Ashes '13: 1st Test: Day 2 - A see-sawing second day in the- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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A see-sawing second day in the opening Ashes test in which Australian teenage debutant Ashton Agar make the highest score by a No. 11 batsman in a record last-wicket stand ended with England reaching 80-2 for a lead of 15 runs.

In This Pic : Kevin Pietersen, Alastair Cook

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England captain Alastair Cook was 37 not out and Kevin Pietersen unbeaten on 35 at stumps Thursday in a painstakingly slow stand of 69 off 213 balls at Trent Bridge.

In This Pic : Alastair Cook

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Earlier, Agar hit 98 from 101 balls with two sixes and 12 fours to break the previous mark by a No. 11 of 95 by Tino Best for West Indies against England last year and swing the momentum in Australia's favor.

In This Pic : Ashton Agar

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That came in a stand of 163 with Phillip Hughes (81 not out) as Australia recovered from 117-9 to 280 all out for a first-innings lead of 65.

In This Pic : Phil Hughes, Ashton Agar

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"I'm super happy," Agar said. "And I'm happy that me and Hughesie could get the team in some sort of winning position. If we can break the (Cook-Pietersen) partnership, the power will be in our hands."

In This Pic : Ashton Agar

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