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SCORECARD: England staring down the barrel of Ashes defeat
ENGLAND face an uphill battle to keep hold of the Ashes on day five of the third Test tomorrow.

Perth
Overnight: England 251 (A N Cook 72). Australia 385 (S P D Smith 111,
D A Warner 60, B J Haddin 55) and 235-3 (D A Warner 112,
C J L Rogers 54).
Australia Second Innings
S R Watson run out 103
S P D Smith c Sub b Stokes 15
G J Bailey not out 39
B J Haddin c Swann b Bresnan 5
M G Johnson not out 0
Extras b8 lb5 w5 pens 0 18
Total 6 wkts dec (87 overs) 369
Fall: 1-157 2-183 3-223 4-301 5-331 6-340
Did Not Bat: P M Siddle, R J Harris, N M Lyon.
Bowling: Anderson 19 5 105 0
Bresnan 14 3 53 2
Stokes 18 1 82 2
Swann 27 8 92 1
Root 9 1 24 0
England Second Innings Close
A N Cook b Harris 0
M A Carberry lbw b Watson 31
J E Root c Haddin b Johnson 19
K P Pietersen c Harris b Lyon 45
I R Bell c Haddin b Siddle 60
B A Stokes not out 72
M J Prior not out 7
Extras b1 lb11 w5 pens 0 17
Total 5 wkts (67 overs) 251
Fall: 1-0 2-62 3-76 4-121 5-220
To Bat: T T Bresnan, S C J Broad, G P Swann, J M Anderson.
Bowling: Harris 10 1 51 1
Johnson 15 3 52 1
Lyon 15 2 49 1
Siddle 18 6 56 1
Watson 9 1 31 1
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