Live Cricket Score, England vs Australia, 3rd Test Day 3 Edgbaston

Live Cricket Score, England vs Australia: England would look to mop up the Aussie tail as quickly as possible on Day 3. (Source: Reuters)

England would look to finish off the Edgbaston Test on the Day 3 itself as Australia’s chance of salvaging something looks thin. By the time the Stumps were called on Thursday, Australia had lost half of their side and they had only mustered a lead of 23 runs. Earlier, Steven Finn produced an excellent spell on Day 2 to reduce Australia to 92/5. Catch the live score and updates of the third Test between Australia and England here.

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Day 2 Recap

Ashes 2015: Finn’s five-for puts England on brink of big win against Australia

Live Cricket Score, England vs Australia: Steve Finn repeated his feat of the first innings by snaring Steve Smith and Michael Clarke in a superb spell. (Source: Reuters)

Paceman Steven Finn’s five-wicket haul put England on the brink of a 2-1 Ashes series lead over Australia on Thursday with the tourists facing a desperate battle to avoid a humiliating third Test defeat.

Bad times make the good times all more satisfying: Steven Finn 

Live Cricket Score, England vs Australia: A fiery Finn took five wickets on Thursday to leave England close to victory in the third Test. (Source: Reuters)

From outcast to hero, Steven Finn rediscovered the zing that made him England’s youngest bowler to take 50 Test wickets by ripping through Australia and boost the home side’s hopes of regaining the Ashes.

Australia fightback with fire and turn

Live Cricket Score, England vs Australia: Lyon has been the pick of the Aussie bowlers so far. (Source: Reuters)

Looking at the position they were in, It looked inevitable that they will not only surpass Australia’s first-innings score by a solid margin but would also put their foot on the accelerator to put it beyond the arch-rivals.