Australia put themselves into a share of the lead with Spain following a nine-under-par 63 in the third round fourballs of the Golf World Cup at Mission Hills, China. Ireland's Graeme McDowell and Paul McGinley maintained their impressive displays at the World Cup after a 68 that left them on 15 under. Brendan Jones sank a birdie putt from three feet on the 18th to move Australia into a share of the lead alongside Spain with play switching back to foursomes for today's final round. Sweden, represented by the two highest-ranked players at the tournament in Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson, are third at 18 under after a 66 while Germany are a further stroke behind in fourth place following a 68.

THIRD ROUND SCORES

194 Green/Jones Australia (Aus) 63 68 63, Jimenez/Larrazabal Spain (Spa) 64 63 67 198 Stenson/Karlsson Sweden (Swe) 65 67 66 199 Cejka/Kaymer Germany (Ger) 62 69 68 201 McDowell/McGinley Ireland (Irl) 65 68 68 202 Imada/ Taniguchi Japan (Jpn) 66 68 68, Curtis/ Snedeker United States (USA) 64 69 69 204 Hansen A/Hansen S Denmark (Den) 65 75 64, Pucay/Que Phillipines (Phi) 67 72 65, DeLaet/Heffernan Canada (Can) 64 71 69 Selected others 206 Poulter/ Fisher England (Eng) 69 74 63 209 Montgomerie/ Forsyth Scotland (Sco) 68 73 68 214 Dredge/Johnson Wales (Wal) 69 77 68