England vs Australia, 3rd Ashes Test, Day 3: Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes Help England Bounce Back On Rain-Hit Day

Chris Woakes led the way with the ball before England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett held firm to give England the upper hand in a must-win third Ashes Test for the hosts against Australia at Headingley on Saturday. Woakes, playing his first Test since March last year, took 3-68 as Australia were dismissed for 224 in their second innings on a rain-marred third day. That left England, who trail 2-0 in the five-match series, needing 251 to win.

England had more than two days to get the runs on a ground where there have only been five previous successful chases in excess of 250 to win a Test -- including their own 362-9 in a dramatic one-wicket win over Australia four years ago built on current captain Ben Stokes's stunning 135 not out.

They were 27-0 off just five overs at Saturday's close, with Crawley nine not out and Duckett 18 not out.

"I'd like to think we're in a really good position, obviously we've still got another 220 runs to chase to win this Test match, but I think if we were given this opportunity at the end of the first innings, I think we would've taken it," Woakes told the BBC.

The 34-year-old seamer added: "The opportunity was put in front of us to bowl in decent bowling conditions, I think we did well to obviously bowl them out."

- Australia's 'backs up the wall' -

Ashes-holders Australia were earlier indebted to Travis Head's 77 on a largely overcast day that favoured England's quicks.

"We've been in similar positions where we've had our backs up the wall as such, but this game has ebbed and flowed...It's a huge day in the series tomorrow (Sunday)," Head told reporters.

After a lengthy rain delay, the match resumed at 1545 GMT with world Test champions Australia 116-4 and England a bowler down,