England’s second innings continues to power on.
An excellent knock by Joe Root has helped put England in an excellent position to take their lead in the Ashes to 2-0.
Australia only got the one wicket for the session when they dismissed Tim Bresnan for 38 and Ian Bell was lucky to survive a catch by Steve Smith in the gully, with the decision overturned by the third umpire.
England 1st Innings 361 (I Bell 109, J Bairstow 67, J Trott 58; R Harris 5-72, S Smith 3-18)
Australia 1st Innings 128 (G Swann 5-44)
England 2nd Innings (overnight: 31-3)
A. Cook b Siddle 8
J. Root not out 97
J. Trott b Siddle 0
K. Pietersen c Rogers b Siddle 5
T. Bresnan c Rogers b Pattinson 38
I. Bell not out 16
Extras (b6, lb1) 7
Total (4 wkts, 78 overs, 331 mins) 171
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Cook), 2-22 (Trott), 3-30 (Pietersen), 4-129 (Bresnan)
To bat: J Bairstow, M Prior, S Broad, G Swann, J Anderson
Bowling: Harris 16-4-28-0; Watson 9-3-22-0; Siddle 19-6-51-3; Pattinson 18-8-24-1; Smith 4-0-15-0; Agar 12-3-24-0
Match position: England lead Australia by 404 runs with six second innings wickets standing.
Toss: England
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI), Marais Erasmus (RSA)
TV umpire: Tony Hill (NZL)
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)
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