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Day 3, Session 3 - STUMPS

21 : 00 (EDT)

Old Trafford, Manchester

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FALL OF WICKETS BOWLING

7/ /294
TRAIL BY 233 RUNS
AUS 7/527 (DEC) (146.0)

ENG

120.0 ov
RR 2.45

SCORECARD

COMMENTARY

GRAPHS

HEAD 2 HEAD

AUS - 7/527

ENG - 7/294 BATTING

ENGLAND: BATTING
ALASTAIR COOK (C)
c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Starc
4 x 7 6 x 0 Dots x 145

S/R

TOP BATSMEN
MICHAEL CLARKE

TOP BOWLERS
GRAEME SWANN

62 8 1 5 113 60 22 6

177 57 15 32

35.02 14.03 6.66

187 (314)

5/159

JOE ROOT
c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle
4 x 1 6 x 0 Dots x 54

KEVIN PIETERSEN

113 (206)

MITCHELL STARC

3/75

TIM BRESNAN
c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle
4 x 0 6 x 0 Dots x 14

COOK REACHED HIS 31ST TEST FIFTY, 5TH VS AUSTRALIA JONATHAN TROTT
COMMENTARY
c Michael Clarke b Ryan Harris
4 x 0 6 x 0 Dots x 28

IAN BELL REACHED HIS 37TH TEST FIFTY, 13TH VS AUS

15.62
SPIDER AUS - 7/527 ENG - 7/294 HEATMAP

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That's it from us here! Hope you enjoyed the coverage. Do join us for the coverage of day four tomorrow, until then, good bye and take care. Australia would be looking to wrap it up soon and restrict the hosts to as low a total as possible. Another intriguing day's play awaits us tomorrow. Bell joined Pietersen and played some sublime strokes as they added 115 runs scoring 92 in the second session without losing any wicket, Pietersen reached a splendid century but then Starc bowled a brilliant spell of swing bowling to remove Pietersen and Bairstow, while Harris removed Bell as England crumbled to 280/7. They still haven't avoided the follow-on and Prior and

KEVIN PIETERSEN
lbw b Mitchell Starc
4 x 12 6 x 2 Dots x 152

206 54.85
FULL OVERALL
BALLS

IAN BELL
b Ryan Harris
4 x 10 6 x 1 Dots x 92

112 51 40

53.57
GOOD

716

JONNY BAIRSTOW
c Shane Watson b Mitchell Starc
4 x 3 6 x 0 Dots x 41

43.13 15
OFF MID LEG

SHORT HALF

284
WICKETS

RUNS

MATT PRIOR (WK)

Batting
4 x 1 6 x 0 Dots x 37

Extras: 8 (B: 0, LB: 7, NB: 1, WD: 0, P: 0)

7/294 (120.0)

All batsmen are considered right handed

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Live: Day 3, third Ashes Test, England v Australia, Old Trafford

4/08/13 8:21 AM

3:41am: Another interesting day's Test cricket was produced. While Jonathan Trott endured another failure and Alastair Cook failed to kick on from his half-century, uncharacteristic for both compared to the previous Ashes series, England boasted two fine innings: Ian Bell's 60 and Kevin Pietersen's even finer - by runs, if not aesthetically - contribution of 113. The home team was set to easily coast past the follow-on target, but was made to worker for that thanks to Harris' excellent dismissal of Bell and Mitch Starc's removal of Pietersen, the latter as part of a late spell that was clearly his best so far in the Ashes. A central source of interest tomorrow will revolve around whether Australia can claim the final three wickets before England scores another 34 runs to reach 328, to deny Australia captain Michael Clarke the option of a follow-on. While Australia's bowlers have already bowled 120 overs to England the captain could be swayed by expectations rain will intervene in the final two days, and that anything other than Australian victory would guarantee England's retention of the Ashes. All the news and views from our team at Old Trafford, Chris Barrett and Malcolm Knox, will be posted on our websites. Thanks for joining us. We will return for complete coverage of day four.

England's Kevin Pietersen leaves the Old Trafford arena after falling for 113 late on day three of the third Ashes Test against Australia. Photo: Getty Images
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3:31am: STUMPS: Day three ends with England 7-294 after 120 overs, trailing by 233 and needing 34 to remove the possibility of the follow-on, with Matt Prior 6* from 40 deliveries and Stuart Broad 9* off 31 deliveries.
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3:30am: First three deliveries seen off. Three to go...

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3:28am: Lyon finishes the day with a maiden. Finishes the day wicket-less, in contrast to the significant threat he was providing yesterday. Ryan Harris to bowl the last over. Matt Prior on strike for England.
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3:27am: Highlights of the second session today, courtesy of the ECB.

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Highlights from the afternoon session at @LancsCCC where @KP24 and Bell passed 50 youtu.be/1FZQ4ThjFf8 #Ashes #RISE
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