The Ashes, 3rd Test: England vs Australia, Day 3 Report

Aug 04 2013: England were 294 for seven in reply to Australia's first innings 527 for seven declared, a deficit of 233 runs and still needing a further 34 runs to avoid the follow-on.

Kevin Pietersen defiantly struck a mature century but England were staring down the barrel at 294 for seven at stumps on the third day of the third Ashes test on Saturday.

Pietersen became England`s all-time highest runscorer in all formats of the game.