Cummins gets Root
Pat Cummins struck for Australia with the second ball of the innings. Tad short of a length outside the off stump. There was no movement on the ball. Root was inside the crease and played away from the body, he got an outside edge flying straight in the hands of David Warner, who was at the first slip.Poor runs continue for Root
Ben Stokes-led side resumed the second day from their overnight score of 68/3. Joe Root was at the crease alongside his fellow Yorkshire batter Jonny Bairstow. Australia's skipper, who completed the figures of 2/28 off six overs on Day 1, started the visitors innings on day 2. Joe Root departed to the pavilion after scoring 19 runs off 45 deliveries, with a couple of boundaries to his name.Day 1 highlights
Mitchell Marsh’s century and Mark Wood’s five-wicket haul were the highlights of the topsy-turvy to begin with day of 3rd Fiery remains Test. Marsh’s sparkling run-a-ball 118 protected Australia from 85-4. To put it in point of view, the allrounder and Travis Head combined for 155 runs. The rest of the group scored 108.England vs Australia 3rd Test playing XI:
England playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow(w), Ben Stokes(c), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad.
Australia playing XI: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland.