At tea, Australia were 216 for five, needing a further 207 to win. Ponting was 91 not out and Michael Clarke, who'd been off the field for most of this match with a back problem, unbeaten on 20.
Ponting completed his 23rd Test century and fifth against England when he cover-drove Harmison for four.
But at the other end Clarke, having frustrated England in a sixth wicket stand of 81, fell when he shouldered arms to Jones on 39, the reverse swing specialist getting the ball to move back-in sharply and hit off-stump.
Jason Gillespie, Australia's best defensive lower-order batsman, was sent in ahead of Warne only to be lbw to seamer Matthew Hoggard for nought as Australia declined to 264 for seven.
England took the new ball but in the end couldn't quite make it count.
New Zealand, Zimbabwe
AFP, BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming went past 6,000 Test runs at Queens Sports Club yesterday as he led his team toward a first innings advantage over Zimbabwe on the second morning of the second Test.
Starting just 15 runs short of the landmark and being teamed up with Lou Vincent, he consolidated the Kiwis' overnight 48-2 in reply to Zimbabwe's first innings total of 231.
At the lunch break New Zealand were 180-2, not having lost a wicket in the opening session. The first innings deficit stood at only 51 runs with eight wickets still standing at the break.
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