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| Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell steadied England after the loss of two early wickets on day two of their final Ashes warm-up game in Adelaide. | Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell steadied England after the loss of two early wickets on day two of their final Ashes warm-up game in Adelaide. |
| The pair put on a steady 48 as England edged to 82-3 at lunch in pursuit of South Australia's 247-7 declared. | The pair put on a steady 48 as England edged to 82-3 at lunch in pursuit of South Australia's 247-7 declared. |
| England resumed on 24-1, with night-watchman Matthew Hoggard first to go, dismissed by Shaun Tait without adding to his overnight score of 10. | England resumed on 24-1, with night-watchman Matthew Hoggard first to go, dismissed by Shaun Tait without adding to his overnight score of 10. |
| Then Alastair Cook was caught off Jason Gillespie for 12 to leave England 34-3. | Then Alastair Cook was caught off Jason Gillespie for 12 to leave England 34-3. |
| But after evading several bouncers from Tait and Daniel Harris, Bell and Collingwood saw England safely to lunch. | But after evading several bouncers from Tait and Daniel Harris, Bell and Collingwood saw England safely to lunch. |
| Collingwood came in above Kevin Pieterson, suggesting he could also be played there in next week's Ashes opener. | |
| Hoggard, who had come in late on Friday after Andrew Strauss' dismissal for a duck, waved outside his off stump at a Tait outswinger, resulting in a comfortable catch for wicketkeeper Shane Deitz. | Hoggard, who had come in late on Friday after Andrew Strauss' dismissal for a duck, waved outside his off stump at a Tait outswinger, resulting in a comfortable catch for wicketkeeper Shane Deitz. |
| Cook, promoted to opener after Marcus Trescothick's sudden departure, hung his bat out limply at a Gillespie delivery and snicked a simple catch to Deitz, leaving England reeling. | Cook, promoted to opener after Marcus Trescothick's sudden departure, hung his bat out limply at a Gillespie delivery and snicked a simple catch to Deitz, leaving England reeling. |