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Aussies tighten grip

AFP, Sydney
Australia were closing in on a series sweep after restricting Zimbabwe to 151 for four in their second innings on the third day of the second and final cricket Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
The Zimbabweans held an overall lead of 56 runs at stumps Sunday with just six second innings wickets in hand and two days left to play.
Paceman Brad Williams, playing in his first Test match, and Simon Katich, recalled after a two-year absence, took two wickets apiece for the under-strength Australian side.
Opener Dion Ebrahim fell to the fourth ball of Williams' opening over but Trevor Gripper and Mark Vermeulen then steadied the ship before Vermeulen (48) departed, also falling to Williams.
Stuart Carlisle, who made a century in the first innings, then fell to part-time spinner Katich's second delivery, caught by Williams at backward square leg for five, and the tourists were reduced to 103-3.
Gripper was Katich's second victim, caught at first slip by Matthew Hayden for 47 with the score on 114.
Craig Wishart was unbeaten on 32 when bad light and rain halted play for the day. Tatenda Taibu was on 13.
Left-arm spinner Ray Price earlier claimed a career-best six for 121 as the tourists ended Australia's first innings on 403 after they had resumed at 245-3.
Price took five wickets Sunday
but Steve Waugh's team still built a first-innings lead of 95.
Price's six wickets from 41.3 overs bettered his 5-181 against South Africa in Bulawayo in 20012002. They were the best by a Zimbabwean bowler against Australia.
The nephew of golfer Nick Price struck the first blow of the day when he dismissed Waugh for 61, including nine fours, caught by Carlisle at short leg. Waugh and Ricky Ponting had put on 135 for the fourth wicket.
Ponting, who began the day on 137, also fell victim to Price when on 169. He faced 249 balls and struck 23 fours and two sixes before falling to the fifth ball of Price's 30th over with the Australians two runs short of taking the lead.
Danger man Adam Gilchrist added a cameo 20 from 25 balls, including a pair of fours and a six, before being beaten for pace and bowled by Zimbabwe skipper Heath Streak, who took his first wicket of the series.
Price took his fourth wicket soon after the interval, dismissing Brad Hogg for 13, caught at point by Dion Ebrahim, and he then bowled Katich for 52.
Andy Bichel fell to paceman Andy Blignaut for five, caught in the slips by Wishart, and Price then wrapped up the innings by having Williams caught and bowled for seven.
Brett Lee, who officials had earlier said would take no further part in the match with an abdominal strain, was unbeaten on six but will not bowl.
Australia won the first Test by an innings and 175 runs in Perth with Matthew Hayden hitting a world record 380.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard at stumps on the third day of the second cricket Test between Australia and Zimbabwe at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday:
ZIMBABWE: First innings 308 (S Carlisle 118, A Blignaut 38; A Bichel 4-66, B Hogg 2-49, B Williams 2-58, B Lee 2-78)
AUSTRALIA: First innings (overnight 245-3)
Hayden c Carlisle b Blignaut 20
Langer c Streak b Blignaut 2
Ponting b Price 169
Martyn lbw b Price 32
Waugh c Carlisle b Price 61
Katich b Price 52
Gilchrist b Streak 20
Hogg c Ebrahim b Price 13
Bichel c Wishart b Blignaut 5
Lee not out 6
Williams c and b Price 7
Extras: (lb-2, w-1, nb-13) 16
Total: (All out in 103.3 overs) 403 Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-51, 3-148, 4283, 5-306, 6-347, 7-375, 8-384, 9394
Bowler O M R W
Streak 21 3 83 1
Blignaut 20 2 83 3
Mahwire 10 1 61 0
Price 41.3 6 121 6
Ewing 11 1 53 0
ZIMBABWE: Second innings
Ebrahim c Katich b Williams 0
Gripper c Hayden b Katich 47
Vermeulen c Waugh b Williams 48
Carlisle c Williams b Katich 5
Wishart not out 32
Taibu not out 13
Extras: (b-2, w-1, nb-3) 6
Total: (For 4 wkts in 44.4 overs)151 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-93, 3-103, 4-114
Bowler O M R W
Williams 9 3 45 2
Bichel 12 3 49 0
Hogg 14.4 2 32 0
Katich 9 0 23 2