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Highlights: England vs Australia, Day 2 December 02, 2006 16:06 IST
*England declared their first innings on 551-6. *Paul Collingwood made 206 and Kevin Pietersen 158, the pair sharing a record fourth-wicket partnership of 310 to put England in command. *England resume on 266-3. *Collingwood clips his second ball of the morning from Brett Lee for three to reach his hundred. *Pietersen survives a huge appeal for caught behind off Lee. *Pietersen hits three fours in Glenn McGrath's first over to bring up the 300. *Pietersen scampers through for a quick single off Stuart Clark to get to 100. *Lunch at 347-3. *Collingwood lifts Warne over long-off for his 13th four to reach 150. *Collingwood lifts Michael Clarke over long-on for his 16th four to reach 200. *Collingwood edges Clark to wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist to give the seamer his third wicket. *Pietersen tries a quick single and is brilliantly run out by a direct hit from Australia captain Ricky Ponting running in from mid-on. *Geraint Jones aims a big drive at Warne and edges the ball straight to Damien Martyn at cover to give the leg spinner his first wicket. *Flintoff heaves McGrath for six. *Flintoff clips a boundary through midwicket to lift England past 550 and immediately declares. *Flintoff digs a short one in at Langer, on four, and the ball hits the top of the bat and loops to Pietersen. *Matthew Hayden was unbeaten on 12 at the close with Ponting on 11.
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