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AUSTRALIA has declared with a lead of 560 on day three of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba.
After Brad Haddin slammed his second half century of the Test, Michael Clarke decided to end the innings and get the English back in.
Haddin and Mitchell Johnson put on a swift 80-run partnership at a rate of six runs per over after George Bailey was clean bowled by Graeme Swann for 34 just after tea.
Haddin was the last man out for 53.
Clarke's love affair with the Gabba guaranteed the mammoth fourth-innings run chase for the visitors.
Centurion David Warner was dismissed for 124, edging a seaming Stuart Broad delivery to wicketkeeper Matt Prior midway through the second session.
Warner had blasted Broad back over his own head for six just three balls earlier.
England had their fourth wicket three overs later, when Steve Smith was caught behind off Chris Tremlett for a duck.
Clarke, who has now scored more than 1000 runs at the Gabba at an average above 100, reached his century from 115 deliveries but was clean-bowled by Graeme Swann for 113.
Warner's fourth Test century - and first in an Ashes match - poetically came off the bowling of a man who threatened to end his Test career five months ago.
England was forced to turn to the part time off-spin of Joe Root, who was struck by Warner in a London pub in June, for a breakthrough.
On 99 not out, Warner must have taken great delight in punching Root down the ground to amass his first century since November last year.
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Australia lost two wickets for 10 runs early on day three but Warner and Clarke halted a potential collapse with an immense third-wicket partnership.
Beginning day three on 0-65 and with a lead of 224, Australia's hopes of building a 400-run lead were quickly dealt two unnecessary blows.
Chris Rogers and Shane Watson both fell to poor shots in the opening 35 minutes of the first session.
Rogers fell for 16 to a regrettable stroke in just the second over of the day, as Stuart Broad took his seventh wicket of the Test.
Rogers took 81 balls to reach 16 before looking to slash a wide Broad ball through point but only managing a weak-wristed cut that lobbed to England fielder Michael Carberry.
Then Shane Watson played a reckless pull shot off Chris Tremlett that lobbed to Broad at mid-on and he was gone for six off 27 balls.
Ten minutes of play was lost to rain during the opening session but the clouds have otherwise circled the ground.
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