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Finn, Bell steer England to 2-1 lead

The third day didn't start well for England as James Anderson was ruled out of the ongoing and fourth Test even before the day's first ball was bowled  Getty Images
Overnight on 37, Peter Nevill did well to reach his fifty and kept Australia going with Mitchell Starc  Getty Images
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Stuart Broad had Nevill glove one behind, on 53, but the umpire didn't spot it and England had no reviews. Broad was left on 299  Getty Images
But Nevill had to go back soon, for 59, when he edged one down the leg side again and Aleem Dar gave him out  Getty Images
Starc continued to frustrate England. His fifty meant the lead went past 100  Getty Images
Joe Root then snapped a sharp catch in the slips to account for Josh Hazlewood...  Getty Images
And Moeen Ali finished things off by dismissing Starc for 58, which set England a target of 121. Steven Finn finished with his best figures of 6 for 79  Getty Images
Starc came back after lunch to knock Alastair Cook's off stump for 7  Getty Images
On the back of his first-innings fifty, Bell counter-attacked with three fours in a Starc over and marched to 28 off 15  Getty Images
That Michael Clarke dropped Bell in the same over as the three fours further strengthened England's position  Getty Images
Hazlewood came back and trapped Adam Lyth lbw for 12  PA Photos
But Bell was still there and, with Joe Root for company, steered England to an eight-wicket win for a 2-1 lead  Getty Images
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