Twin centuries put England in charge

Dec 02, 2006

91.2 Lee to Collingwood, 3 runs, on his legs, whipped through midwicket and there it is! Collingwood's third Test hundred. He clenches his fist, punches the air before waving the bat to the dressing room. All of the England players are on their feet, clapping and applauding, as indeed are the crowd who give him a loud and appreciative standing ovation.•Getty Images

93.3 Lee to Pietersen, no run, oooh a cracker from Lee, Pietersen nibbles at this and Lee sprints down the pitch, convinced he has his man. The slips go up, Gilchrist goes up - everyone goes up but Bucknor, the umpire, shakes his head. That was mighty close but a very fine decision from Bucknor•Getty Images

Collingwood drives on his way to his inaugural first-class double-century and he and Kevin Pietersen take their stand past 300•Getty Images

142.6 Clarke to Collingwood, FOUR, down the pitch and he smacks him over his head for four! What a way to bring up your first double hundred. He receives a huge hug from Pietersen and a deafening standing ovation from the crowd. All of England's players are on their feet, and Australia clap him to a man. What a knock. 504 minutes, 383 balls, 16 fours for Collingwood - England's first double hundred since Rob Key in 2004 against the West Indies.•Getty Images

Pietersen followed soon afterwards, but not before equalling his highest Test score of 158 - for the third time•Getty Images

8.3 McGrath to Pietersen, FOUR, shot. This is planned, controlled aggression as Pietersen times this superbly down the ground, just to McGrath's right, for four past mid-off.•Getty Images

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Collingwood smacks Shane Warne over long on•Getty Images

145.5 Clark to Collingwood, OUT, and he's GONE! Collingwood is out, he's edged Clark behind, a swinging delivery driven on the up, takes a thick outside edge and Gilchrist takes the catch. He receives tumultuous applause, a standing ovation from everyone in the ground and every Australian on the pitch. A fabulous innings•Getty Images

1.6 Flintoff to Langer, OUT, short again, but this time Langer forced to play and the ball flies off the shoulder of the bat and Pietersen takes a good catch low to his right. Flintoff is mobbed by delirious team-mates as Langer slowly trudges off for 4 •Getty Images

107.1 Clark to Pietersen, 1 run, a scrambled single into the on-side and Pietersen raises his bat for his hundred immediately. Somewhat surprisingly, that's his slowest of his six Test match hundreds, but it still came off only 149 balls. Australia are clapping him, and there's applause from all the crowd•Getty Images

And Pietersen's in commanding touch, too, driving Brett Lee for four•Getty Images

Collingwood raises his bat to the crowd as he walks off•Getty Images