Ashes 2010-11: The best pictures from day three of the fifth Test

"It is pink day at the SCG, in support of the Jane McGrath Breast Cancer Foundation," writes Mike Selvey. "Brilliantly done and something that we should try at home" Photograph: Mark Baker/AP

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard shows her support for the Glenn McGrath Foundation Photograph: Hamish Blair/Getty Images

59th over: England 197-4 (Cook 79, Collingwood 6) Cook is playing really well, in his usual unobtrusive way. We take him for granted, but yesterday he became the second youngest player after Sachin Tendulkar to reach 5000 Test runs. What an achievement that is. By the time he retires, he will have smashed all the major records for English Test batting. Photograph: Gareth Copley/PA

REVIEW! England 221-4 (Cook c Hughes b Beer 99) Cook is standing his ground. He worked the new bowler Michael Beer low to Hughes at short leg, and although Australia celebrated straight away Cook went nowhere. It isn't a review, just a check as to whether it carried. And it didn't. It bounced into his hands, so Cook is not out. Ian Botham is absolutely furious about Hughes's behaviour, and quite right too. But imagine how Michael Beer feels. What does he have to do to get a first Test wicket? Photograph: Gareth Copley/PA

67th over: England 225-4 (Cook 100, Collingwood 13) Alastair Cook has done it again! He reaches his 16th Test hundred, and his third of the series, with a work to leg off Beer. He was on the brink at The Oval last summer, and now he has had the series of his life: 677 runs at 135.40. Amazing. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

WICKET! England 226-5 (Collingwood c Hilfenhaus b Beer 13) Michael Beer has his first Test wicket at last! Collingwood came down the track and tried to loft him over mid-on, but the ball was a bit too wide for the shot and he toe-ended it up in the air. Hilfenhaus ran back from mid-on to take a well-judged catch. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

70th over: England 227-5 (Cook 101, Bell 0) A brilliant over from Watson. He almost nailed Cook with consecutive yorkers, and then wobbled and seamed a beauty past the outside edge. Wonderful bowling Photograph: KRYSTLE WRIGHT/AFP/Getty Images

81st over: England 267-5 (Cook 129, Bell 12) Australia take the new ball immediately. Cook squeezes the first ball from Hilfenhaus past point for two, and that brings him to 700 runs in the series. Seven. Hundred. Runs. That's a mind-blowing performance Photograph: Rob Griffith/AP

82nd over: England 274-5 (Cook 129, Bell 19) The risk with the new ball, of course, is that it will often go to the boundary even on Niall Harden's outfield, and Bell plays a sumptuous off-drive for four off the bowling off Siddle. He repeats the stroke two balls later, but Niall Harden's outfield wins and there are only three runs Photograph: PAUL MILLER/EPA

86th over: England 292-5 (Cook 132, Bell 33) Ten runs off Siddle's over: a four, one two, the rest singles - including Cook's first two runs since lunch Photograph: KRYSTLE WRIGHT/AFP/Getty Images

89th over: England 296-5 (Cook 136, Bell 33) Watson replaces Hilfenhaus and it's a maiden Photograph: KRYSTLE WRIGHT/AFP/Getty Images

90th over: England 303-5 (Cook 142, Bell 34) Johnson continues to be considerably less parsimonious, and Cook cuts him away for an insouciant four to bring up 300 for England Photograph: GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images

92nd over: England 311-5 (Cook 150, Bell 34) Johnson starts his over with the traditional hopeless loosener, and Cook watches it drift down the leg side, licks his lips and smacks the next three balls for eight to bring up his 150 Photograph: Rob Griffith/AP

93rd over: England 315-5 (Cook 153, Bell 35) Watson having done his thing to little reward, from either team's perspective, Beer's having a go Photograph: GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images

96th over: England 327-5 (Cook 161, Bell 39) Unlike Bell, Cook is apparently happy to actually hit the occasional Watson delivery, and despite Khawaja's desperate diving efforts the resulting boundary brings up the 100 partnership Photograph: Mark Baker/AP

104th over: England 353-5 (Cook 175, Bell 50) Bell reaches his 50 with a lovely boff down the ground for four, and Australia seem entirely clueless as to how to stop England's relentless, chanceless accumulation of runs Photograph: Hamish Blair/Getty Images

105th over: England 354-5 (Cook 176, Bell 50) Another over passes with nothing by a single run and a faintly pleasant whooshing noise to show for itself Photograph: GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images

WICKET! England 380-6 (Cook c Hussey b Watson 189) Bah! A frustrating end for Alastair Cook, who reaches for a very wide delivery from Watson and edges it low to Hussey at gully Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

REVIEW! 117th over: England 385-6 (Bell not out 67) Ian Bell and Matt Prior consult as they wait for the review decision, Australia are confident of the wicket ...
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NOT OUT says umpire Aleem Dar Hotspot shows nothing and Dar follows the review decision but minutes later Snickometer reveals there was contact Photograph: Jason O'Brien/Action Images

Michael Clarke and Aleem Dar discuss the decision Australia feel aggrieved but Michael Clarke has only a quiet chat with the umpire, and conceded afterwards that such decisions were part of the referral sysytem Photograph: Mark Baker/AP

133rd over: England 460-6 (Bell 102, Prior 39) And, after the controversy, the century: Ian Bell removes the monkey from his back after 11 half-centuries and over five years of being told he couldn't do it – a Test hundred against Australia Photograph: Mark Nolan/Getty Images

WICKET! England 487-7 (Bell c Clarke b Johnson 115) Finally, relief as much as celebration for Mitchell Johnson and Australia as Ian Bell is dismissed, edging low to Clarke in a wide slip position Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

CLOSE England 488-7 (Prior 53, Bresnan 0) Matt Prior reaches his fifty as England close the third day 208 runs ahead and fully in control of the final Test Photograph: Tracey Nearmy/EPA