Perseverance in Siddle pays off
Mitchell Johnson, Ben Hilfenhaus and Stuart Clark all struggled at various junctures and, if not for a succession of muddle-headed strokes, Australia might have faced a more treacherous path over the coming four days

Peter Siddle's performance on the first day at The Oval took him to the top of the wickets' chart in the series • PA Photos
Alex Brown is deputy editor of Cricinfo