good for an on-schedule start at 11am.
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