The Victorian swing bowler removed Yusuf Youhana and nightwatchman Mushtaq Ahmed to add to two earlier scalps which left the Pakistanis at 280 for six at close after they had been 265 for three.

Fleming finished the day with 4-57 off 25 overs three of the dismissals involved catches for Test debutant wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist.

Earlier, it looked as if Pakistan would make Australian captain Steve Waugh pay for sending them into bat with a big partnership between Inzamam (88) and Youhana (95).

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Inzamam and Youhana put on 152 runs for the fourth wicket three short of Pakistan's best against Australia.

Scoreboard
Pakistan (1st innings): Saeed Anwar c M Waugh b Warne 61, Mohammad Wasim c Gilchrist b Fleming 18, IjazAhmed c Warne b Fleming 0, Inzamam-ul-Haq lbw McGrath 88, Yousuf Youhana c Gilchrist b Fleming 95, Azhar Mahmood batting 7, Mushtaq Ahmed c Gilchrist b Fleming 0, Abdur Razzaq batting 0; Extras (b4, lb2, nb5) 11.Total (for 6 wickets, 92 overs) 280.
Fall of wickets: 1-42, 2-42, 3-113, 4-265, 5-280, 6-280.
Bowling: McGrath 21-2-86-1, Fleming 25-5-57-4, Muller 13-4-42-0, Warne 22-9-54-1, Blewett 5-1-22-0, Ponting 5-1-12-0, S Waugh 1-0-1-0.