Tense battle ensues at Chester-le-Street.
A ton to Chris Rogers and a five-wicket haul to Stuart Broad are the highlights on the scorecard at lunch on day three of the fourth Ashes Test match of the series.
Australia worked its way to a slim 32-run lead before getting the early wicket of Joe Root as England began trying to set the touring side a tough target in the final innings of the match.
Scorecard
England v Australia
Played at Chester-le-Street
Toss won by England
England 1st Innings 238 (A Cook 51; N Lyon 4-42)
Australia 1st Innings (overnight: 222-5)
C. Rogers c Prior b Swann 110
D. Warner b Broad 3
U. Khawaja c Prior b Broad 0
M. Clarke c Cook b Broad 6
S. Smith c Prior b Bresnan 17
S. Watson c Prior b Broad 68
B. Haddin lbw b Swann 13
P. Siddle c Cook b Anderson 5
R. Harris lbw b Broad 28
N. Lyon lbw b Anderson 4
J. Bird not out 0
Extras (b2, lb11, w1, nb2) 16
Total (all out, 89.3 overs, 409 mins) 270
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Warner), 2-12 (Khawaja), 3-49 (Clarke), 4-76 (Smith), 5-205 (Watson), 6-224 (Haddin), 7-233 (Rogers), 8-245 (Siddle), 9-258 (Lyon), 10-270 (Harris)
Bowling: Anderson 25-8-65-2; Broad 24.3-7-71-5 (2nb, 1w); Bresnan 19-3-63-1; Swann 18-5-48-2; Trott 3-0-10-0;
England 2nd Innings
A. Cook not out 17
J. Root b Harris 2
J. Trott not out 5
Extras 0
Total (1 wkt, 9 overs, 37 mins) 24
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Root)
To bat: K Pietersen, I Bell, J Bairstow, M Prior, T Bresnan, S Broad, G Swann, J Anderson
Bowling: Harris 5-1-15-1; Bird 4-2-9-0;
Match position: England are eight runs behind with nine second-innings wickets standing.
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