England forced to follow-on

England were dismissed cheaply for 149 to follow-on on the third day of the fifth and final Ashes cricket Test against Australia at the London Oval in reply to 481 made by the tourists.

None of the England batsmen were able to come to grips with the Australian pacemen as Mitchell Johnson picked up three wickets.

England following-on with a 332-run first innings deficit had a disastrous start and were rescued by skipper Alistair Cook who reached a half century to keep his side in contention.

Scores:

Australia 481 (David Warner 85, Steven Smith 143, Adam Voges76, Mitchell Starc 58)

England 149 (M Ali 30, Mitchell Johnson 3 for 21, Nathan Lyon 2 for 40, Peter Siddle 2 for 32, Mitchell Marsh 3 for 30)