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After losing control over the opening Ashes Test on Day 2, England made a comeback on Friday after they resisted to lose to any wicket and reached 326 for 6 for a lead of 261 runs by the stumps. Ian Bell remained unbeaten at 95 with his unbroken partnership of 108 with Stuart Broad – the partnership that had transformed the Test at Trent Bridge.
Broad remain controversially unbeaten at 47 only after he was given not out despite clearly edging Ashton Agar to Michael Clarke at slip. Australians were unable to ask for a review after having wasted their referrals. Mitchell Starc had Australia’s best bowling figures with 2-66.
Bell’s discipline and Broad’s brinkmanship turned the contest back in England’s favor after Australia had been on top for the first two sessions.
England resumed on Friday with 80 for 2. Kevin Pietersen (64) completed his 50 and Cook brought up the century partnership. But there were few chances until Pietersen dragged Pattinson onto his stumps on the final ball before the drinks break three overs later with 121 on the board.
Cook reached his 50, but Agar removed him with an off break that Clarke took high over his head to leave the total on 131 for 4. The dismissals slowed an already pedestrian run rate. Australia used their final referral in the 69th over, claiming an lbw decision against Bairstow from a ball that was drifting considerably down leg side and this wastefulness would return to haunt them. Bell was given lbw to Watson in the 79th over but he successfully referred the decision, to raucous cheers from the crowd when a replay showed the ball was missing leg stump.
Agar then had Bairstow caught behind. Matt Prior played well until he was caught by Ed Cowan trying to pull Siddle through midwicket at a stand of 44.
Bell reached his 50 and scored his 6,000th Test runs. Cowan missed a difficult chance to catch Broad at 37, at short leg off Agar and later on he was caught by Clarke at slip only to be given not out by Aleem Dar, to Australia’s fury.
In the 129th over, Broad cut Watson through point to bring up the hundred partnership and take England’s lead past 250. As Australian tempers boiled over Pattinson was given a verbal warning by umpire Kumar Dharmasena for an excessive appeal after Bell was correctly given not out lbw in the next over and England ends day three in a fair position.
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