Relive all the action from the final day of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston where Australia secured a draw against England.
The third Ashes Test at Edgbaston has ended in a draw, and England still lead the series 1-0 after their win at Lord's! Australia have batted superbly to see out the game on the final day, with Michael Clarke unbeaten on 103 and Marcus North having fallen on 96.
113 THE MATCH IS DRAWN, AND IT IS HAND SHAKES ALL-ROUND! Australia 375-5 (Bopara 0-4): CLARKE FINALLY BRINGS UP HIS 100! It has been a very fine innings from Clarke and, after dragging his innings out for as long as possible, gets the run which gives him his century, and Australia the draw.
112 Australia 371-5 (Collingwood 0-1-0-0-2-1): The crowd are beginning to drift away as Collingwood continues and Strauss, understandably at this point, does not want to expose any of his front-line bowlers to further toil. A neat clip through midwicket from Clarke takes him to 99 at the end of the over.
111 Australia 367-5 (Bopara 0-0-0-0-0-nb-0): BOPARA HAS CLARKE CAUGHT AT GULLY BUT IT IS A NO BALL! That really is schoolboy stuff from Bopara to no ball at his pace! It really is Clarke's lucky day, and he gets another reprieve on 96. Drinks come out on the field, and this is just a very unnecessary delay. The players are keen to wrap this up now.
110 Australia 366-5 (Collingwood 0-2-1-0-0-1): Collingwood has the dubious pleasure of bowling to Clarke with the Australia vice-captain on 95, and Swann comes in to field at gully with the slip removed. Flintoff is enjoying a fair bit of banter with Clarke as he trots through for a single off the final ball of the over.
109 Australia 362-5 (Bopara 0-1-1-0-1-1): Four singles come off Bopara's latest over, and the medium-pacer is simply being milked around a sparse outfield now as Australia's batsmen coast along merrily. Paul Collingwood finally enters the fray from the other end.
108 Australia 358-5 (Broad 4-0-0-0-0-0): Broad races through is over in a pretty haphazard fashion, and Clarke appears to have the entire match resting upon his 100, because there is very little else at stake apart from his personal milestone. Manou gets four with a lavish pull through midwicket.
107 Australia 354-5 (Bopara 0-1-0-nb-1-1-0): Bopara continues as Clarke moves to 93 with the third single of the over as Manou intelligently gives his partner the strike at every opportunity. England are pretty lifeless out there now, and you can hardly blame them given that this match is - sorry to say - dead.
106 Australia 350-5 (Broad wd-2-0-0-0-0-0): Clarke misses a ball from Broad which grazes the off stump but does not remove a bail - that was tantalisingly close. It is all light-hearted stuff out there now, with Brett Lee coming out with drinks and having a laugh with Flintoff. /// Barrie is questioning why Paul Collingwood has not been given a trundle, and many others have flagged that up too - it is strange to see Bopara bowl ahead of him, but they are similar bowlers.
105 Australia 347-5 (Bopara 0-0-0-0-0-0): How on earth is Ravi Bopara still bowling? What does a bowler have to do to get a rest these days - going for 17 runs off one over is not enough? Either way, the Essex batsman vindicates Strauss's patience with a solid maiden over which would be best described as tidy. England have mustered three wickets today - it has been hard graft for the bowlers.
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