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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.
The lbw decision was overturned and Stokes, then on 16, could not suppress his glee at the reprieve before he resumed batting.
Stokes had been rewarded with another “life” when Cummins spilled a sharp return catch when the batsman was on nine.
Australia have an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-Test series.