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Pint-sized Ashes: England v Australia 1st Test Day Three

Watch a summary of the day's play from Cardiff in under three minutes.

England hammered home their advantage over Australia in the first Test on Day Three to put themselves in pole position to take the lead in the Ashes.

The hosts claimed Australia's last five wickets for 44 runs to bowl them out for 308 and secure a first-innings lead of 122.

Ian Bell and Joe Root both scored 60 and Ben Stokes 42 as England surged further ahead in the afternoon session.

Mark Wood's unbeaten 32 helped England reach 289 all out to set Australia an improbable 412 to win.

This clip is originally from Test Match Special on Thursday 09 July 2015.

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