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Kevin, Colly consolidate

AFP, Cardiff
Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood kept Australia at bay with an unbroken century stand as England got through the second session of the first Ashes Test here Wednesday without losing a wicket.
At tea, England were 194 for three with both Pietersen and Collingwood having made responsible fifties to be 52 not out and 50 not out respectively.
Their stand was worth 104 after they'd come together with England faltering at 90 for three.
The pair knew all about building a big partnership after sharing an England fourth-wicket record against Australia of 310 at Adelaide in 2006/07.
Pietersen twice drove Ben Hilfenhaus trough extra-cover for resounding boundaries shortly after lunch but his innings had so far featured just three fours in all.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting, after 31 overs of seam bowling, eventually turned to Nathan Hauritz.
The off-spinner had been selected for this
match despite his two wickets on tour so far costing 260 runs.
Pietersen and Collingwood then proceeded to score steadily against Hauritz (none for 41 off 15 overs) as they rebuilt the innings.
Hauritz only looked like taking a wicket when Pietersen charged down the pitch before being saved from a possible stumping when the ball hit his pads.
Left-arm spinner Michael Clarke, primarily a batsman, came on at the other end as Ponting looked to give his quicks a breather.
Clarke almost bowled Pietersen around his pads, the ball missing leg-stump by a whisker.
England went 21 overs between boundaries before Collingwood ended the drought with a couple of square cuts off Hauritz and Pietersen followed up by driving Clarke to long-off.
Before lunch, Australia's pace trio battled hard to overcome a placid pitch.
When fast bowler Brett Lee, a veteran of 76 Tests, was ruled out Monday with a rib injury it meant Australia, who thrashed England 5-0 in 2006/07, would go into this match with an attack where all the bowlers were making Ashes debuts.
They were given a boost thanks to a brilliant catch by Mike Hussey.
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