<p>England all-rounder Ben Stokes had a miraculous reprieve on day three of the fourth Ashes Test after Australia's Cameron Green hit his off-stump but could not dislodge the bail at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.</p>.<p>Replying to Australia's 416-8 declared, England were reeling on 57-4 with the spectre of follow-on looming large when Australia skipper Pat Cummins brought back Green for another spell.</p>.<p>Stokes left the first ball from Green which deviated as it crossed the batsman and umpire Paul Reiffel upheld Australia's vociferous appeal for an lbw.</p>.<p>While the home side celebrated the dismissal, Stokes immediately reviewed it and replays confirmed the ball was nowhere near the pad and had hit the top of the off-stump though the impact was not enough to dislodge the bail.</p>.<p>The lbw decision was overturned and Stokes, then on 16, could not suppress his glee at the reprieve before he resumed batting.</p>.<p>Stokes had been rewarded with another "life" when Cummins spilled a sharp return catch when the batsman was on nine.</p>.<p>Australia have an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-Test series.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>England all-rounder Ben Stokes had a miraculous reprieve on day three of the fourth Ashes Test after Australia's Cameron Green hit his off-stump but could not dislodge the bail at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.</p>.<p>Replying to Australia's 416-8 declared, England were reeling on 57-4 with the spectre of follow-on looming large when Australia skipper Pat Cummins brought back Green for another spell.</p>.<p>Stokes left the first ball from Green which deviated as it crossed the batsman and umpire Paul Reiffel upheld Australia's vociferous appeal for an lbw.</p>.<p>While the home side celebrated the dismissal, Stokes immediately reviewed it and replays confirmed the ball was nowhere near the pad and had hit the top of the off-stump though the impact was not enough to dislodge the bail.</p>.<p>The lbw decision was overturned and Stokes, then on 16, could not suppress his glee at the reprieve before he resumed batting.</p>.<p>Stokes had been rewarded with another "life" when Cummins spilled a sharp return catch when the batsman was on nine.</p>.<p>Australia have an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-Test series.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>