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Australia fight to avoid follow-on
MANCHESTER, England -- Simon Jones and Ashley Giles took three wickets apiece as ruthless England threatened to force Australia to follow on in the third test at Old Trafford. The world champions, who have not had to follow on in a test since they met Pakistan in 1988, need another 31 runs to avoid the indignity after being reduced to 214 for seven in reply to England's 444. Paceman Jones took three for 30 and left-arm spinner Giles three for 66 but Shane Warne batting doggedly, was still there with 45. Australia's total was increased by four runs after the close of play, when it was revealed that a no-ball that went to the fence had not been signalled by umprie Steve Bucknor. England started the day on 341 for five, after captain Michael Vaughan scored 166, the first hundred of the series, on the first day. Bell began Friday 59 not out, his Test-best against Australia, and Flintoff was yet to face after nightwatchman Matthew Hoggard was bowled by Lee off Thursday's last ball. As Flintoff walked onto the field he was given a huge ovation by his Lancashire home crowd after his man-of-the-match winning display during England's two-run 1-1 second Test win at Edgbaston. Bell failed to add to his overnight score, caught behind off Lee by Gilchrist, but Flintoff and Geraint Jones added 87 off 105 balls, before leg-spinner Warne, sparked a collapse in which the last four wickets fell for 11 runs in 25 balls either side of lunch. Warne, who took four for 99, removed Flintoff for 46 and Jones was bowled by Gillespie for 42, off the last ball of the session. After the break Warne dismissed both Giles and Simon Jones for nought. Fast bowler Brett Lee was the pick of Australia's quicks with four for 100 off 27 overs. Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden gave Australia their best start of the series with a stand of 58 before Giles dismissed Langer (31). Langer survived a caught-behind appeal in Giles' first over -- the 15th of the innings -- but was out next ball, stepping down the pitch and hitting it to Ian Bell, who took a one-handed reflex catch at short leg. Australia were 73 for one at tea and lost their second wicket to the first ball after the break when captain Ricky Ponting (7) was surprised by a rising delivery from Simon Jones and gave a looping catch to Bell at backward point. England then reduced Australia to 82 for three when Hayden, going back, was lbw to Giles for 34. Shouldered armsSimon Katich then shouldered arms to all-rounder Andrew Flintoff and was bowled off-stump for 17. And when Damien Martyn (20) was bowled by a superb Giles delivery that clipped the top of off-stump, Australia were 129 for five. The dangerous Adam Gilchrist was given two lives in quick succession. On 12 the left-hander was dropped in the gully by Bell off Flintoff and when he had added another run, with Australia now 131, Kevin Pietersen put down an easier chance at cover, having got two hands to the ball, with paceman Flintoff again the unlucky bowler. But Gilchrist, who in the course of his innings became the highest run-scoring keeper in Test history, eventually went for 30 when he was caught behind off Jones. Michael Clarke was summoned from his sick bed at the team's hotel after being off the field for most of the match with a back injury. He came out with Hayden as his runner but on seven he too fell to Glamorgan quick Jones, lofting a catch to Flintoff at mid-off and making Australia 197 for seven. 
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