England ended day three with a lead of 377 runs against Australia, reaching 9-389. There is no indication yet if England will declare overnight, but Ben Stokes may make that move before play begins on day four. However, England's batting in the third session was criticized as they lost four wickets for just 39 runs. The highest successful Test run chase at The Oval is 263, while the highest successful run chase in England is 404. Mitchell Starc took four wickets and Todd Murphy took three, with other Australian bowlers taking one wicket each.

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