England opt to bat on at the start of day four in Adelaide, but Kevin Pietersen only adds 14 to his overnight score before edging left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty to slip and departing for a Test-best 227
Despite picking up Pietersen's wicket, Doherty's final figures of 1-158 suggest Australia's selectors may have to review their spin bowling options again before the third Test in Perth
Australia suffer an embarrassing fielding lapse when Ricky Ponting and Marcus North leave a top-edged sweep by Matt Prior to each other - and neither of them takes the catch
Ian Bell goes past 4,000 Test runs with an unbeaten 68 as England exceed 600 for only the second time in Australia before skipper Andrew Strauss declares on 620-5, a lead of 375
With his side facing a 375-run deficit, Australia's Simon Katich ignores the pain from a sore Achilles to go out and open the batting, and after being run out without facing in the first innings, he is soon off the mark
Katich's partner Shane Watson has a few anxious moments against England off-spinner Graeme Swann but sticks around to help steer Australia to 78-0 at lunch
Swann makes the breakthrough for England soon after lunch when the faintest of edges by Katich is well-taken by England wicketkeeper Prior and he departs for a gallant 43
That's the key wicket as Australia skipper Ricky Ponting plays for turn from Swann but the ball goes straight on, finds the edge and Paul Collingwood takes a low catch at slip
England pace bowler Stuart Broad fails to hang onto a powerfully struck return catch offered by Watson, who goes on to complete his second half century of the match
Watson has a problem converting good starts into centuries and he misses out again after reaching 57 when an excellent ball from Steven Finn (left) is safely taken at slip by England captain Andrew Strauss
Australia badly need a big innings from vice-captain Michael Clarke, arguably the player best equipped to cope with Swann's off-spin, and he looks assured in reaching 36 not out at tea
The Barmy Army are in good spirits with England pushing hard for a 1-0 lead in the series but storm clouds gather over the Adelaide Oval and the umpires take the teams off the field half an hour into the final session
Skipper Andrew Strauss leads England back to the dressing room, but thankfully for the tourists the downpour is short-lived and play is able to resume after an interruption of less than an hour
Clarke is given out caught on 67 but reprieved after replays show the ball did not touch his bat and continues to ride his luck as he adds 104 with Michael Hussey
Clarke's good fortune comes to an end on 80 when he edges the final ball of the day from Kevin Pietersen into his thigh pad and Alastair Cook dives full length from short leg to take the catch
The wicket of Clarke is only the fifth of Pietersen's Test career and by far the most important, leaving Australia on 238-4 and hoping for help from the weather on the final day
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