BLURB
Left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson took three for 53 and fellow quick Josh Hazlewood three for 68. Stokes and Cook, who each made hundreds during England's last Test at Lord's, against New Zealand in May, both played on to medium-pacer Mitchell Marsh.
AFP
London
England were dismissed for 312 in reply to Australia's first innings 566 for eight declared, a deficit of 254 runs, after tea on the third day of the second Test at Lord's on Saturday.
Although England were 55 runs shy of avoiding the follow-on, Australia captain Michael Clarke decided against making them bat again. Alastair Cook, the England captain, top-scored with 96 and added 145 for the fifth wicket with Ben Stokes (87) after his side had slumped to 30 for four on Friday.
Left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson took three for 53 and fellow quick Josh Hazlewood three for 68. Stokes and Cook, who each made hundreds during England's last Test at Lord's, against New Zealand in May, both played on to medium-pacer Mitchell Marsh. All-rounder Marsh, recalled after Shane Watson was dropped following England's 169-run win in the first Test in Cardiff last week, took two for 23.
England lead the five-match series 1-0, with Australia looking to win their first Ashes campaign in Britain in 14 years. Of the 17 most recent Ashes series, 15 have been won by the team taking a 1-0 lead after the first Test. The two exceptions were in 1997 when Australia lost at Edgbaston, but won the six-match series 3-2, and in 2005, when England were beaten at Lord's but won the five-Test series 2-1. Australia hold the Ashes after whitewashing England 5-0 on home soil in 2013/14.
BRIEF SCORES
312 (Cook 96, Stokes 87, Johnson 3-53, Hazlewood 3-68) trail Australia 566 for 8 dec by 254 runs
