Root comfortable with slow progress  Root comfortable with slow
progress   With a 3-0 lead over Australia heading into the final
match of the series and a sizeable total of 492 to respond to,
there was little reason for England to take any undue risks at
the Kia Oval and they responded with an ultra-conservative
batting performance.  Having started on 32 without loss they
crawled to 247 for four at stumps from 98.3 overs.  Sections of
the crowd were growing restless at times, and the tourists were
beginning to get a little tetchy too if skipper Michael Clarke's
verbals towards Kevin Pietersen were anything to go by.  But
Root believes England managed the circumstances to the best of
their ability.  "Obviously there's some sort of responsibility
(to entertain) or no-one would come and watch, but it can't
happen every game," said Root, who top-scored on the day with 68
from 184 balls.  "With the way they bowled at us and the
condition of the pitch it's not been viable to score at a quick
rate today  "We have to