Pace Ace Jimmy at the Double for Strauss's Men As Aussie Resistance Is Finally Broken ; Anderson Claims Two Quick Wickets Before Panesar Removes Tourists' Skipper Ponting to Put Opening Ashes Test Back in the Balance at Sophia Gardens [Edition 2]

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ANDREW FLINTOFF reminded his colleagues last night that one burst of bowling could put a different complexion on the First Test and Jimmy Anderson went some of the way to proving him right at Sophia Gardens today.

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Pace Ace Jimmy at the Double for Strauss's Men As Aussie Resistance Is Finally Broken ; Anderson Claims Two Quick Wickets Before Panesar Removes Tourists' Skipper Ponting to Put Opening Ashes Test Back in the Balance at Sophia Gardens [Edition 2]

Australia, 249 for one overnight in reply to a home total of 435, looked to hold most of the cards when play resumed this morning.

However, two wickets in the space of 14 deliveries with the second new ball for Anderson, and a crucial strike by Monty Panesar, put the contest back in the balance.

Anderson, having struggled to gain any assistan...

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