Vodafone Ashes Series 2010-11 - - 5th Test Updates/Highlights (Day 2): England on 50/0 after 10 Overs While 9th Wicket Partnership Takes Australia to 280

England started their inning steadily with their regular opening pair of Alastair Cook and Captain Andrew Strauss. After 10 overs of the innings England are 50 without losing any wicket. Strauss batting on 36 while Cook is confident on 13.

Earlier, a ninth-wicket 41-runs partnership of between Mitchell Johnson and Ben Hilfenhaus recharged Australia after the loss of four wickets on the second morning of the final Ashes Test against England on Tuesday.

Johnson and Hilfenhaus came together with Australia in strife at 189 for eight, about 45 minutes before lunch at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

At the interval, the Australians were still alive at 230 for eight with Johnson hitting freely on 30 and Hilfenhaus on 14.

Australia added 96 runs for the loss of four wickets from 36 overs in the extended morning session.

Before the pair’s brave little cameo, England had held the upper hand with tight bowling claiming the wickets of Brad Haddin, Mike Hussey, Steven Smith and Peter Siddle.

Earlier on the day, resuming at 134 for four after rain washed out play late on Monday's opening day; Australia lost their first wicket just 15 minutes into the second day.

Haddin paid for not using his feet and edged a James Anderson outswinger to Matt Prior for six leaving the home side at 143 for five.

Hussey and Smith were tied down by accurate line and length bowling and keen fielding, with runs at a premium under cloudy skies, before part-time bowler Paul Collingwood grabbed the vital wicket of Hussey in the over before the second new ball.

Hussey got an inside edge off his bat and thigh onto his stumps for a fighting 33 off 92 balls.

That left the home side struggling as Andrew Strauss wheeled out his front-line pacemen with the second new ball.

Smith was lulled into lashing out at an Anderson outswinger and nicked to Collingwood at slip for 18 painstaking runs off 53 balls.

Siddle only lasted four balls before he was snapped up by Strauss at slip for two, giving Anderson his third wicket of the innings.

At lunch, Anderson had 3-66 off 30 overs and Tim Bresnan 2-64 from 24 overs.

The tourists are bidding to win their first series Down Under in 24 years.

England, who lead the series 2-1, outplayed Australia in Adelaide and Melbourne while Australia won the third Perth Test. The first Brisbane Test was drawn.