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Watson bowls Aus back in the match

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Australia are fighting hard to get back in the Leeds Test and have given themselves a fair chance by reducing their overall deficit to 34 runs while losing two wickets in their second innings. Shane Watson was the key performer of the day finishing with 6 for 33 in just 11 overs which saw an early finish to the Pakistani first innings, a total of 258 in 64.5 overs. None of the batsmen could score a fifty for Pakistan who settled for a lead of 170 having bowled Australia for 88.

The Aussies finished the second day’s play at 136 for 2 with Skipper Ricky Ponting leading the way with an unbeaten 61 and is into a fighting stand with Michael Clarke who is batting on 32.