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In three years of Shield cricket he’s taken 111 wickets; he can swing the ball; his batting is good enough that he’s deemed an all-rounder.
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/208
Pietersen 78, Bell 48
And here comes Siddle, to replace Starc who lasted all of two overs…
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/208
Pietersen 78, Bell 48
Starc’s radar is a bit all over the shop. Surely Peter Siddle, Australia’s stand out paceman this series, is worth a try ASAP?
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
I would have much preferred James Faulkner this test.
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/203
Pietersen 77, Bell 44
Ryan Harris shares the new ball with Starc. Pietersen takes a single from his first over of the spell.
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/202
Pietersen 76, Bell 44
Starc bowls a full toss; Bell says “thank you very much” and pushes it past him for four. This over has also featured a couple of balls down the leg side. These batsmen are well set and it’s going to take some crafty pace bowling to pick up the break through…
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/198
Pietersen 76, Bell 40
Pietersen adds a couple of runs off the over’s last ball.
BREAKING: The new ball has been taken!
This has been England’s session. Australia will get roughly four overs before tea with the new ball to make amends. This will be crucial!
Mitchell Starc opens…
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/196
Pietersen 74, Bell 40
…instead, Nathan Lyon continues with the old one.
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/196
Pietersen 74, Bell 40
A tidier over from Steve Smith. The new ball is now due……………
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/190
Pietersen 69, Bell 39
With an assortment of “full bungers” (once known as ‘full tosses’), that over showed why Steve Smith is nothing more than a bit-part bowler.
Nathan Lyon is back and Pietersen has the strike. Will he charge the spinner again?
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/187
Pietersen 67, Bell 38
Steve Smith is into the attack! Last roll of the dice with this old ball (now 77 overs old)?
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/186
Pietersen 66, Bell 38
Bell nicely steers a four past gully.
The new ball can’t come soon enough for Australia, who are looking slightly bereft right now…
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/179
Pietersen 65, Bell 32
Yet again, Pietersen and Bell are proving a thorn in Australia’s side. These two have seen off 22 overs and five bowlers whilst amassing 70 runs.
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
I think it’s due to the identity of the bowler. Will they ever trust Watson on a review again? The boy who cried wolf, and all that…
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
Fair call. Lets just hope this is a decision Clarke has to make!
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/176
Pietersen 62, Bell 32
Shane Watson is back into the attack.
With the first ball of the spell, he strikes Pietersen on the pad and appeals vociferously. The umpire says ‘not out’. Australia decide not to review the decision… and inevitably, technology shows that a review would have been successful. ‘Watto’ is fuming.
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
First and foremost, I think Australia would want the bowling attack to have a rest between innings – half to three quarters of a day in the pavilion would be gold for Siddle, Starc and Harris at this point.
Secondly, they’d be keen to avoid batting last on a crumbling pitch.
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/176
Pietersen 62, Bell 32
3 runs from that over.
Drinks are on the field. It’s the middle of the middle session of the middle day of the middle test. Otherwise said: we’re halfway through the series.
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/173
Pietersen 59, Bell 32
The ball is now 72 over old. Would you take a new one right away after 80?
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/173
Pietersen 59, Bell 32
Ian Bell sees off a series of balls before smashing a textbook cover drive off the penultimate ball of Starc’s over and cutting elegantly to the boundary to end it.
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/164
Pietersen 58, Bell 24
Mitchell Starc is re-entering the attack in place of the tireless Peter Siddle…
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
It’s riveting to watch, isn’t it? High class, high stakes and a genuine contest.
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/164
Pietersen 58, Bell 24
The commentators are speculating about a possible follow-on. Even if England were to fall short of 327, I wouldn’t bother enforcing it If I were Michael Clarke.
We’re a long way from that point though. These two are putting on a nice stand.
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/159
Pietersen 55, Bell 22
Tight over from Siddle.
Meanwhile, Ryan Harris replaces Lyon from the other end. The ball is 66 overs old. Lets see if Harris can get it swinging a bit…
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3
ENGLAND 4/211
Pietersen 78, Bell 51
Bell hits Siddle for three runs to bring up his half-ton and a century partnership.
England vs Australia: 2013 Ashes 3rd Test cricket live scores, blog - Day 3