AUSTRALIA 88 (Paine 17, Aamer 3-20, Asif 3-30) and 2-136 (Ponting 61no, Clarke 32no, Amin 1-12) versus PAKISTAN 258 (Butt 45, Farhat 43, Watson 6-33) at Headingley, Leeds.Australia trailing by 34 runs with eight second-innings wickets in hand.

Another career-best bowling performance from Shane Watson, combined with Ricky Ponting’s resolute leadership with the bat, has dragged Australia back into contention – favouritism, according to bookmakers – in the second Test.

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