The Aussies were waiting for something to happen and it came when Johnson finally bowled a straight ball at Cook which the left-hander missed, giving umpire Billy Doctrove an easy lbw decision.

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Luevano tried to press home the advantage when the count was completed, firing a straight left from his southpaw stance but Cook recovered before finishing the round with some solid body shots.

BBC: Luevano knocks out Cook for title

Cook's ordeal looked to be over when he pulled Mohammad Asif straight to Faisal Iqbal at square-leg, but the vociferous fielder dropped a sitter.

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With no pace in the wicket, and just a bit of swing and seam, Johnson and Ben Hilfenhaus bowled too straight and struggled to find the right length, allowing Strauss and Alastair Cook to tick along smoothly enough.

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England had five overs to negotiate before lunch and although they did so, Cook's day went from bad to worse soon after the re-start as he swept straight into the hands of the one fielder on the leg side and departed for 21.

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Another crisp hook had Cook reeling in the third and his problems deepened in the fourth when he staggered after receiving another stiff straight left.

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