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Sport: All the action from the fourth Ashes Test

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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 match Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Tom Jenkins
Ashes fourth Test: Ashes
Andrew Flintoff was ruled out, meaning Steve Harmison got his chance today Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Ashes fourth Test: Ashes
Paul 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 first Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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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 appeal Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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But 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 catch Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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It's gone from bad to worse - Ravi Bopara is out. He nips the ball straight to Mike Hussey off Hilfenhaus's delivery Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Ian Bell is next to go... this is shambolic Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Ashes fourth Test: Ashes
Followed 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 42-4 Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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A sombre mood on the Western Terrace Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Jimmy Anderson gets a short ball from Siddle and gloves behind for a catch. Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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The 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 Jenkins
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It's hard to know which is more embarrassing - the Kiss costumes, or England's performance Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Andrew Strauss conducts a team-talk before England start to bowl Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Shane Watson top edges Harmison for a boundary as Australia look to strengthen their hold on the game Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Friday Test: Sign banning Beer Snakes
Organisers 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
Friday Test: Fans on The Western Terrace build a Beer Snake
...which the fans on The Western Terrace completely ignore Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Ponting pulls Harmison for four on his way to a tally of 78 Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Stuart Broad gets Ponting LBW - one of three Aussie wickets to fall within the space of just 18 runs Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Ponting waves his bat to the booing crowd after his dismissal Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Tom Jenkins
Friday Test: Jim Maxwell & Geoffrey Boycott commentating in the Test Match Special box.
Jim Maxwell and Geoffrey Boycott commentating in the Test Match Special box Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Friday Test: Andrew Strauss and Jimmy Anderson look dejected as they walk off at the end
Following a dreadful day's play for England, Andrew Strauss and Jimmy Anderson look dejected as they walk off at the end Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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