Illustrated Story

Australia strengthen grip

Simon Jones, who took 18 wickets in the 2005 Ashes series, rung the five-minute bell ahead of the start of play on the third day  Getty Images
Resuming on 85 for 4, after being rattled by Mitchell Johnson, Alastair Cook fortified one end...  Getty Images
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... while Ben Stokes attacked at the other  Getty Images
He brought up a fifty off 67 balls and looked set to soar to a second successive century at Lord's....  Getty Images
until he played on for 87 to hand Mitchell Marsh his second Test wicket; the 145-run partnership was broken just before lunch  Getty Images
Peter Nevill claimed a low catch to snaffle a nick from Jos Buttler, but replays showed that the debutant wicketkeeper had just grassed it  Getty Images
Three overs later, Buttler edged behind a simple catch for Nevill  AFP
Cook would have been out earlier on 63 had Steven Smith not dropped a sitter at backward square leg  Getty Images
Josh Hazlewood then wrapped up the tail with the second new ball as the hosts were bowled out for 312  AFP
Chris Rogers and David Warner started well once again as Australia raised their lead to 362 at stumps  AFP
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