Stumps

England Lions (1st inns)

Denly b Lee 66

Moore c Haddin b Lee 120

Bell lbw b Lee 0

Solanki b Lee 8

Morgan lbw b Lee 4

Davies c Clarke b North 53

Rashid not out 36

Bresnan not out 0

Total (for 6) 302, 81 overs

FoW: 1-172, 2-172, 3-198, 4-209, 5-209, 6-295

Worcestershire wicketkeeper Steve Davies found the final hour of the day to his likely.

The 23-year-old reached his half-century before he fell to part-time off-spinner Marcus North.

Coming together at 209-5, it had been 172-0, the pair put on 86.

Australia (1st inns, overnight 337-8, Hussey 143*, Katich 95)

Hussey b Harmison 150

Haurtitz c Denly b Onions 11

Clark not out 10

Total (all out) 358, 96.4 overs

FoW: 1-19, 2-24, 3-165, 4-185, 5-186, 6-197, 7-306, 8-315, 9-348

Australia have won the toss and have opted to bat.

England Lions: Denly, Moore, Bell (capt), Solanki, Morgan, Davies (wkt), Bresnan, Rashid, Harmison, Onions, Mahmood.

Australia: Hughes, Katich, Ponting (capt), Clarke, Hussey, North, Haddin (wkt), Johnson, Lee, Hauritz, Clark.