There was the remote possibility after England took lead the previous day that Australia would be under some pressure to either bat boisterously to set England a challenging target or bat right through the fifth and final day of the third Test of the Ashes in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
clarke defiant
However, Australia did the latter with a good deal of scoring in between to ensure that Australia was heading towards a predictable draw when tea time arrived on day five.
flintoff on his knees
Shane Watson and Michael Hussey continued the good work from day four making individual half centuries and thwarting England from making inroads. Eventually Hussey fell to Stuart Broad and Watson to James Anderson but it led the way to another defiant stand.
england hold up
Australian vice captain, Michael Clarke, and Marcus North held up England in the field and allowed Australia to go from deficit to lead. North was batting on sixty-four and Clarke on seventy-three when tea brought the game to a halt and Australia in a much better position with six wickets in hand and 180 runs in the lead as the final session approaches.
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