Allan Border added 35, and Dean Jones made 27, but the highlight of the second day came in the form of Steve Waugh who continued his imperious form from the first test, driving square of the wicket masterfully. Although he was not as quick scoring in the first test, he moved onto 35 not out by the close, with Merv Hughes once again by his side not out on 2. Australia had ground out runs throughout a slow second day to end on 276 for 6, still ten runs behind England's first innings score.