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Ashes PHOTOS: Clarke, Haddin hit tons as Aussies display supreme batting
England trailed Australia by 535 runs on day two in the second Ashes Test in Adelaide on Friday.
At stumps England was 1 for 35 after losing skipper Alastair Cook. It was Mitchell Johnson again who proved to be England’s tormentor as he nabbed the prized wicket to a superb delivery.
Ashes PHOTOS: Clarke, Haddin hit tons as Aussies display supreme batting
Michael Clarke and Brad Haddin swept to centuries as Australia took control of the second Test.
Captain Clarke claimed his third century in five Ashes Tests and the 26th in his 99th Test, while vice-captain Haddin blasted four sixes and 11 fours in his fourth Test ton.
At tea, the hosts were 516 for eight.
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Ashes PHOTOS: Clarke, Haddin hit tons as Aussies display supreme batting
Clarke continued his love affair with the Adelaide Oval with his sixth century in nine Tests at the famous ground.
His last nine Tests at the ground yielding a record of two double-centuries, four tons and three 50s.
Ashes PHOTOS: Clarke, Haddin hit tons as Aussies display supreme batting
The Test match had been evenly poised with Australia 273-5 after day one, but Clarke and wicketkeeper Haddin's partnership left the tourists facing a huge task to avert defeat despite three quick wickets falling in the middle session.
Ashes PHOTOS: Clarke, Haddin hit tons as Aussies display supreme batting
The Australia and England teams wore black armbands and bowed their heads in a minute's silence for Nelson Mandela before the start of the play.
Madiba, as Mandela was fondly known, had been battling health issues in recent months, including a recurring lung infection that led to numerous hospitalisations.
Mandela is respected worldwide for his role in fighting racism in South Africa, and for forgiving his former white captors after his release from prison.