Australia's opening bowlers Lee and Stuart Clark were full of confidence in the opening exchanges, hitting a fine length and generating pace and movement off the seam as they probed outside off stump.

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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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