Vaughan in charge at Manchester
10 overs: Australian quicks are slowly but surely hitting a good form on a helpful wicket at Manchester. Contrast to the starts we have seen so far in the series, England openers had to play much cautiously. With the wicket offering plenty of assistance, Australians may feel a bit unlucky not to have picked a wicket so far but with the run rate in control England must be feeling the pressure slowly building up. England 37 for 0.
the patch is looking spot on Ravi, and sure enough we see McGrath has returned more 'normal' figures of 5-0-15-0
20 overs: Things pretty much even at 20 over stage after Australia managed to get a double breakthrough. England accelerated since the last update thanks to some attacking batting by Solanki. For Australia Kasprowicz provided the first breakthrough trapping Solanki (35 off 49) with a yorker that looked like missing leg stump. Trescothick (29 off 61) followed soon after he gave a simple catch to Ponting off Gillespie. Vaughan and Strauss will look to rebuild the innings and Aussies must be aiming for another wicket to get the upper hand. England 88 for 2.
30 overs: England lost Strauss and Pietersen since the last update but thanks to a blazing 50 (43 balls) by Vaughan they are slowly moving towards a good total. Kasprowicz got his 2nd wicket after Strauss edged to first slip where Clarke took a good diving catch. Pietersen played some good shots but just when the partnership was looking dangerous he was bowled off a full ball from Symonds. The crowd has witnessed a superb knock by Vaughan so far who looked in fine touch against seamers and spinners and with Flintoff continuing his good run a good total is on the cards. England 164 for 4.
40 overs: Vaughan masterclass continues as England are in a good position even after losing Flintoff (23 off 29) and Collingwood (1 off 2). Ponting's bowling changes worked as McGrath and Martyn got the breakthroughs but with Vaughan still there England are moving towards a good score. England 220 for 6.
