Hauritz and Siddle put on a good fight for the ninth wicket, making 24 and 35 respectively, but Onions took both wickets and Australia were all out for a meager 215; 210 runs behind England.
Strauss chose not to enforce the follow-on; with two and a half days left, the pitch was still good and there was plenty of time to set an impossible target and then bowl Australia out on the wearing pitch.
Strauss and Cook took the score to 61 without loss, before Hauritz dismissed both. Then, strangely, he was taken out of the attack and Australia stumbled. Ponting missed a gettable run-out, then dropped a catch; close decisions went in England's favour, and although wickets fell regularly through the day, the Englishmen were scoring runs and scoring them quickly. Most batsmen made between 25 and 60, and when rain stopped play England were 6 for 311, a massive 521 runs in front.
England is totally on top. The highest successful run chase in history is 418, and the highest at Lords, 329. 521?
