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Sunday, August 9, 2009
Clarke and North turn the screw on England
The pair took advantage of another lacklustre England bowling performance to add 152 for the fifth wicket and put the touring side in a powerful position to level the series, 204 runs ahead.
Clarke was out lbw to Graham Onions for 93 just before the interval but North remained unbeaten on 53 with Brad Haddin on two.
Clarke and North, who batted most of the final day to salvage a draw in the last test at Edgbaston, looked extremely composed and solid once again after resuming on 196 for four.
England, bowled out for 102 on the first day, extracted little swing or seam movement and the Australian batsmen picked them off at will with a succession of sweetly struck boundaries.
Clarke was eyeing his third century of the series when he surprisingly misjudged a ball from Onions and was adjudged lbw. He hit 13 fours.
The patient North also passed the half-century mark to continue his rich vein of form and Australia will look to take advantage of excellent batting conditions and build a huge first-innings total in the remaining two sessions of the day.
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