Pick of the day

We look back on day three of the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne

Saturday 28 December 2013 16:39, UK

England began the third day of the fourth Test at the MCG in an all-too-rare position of ascendancy thanks to the performance of their bowlers on day two.

Out of excuses

English batting collapses have been a persistent and pivotal feature of this Ashes series and while not excusable, the tourists' plight has not been helped by the outstanding performances of bowlers such as Mitchell Johnson. However, on day three of the fourth Test, it was off-spinner Nathan Lyon who did the most damage by taking five English wickets, despite the MCG not being a spinner's pitch. Sky Sports expert Nasser Hussain believes Lyon's success was deeply worrying and is one of the starkest indicators yet that England's batting problems run deeper than just their inability to score runs in this series.

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