DAY THREE of the first Ashes Test of the series between England and Australia rolls on.

• Play resumes at 11am BST at Edgbaston
• England trail Aussies by 17 runs after day two
• TV/live stream: Sky Sports Cricket

• OVER 98: ENGLAND 283-5 (Burns 127, Bairstow 1)

  Cummins makes the breakthrough for Australia.

  Stokes attempts a cut shot but he nicks behind to Tim Paine and umpire Aleem Dar raises his finger.

  There is no review as Stokes walks off following a rather tepid dismissal.

  Bairstow the new man at the crease and he gets off the mark with the final ball of the over.

• WICKET! Stokes c Paine b Cummins 50

• OVER 97: ENGLAND 282-4 (Burns 127, Stokes 50)

  England are continuing from where they finished off last night.

  They are looking comfortable against Pattinson as Burns gets a single to third man.

  Stokes then reaches his 50 as he plays to mid-off and scrambles a single.

• 50 FOR STOKES!

• OVER 96: ENGLAND 280-4 (Burns 126, Stokes 49)

  Burns tickles one into the leg side for a single.

  Stokes then edges Cummins but it is along the deck and it goes all the way to third man for four.

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