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Ryan Harris celebrates after bowling Matt Prior, his second wicket in as many balls. Source:Getty Images
PACEMAN Ryan Harris, whose big heart has so often broken a fragile body, was given wonderful reward for perseverance with career best figures as Australia tried to set up an unlikely fourth Test victory.
Harris took four wickets before lunch on the fourth day at Chester-le-Street to finish with 7-117 from 28 overs. It was the best return for an Australian bowler since Mitchell Johnson took 8-61 against South Africa in Perth in 2008.
Having ripped through the England top order, Harris's fourth day wickets were well deserved after yet another wholehearted display with the new ball. However, some late order slogging by the England tailenders had left Australia in a daunting position.
Resuming at 5-234, England were bowled out for 330. Needing 299 to win on a wicket that was showing signs of variable bounce, Australia was 0-11 at lunch.
Briefly, it had seemed Australia's chase would be less substantial.
When Harris bowled Ian Bell for 113, and did the same to Matt Prior with his next ball, England was 7-271. But nightwatchman Tim Bresnan (46) and tailender Graeme Swann (30 not out) frustrated the Australians with some big hitting.
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Bresnan's valuable cameo was tinged with controversy. He was given not out on 12 while shouldering arms to Jackson Bird, and saved from an Australian referral only on the "umpire's call".
It was a dispiriting moment for the Australians given that, customarily, batsmen not playing a shot are seldom given the benefit of the doubt.
Bresnan and Swann's late runs frustrated the Australians, who had been in sight of victory when they had England 3-49 on the third day - effectively 3-17 given their 32 run first innings lead - only for Bell to take the game away from them with his third century of the series.
When Harris finally removed Bell, the nature of his dismissal might have caused some concern to the Australian batsmen. The ball stayed down on a good length, with Bell only able to edge the ball onto his stumps.
Prior also chopped Harris's next ball onto the stumps. But Broad denied him the hat-trick with a confident front forward defensive shot.
While England's lead was foreboding, there was some good news for the struggling Australian batting line-up with Shane Watson taking his place at first slip after suffering a groin injury on the third day.
If Australia was to have any hope of chasing the England total, Bell had, yet again, provided them with a wonderful example of how to bat under pressure on a difficult wicket.
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