Ashes 2013: The latest report from the morning session Australia continued to make England suffer on an intriguing if slow-paced first session at Old Trafford. The home side began the day on 52/2 still needing 275 to avoid the follow on, with Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott predictably watchful. Cook looked the more assured of the pair, playing a glorious cover drive to pick up England's first boundary of the day. Trott however never really looked settled and he soon gave Australia their first breakthrough, prodding forward to a Ryan Harris delivery and only succeeding in edging to Michael Clarke at first slip. His wicket brought Kevin Pietersen to the crease and the polarising right-hander made a nervous start to his innings, wafting hideously at one wide of his off stump. He eventually settled a little however as he and Cook looked to bat England back into the game. Following the drinks break, the South African born batsman sprung into life, smashing Mitchell Starc for consecutive boundaries, the second of which was vintage Pietersen - a disdainful pull off the back foot that rocketed to the boundary. England looked to be approaching lunch in fairly good order, only for Cook to get some bat on a Starc delivery angled down leg side which Brad Haddin caught skilfully diving to his right. Suddenly the home side were under pressure again although there was still time for England's form batsman, Ian Bell, to get off the mark with an elegant cover drive as his side went into lunch at 119/4.