Day three, 4th Ashes Test, Melbourne Lyon's roar Upper hand: Australia once again, though you wouldn't have believed it when England was 0/65 with a lead already of 116. But Cook's dismissal sparked an almost unbelievable procession of wickets, England then losing 10/114, including its last five wickets for just six runs. To rub further salt into the wound, Australia made it through to stumps not only with all wickets intact, but having shaved the victory target of 231 by 30 runs. There'll still be some nerves should a spate of wickets fall, but there still appears to be few gremlins in this pitch, and Australia must be confident of a stronger batting performance than first dig. The key man: No doubt about it on day three, Nathan Lyon. The off-spinner took his 100th Test wicket and his first five-wicket haul in Australia and ripped the heart out of the England batting order to take Australia from looking a dispirited unit when Alastair Cook made batting look easy to the brink of victory. His 5/50 from 17 overs was a sensational performance and he's booked his spot in this team for some time to come. Big moment: England still looked in pretty good position when Michael Carberry was dismissed, but just three balls later, Joe Root set for a very risky single, pushing Lyon to mid-off, only for Mitch Johnson to pick-up and throw down the stumps at the bowlers end with Root at least a metre short of his ground. That made it 3/86, and England's innings would descend into chaos thereafter. Root had have been a little more circumspect about judging a run. While Carberry had crawled before his dismissal, their batsmen hadn't looked in any particular danger, and another 30 or 40 runs without loss would have just about broken Australia's back. This was Lyon's day. His 100th Test wicket is a significant landmark, and his performance all series has been spot-on. Finally, the long-running debate about a successor to Shane Warne's throne as Australia's Test spinner has been definitively settled. Tim Bresnan. The England bowler and lower-order bat has been a big disappointment out here, his bowling failing to penetrate, much less intimidate, and his batting not looking anything like the pseudo all-rounder he's been cast as in recent years. His misjudged pull shot off Lyon looked like the stuff of a No.11, not a No. What does it all mean?: Australia has had its issues chasing down smallish targets over the years, but it did chase down more than 300 in South Africa just over two years ago, and the start of Rogers and Warner in the last few overs would give Clarke and his men further encouragement. One thing is for sure, this game will be decided on day four one way or the other. And that's it from Rohan Connolly here at blog central on day three, a very exciting afternoon of Test cricket, particularly if your sympathies are with the home side. Catch us back here tomorrow morning for the conclusion of this game, we'll be on deck from around 10am. Have a great night! 5:02pm: STUMPS: Australia 0/30 (Rogers 18 not out, Warner 12 not out). Australia needs another 201 to win. Rogers cuts Stokes for two. Lets the next couple go. More rubbish on the pitch, think that makes sure this is the last over. Plays Stokes to point, no run. One ball left, will we get another one? Warner walks up and talks to Rogers again, more rubbish, umpire picks it up, that should do it! And Rogers cracks the last ball deep into the covers for three. And that's stumps! Australia is 0/30 need 201 more to win. Hang around for our post-play summary, coming soon! No way Monty, it's gone pad-bat, and you're gone! Third wicket for Johnson, Lyon gets five, and Australia needs 231 to win! Mitch Johnson is jubilant after wrapping up the England innings with the wicket of Monty Panesar. 2:12pm: TEA: England 4/115 (Pietersen 14 not out, Stokes 13 not out). England leads by 166 runs. Harris is bowling what will now be the last over before the break after KP and Dave Warner had a little exchange of pleasantries. Pietersen gets a single, Stokes plays out the last three balls, and that's tea, folks. See you back here in about 15 minutes! Kevin Pietersen and David Warner exchange pleasantries. 11:31am: LUNCH: England 0/54 (Cook 41 not out, Carberry 5 not out) Johnson coming around the wicket to Carberry, this angle worked for him up in Brisbane. Bouncer which Carberry ducks under. Lets the last go. And that's lunch, another good session for England, lead over 100 with 10 wickets in hand. Grab a bite and we'll see you back here in 30 minutes or so!