Day three of the Sydney Test is designated as "Jane McGrath Day", in memory of legendary seamer Glenn McGrath's late wife - and Prime Minister Julia Gillard is on hand for the pink-themed festivities
The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sea of pink - with England and Australia fans joining forces to raise money for the charitable foundation which helps to fund specialist breast cancer nurses
England's players also don pink caps before the game - which they autograph and individually hand to McGrath. The caps will also raise money for the McGrath Foundation
England resume on 167-3 in reply to Australia's 280, and nightwatchman James Anderson lasts five overs before he is yorked by Peter Siddle to leave England 181-4
Alastair Cook, who was "caught" off a Michael Beer no-ball on 46 on day two, receives another "life" when he is caught at short leg off Beer on 99 - but is reprieved by television replays and the third umpire
Cook soon reaches his 16th Test century, and the milestones keep falling for the Essex opener as he passes John Edrich's record of having batted for 2,006 minutes in an Ashes series
Left-arm spinner Beer can finally celebrate his maiden Test wicket when the out-of-sorts Paul Collingwood holes out to Ben Hilfenhaus at deep mid-on for 13; England are 226-5
Collingwood walks off with many England fans questioning whether his Test career may be over - although the Durham all-rounder remains a key member of the one-day side and captain of the Twenty20 team
Ian Bell joins Cook and the pair take England to 277-5 by lunch against Australia's increasingly ragged bowling, and England pass Australia's score of 280 just after the interval
It's a long afternoon for Michael Clarke, leading Australia in a Test for the first time, as Cook and Bell work their way towards a century partnership for the sixth wicket
Leg-spinner Steve Smith is not called upon to bowl until the 102nd over - raising questions over his selection, given that he has dropped to number seven in the batting order and only rarely turns his arm over
England's Barmy Army take pleasure in Mitchell Johnson's wayward bowling, performing a song in which they demonstrate how he "bowls to the left" and "bowls to the right"; more colourful lyrics follow
Clarke even turns to Mike Hussey's occasional, unthreatening medium pace for an over before tea as Cook and Bell take England to 378-5 at the interval, a lead of 98, as they firmly take control of the match
Cook's long vigil is ended when he edges Shane Watson to Mike Hussey at gully for 189 - he has scored a mammoth 766 runs in this series, the second highest series haul by any England batsman
Controversially, Bell is given out caught behind off Watson, calls for a review but Hotspot is inconclusive and the decision is overturned - despite "Snicko", which is not part of the DRS, suggesting that he did get a thin edge
In a lighter moment, when Watson drops the ball while bowling, umpire Aleem Dar picks it up and pretends to run Matt Prior out, before swiftly signalling "dead ball"
Bell reaches his century from 209 balls, sharing a century stand with Matt Prior - with England's lead now over 200, realistically Australia's chances of levelling the series have all but gone
Mitchell Johnson eventually has Bell caught behind for 115, before bad light ends day three's play with England 488-7, 208 ahead of their hosts and in full command of the game
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