By Chris Stocks

Power: Jos Buttler hits out

THEurn may be gone, but England are closing in on a victory that will at least deny Australia a first away Ashes series triumph since 2001.
Joe Root’s team dominated this third day at The Oval, reaching the close on 313-8 and with what already appears a match-winning lead of 382.
Joe Denly, two days after the birth of his second child, narrowly missed out on a daddy hundred, falling six runs shy of a first three-figure score at this level.
But it was the Kent opener’s runs that laid the foundation for a seco...