*England declared their first innings on 551-6.

*Paul Collingwood [Images] made 206 and Kevin Pietersen [Images] 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 [Images] 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 [Images] over long-on for his 16th four to reach 200.

*Collingwood edges Clark to wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist [Images] 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 [Images] 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 [Images] was unbeaten on 12 at the close with Ponting on 11.