Plenty of drama on the field before the start of the fourth Ashes Test ... England's wicketkeeper Matt Prior injured his back playing football during the warm-up and looked doubtful for the matchPhotograph: Tom Jenkins/Tom JenkinsAndrew Flintoff was ruled out, meaning Steve Harmison got his chance todayPhotograph: Tom JenkinsPaul Collingwood dons the keeper's gloves in anticipation that Prior won't be fit to play, but, thankfully, that's not the case. After the toss is delayed 10 minutes, Andrew Strauss wins it for England and chooses to bat firstPhotograph: Tom Jenkins
First ball of the day and it looked like a horrible one for England. Strauss was trapped plumb lbw by Ben Hilfenhaus but somehow the umpire turned down the appealPhotograph: Tom JenkinsBut Strauss's luck doesn't last long. Sixteen balls later and with just three runs to his name, he edges Peter Siddle's ball to the slips where Marcus North takes a magnificent one handed catchPhotograph: Tom JenkinsIt's gone from bad to worse - Ravi Bopara is out. He nips the ball straight to Mike Hussey off Hilfenhaus's deliveryPhotograph: Tom JenkinsIan Bell is next to go... this is shambolicPhotograph: Tom JenkinsFollowed swiftly by Collingwood - caught by the Aussie captain Ricky Ponting who surely can't believe how well the morning session is going for his side. England are 42-4Photograph: Tom JenkinsA sombre mood on the Western Terrace Photograph: Tom JenkinsJimmy Anderson gets a short ball from Siddle and gloves behind for a catch.Photograph: Tom JenkinsThe wickets keep on falling in quick succession... here, Peter Siddle celebrates getting his fifth wicket, that of Onions, to finish the innings. England have scored just 102.Photograph: Tom JenkinsIt's hard to know which is more embarrassing - the Kiss costumes, or England's performancePhotograph: Tom JenkinsAndrew Strauss conducts a team-talk before England start to bowlPhotograph: Tom JenkinsShane Watson top edges Harmison for a boundary as Australia look to strengthen their hold on the gamePhotograph: Tom JenkinsOrganisers have brought in a number of measures in order to halt growing criticism of unruly crowd behaviour especially at Headlingley's famously rowdy Western Terrace. One of which is the banning of beer snakes...Photograph: Tom Jenkins...which the fans on The Western Terrace completely ignorePhotograph: Tom JenkinsPonting pulls Harmison for four on his way to a tally of 78Photograph: Tom JenkinsStuart Broad gets Ponting LBW - one of three Aussie wickets to fall within the space of just 18 runsPhotograph: Tom JenkinsPonting waves his bat to the booing crowd after his dismissalPhotograph: Tom Jenkins/Tom JenkinsJim Maxwell and Geoffrey Boycott commentating in the Test Match Special boxPhotograph: Tom JenkinsFollowing a dreadful day's play for England, Andrew Strauss and Jimmy Anderson look dejected as they walk off at the endPhotograph: Tom Jenkins
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