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Alec Stewart flicks the ball to leg at Leeds, 2001


Alec Stewart in positive mood at Leeds, 2001


Mark Ramprakash pushes through the off side at Leeds 2001


Mark Ramprakash plays a late cut at Leeds 2001


Ricky Ponting pulls Caddick for four


Alan Mullally bowling study 2001


Simon Katich prepares for his Test debut at Leeds


Simon Katich in the field on his Test debut at Leeds


Nasser Hussain plays a pull shot in the second innings at Leeds, 2001


Nasser Hussain plays to leg in the second innings at Leeds, 2001


Nasser Hussain leaving the field at Leeds 2001


Matthew Hayden pulls Andy Caddick in the Australian first innings


A view of the Football Stand at Leeds


Neither use nor ornament, this scoreboard rarely worked properly and was also hard to read


A panoramic view from the North Stand to the Football Stand


Darren Gough struts off the field at Leeds 2001


Stand-in skipper Adam Gilchrist looks pensive


The Sir Leonard Hutton Gates


Mark Butcher batting England to victory


Mark Butcher in his stupendous second innings at Leeds


Mike Atherton in his last Ashes series ?


Mike Atherton takes pre-play practice


Usman Afzaal plays to the off as Katich watches


Man of the Match Mark Butcher


Adam Gilchrist and Nasser Hussain in suitable poses at the end of the match


Mark Ramprakash fends off a Lee bouncer


Mark Ramprakash with a lovely drive off Gillespie


Joy for Gillespie as he has Hussain caught behind for 55


Nasser Hussain drives a delivery from Brett Lee


Nasser Hussain hooks a ball from Lee on his way to a score of 55


Not going the way of the Aussies, Gilchrist and Lee seem downhearted as England move towards the fourth innings target


Mark Butcher edges four runs off Jason Gillespie in the second innings


Hussain shows his appreciation of Mark Butcher's century effort


Warne and Gilchrist try to work out the tactics as Hussain and Butcher build a 150 run partnership


Not much for Shane Warne in the Leeds wicket in the England second innings


An appeal turned down from Brett Lee


Nasser Hussain hooks Gillespie for a six out of the ground


A hard earned 50 for Mark Butcher


Test cricket close up - Lee to Butcher in the England second innings


Atherton becomes McGrath's eighth wicket of the match in the England second innings


A view of Headingly during the rainstorm


The newly built Sir Leonard Hutton gates at Headingley


Atherton is bowled by McGrath yet again ?


Mike Atherton hooks McGrath for four to get England's fourth innings run chase off the mark


A view of Headingley during the rainstorm


The newly built Sir Leonard Hutton gates at Headingley


Gough takes a tumble as he lets a bouncer fly past Mark Waugh


Darren Gough traps Ponting lbw for 72 in the second innings


Ricky Ponting on his way to 72 in his second innings


Ricky Ponting pulls Gough for four on day four of the Leeds Test


Matthew Hayden on his way to a score of 35 in the Australian second innings


Slater plays on to Darren Gough for 16


Matthew Hayden drives a ball back past the bowler, Alex tudor


Stewart cracks Lee through the off side for four


Another 5 wicket haul for Glenn McGrath


Caddick is bowled , but it is a no ball


Andy Caddick does his best to reach a Brett Lee bouncer


Ramprakash is out for 40, a victim of Brett Lee


Ramprakash blocks another thunderbolt from Brett Lee


Ramprakash drives Gillespie back past the bowler


Glenn McGrath traps England skipper Hussain lbw in his first bowling spell of the third day


Off goes Afzaal dismissed by McGrath for 14


Jason Gillespie lets Ramprakash have a bouncer


Usman Afzaal is felled by a delivery from Jason Gillespie


Brett Lee dives in to run out Mark Butcher for 47


Brett Lee about to run out Mark Butcher for 47


Trescothick takes a swipe at a McGrath delivery to be caught by Gilchrist for 37


'Who Are Ya'? -- England's latest batting hope takes to the field at Headingley whilst asking the odds on becoming another McGrath victim


Katich and Gilchrist celebrate the dismissal of Atherton, once more a McGrath victim


Trescothick sweeps Warne as Ponting takes avoiding action in the opposite direction


Marcus Trescothick drives a McGrath delivery for 3 runs


A general view of Headingley as Glenn McGrath comes in to bowl to Atherton


Damien Martyn gets his second Test match hundred


Damien Martyn on his way to a century


Damien Martyn with a lovely off side cut shot


Gough is surely not an old buddie of Gilchrist , whom he has just dismissed for 15


Simon Katich with an attempted off side cut in his innings of 15


Simon Katich takes the long walk back to the Leeds dressing rooms as he is out for 15


Simon Katich is bowled by Darren Gough for 15


Simon Katich, Australia's latest Test match bat


Simon Katich opens his Test match account with a push through the off side from the bowling of Caddick


Ricky Ponting celebrates his 8th Test hundred and his 2nd at Leeds


Caddick rips a bouncer past the ducking Mark Waugh


Ricky Ponting hooks Caddick for four runs into the West Terrace Stand


Andrew Caddick traps Hayden lbw for 15 in the Australian first innings


Matthew Hayden hooks Caddick for two runs in his innings of 15


Up goes the umpire's finger and Slater must depart for 21 runs , lbw Caddick


Michael Slater pulls the first ball of the match for four runs off the bowling of Gough


Darren Gough appeals for the wicket of Slater in his first bowling spell but given not out


Injured Aussie skipper Steve Waugh giving some throw downs to the Aussie players prior to the Test starting at Leeds


Simon Katich prepares for his first Test match at Leeds


Simon Katich is awarded his Australian cap by Richie Benaud


Simon Katich wearing the Baggy Green cap on the field at Leeds after being presented with it by Richie Benaud


I'm aiming for an early return to the England side - Alec Stewart's Diary

Tufnell: It's a funny old game. . . sometimes

Jason Gillespie's Diary: Well played England, but now the aim is 4-1

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