{"id":139450,"date":"2017-12-15T03:33:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T08:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=139450"},"modified":"2017-12-15T03:33:46","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T08:33:46","slug":"australia-88-2-at-tea-replying-to-englands-403-in-3rd-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/12\/15\/australia-88-2-at-tea-replying-to-englands-403-in-3rd-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia 88-2 at tea, replying to England’s 403 in 3rd test"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PERTH, Australia — Australia lost openers David Warner and Cameron Bancroft before reaching tea at 88-2 on Friday after dismissing England for 403 earlier on day two of the third Ashes test.<\/p>\n

Dawid Malan (140) and Jonny Bairstow (119) both posted centuries after England resumed on 305-4 and produced the most productive partnership of the series for the tourists before another late collapse, with the last six wickets falling for 35 runs in 50 deliveries.<\/p>\n

England struck back with the ball, though, with Craig Overton (2-31) having David Warner (22) caught behind and then successfully reviewing an lbw decision against Cameron Bancroft (25) after it was initially rejected.<\/p>\n

Skipper Steve Smith (24) and Usman Khawaja (14) added 33 for the third wicket and were unbeaten at the break.<\/p>\n

Australia may have been in more trouble had Overton hung onto a leading edge offered by Khawaja three balls after dismissing Warner.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Malan and Bairstow shared a record 237-run fifth wicket stand to help England post its first 400-run total in 15 Ashes test innings in Australia. The pair came together with England in trouble at 131-4 and endured a barrage of bouncers to lift England to a comfortable position before the lower-order collapse that was triggered by Malan’s departure.<\/p>\n

After Milan was brilliantly caught by substitute Peter Handscomb, Bairstow’s faultless innings ended when he was bowled middle stump by left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc (4-91).<\/p>\n

Malan and Moeen Ali (0) were dismissed within the space of four balls and the rest soon followed with Josh Hazlewood returning 3-92 and Pat Cummins taking 2-84.<\/p>\n

The Malan-Bairstow stand in five hours is the highest fifth-wicket stand for England in Ashes tests, surpassing the Eddie Paynter and Denis Compton partnership of 206 runs at Trent Bridge in 1938.<\/p>\n

Bairstow, batting at his preferred No. 6, celebrated his fourth test century — and first in the Ashes — in front of a sellout crowd at the WACA ground. He punched the air and head-butted his helmet on reaching his triple figures, a humorous reference to his infamous episode at a Perth bar at the start of tour.<\/p>\n

Bairstow batted for 322 minute and faced 215 balls, plundering 18 fours.<\/p>\n

Malan batted for 323 minutes and hit a six and 19 boundaries off 227 balls, posting the first century by an England batsman in the series.<\/p>\n

Needing to avoid defeat in Perth to have any chance of salvaging the five-match series, England won the toss and batted and produced its most positive innings of the tour after heavy losses in the first two tests in Brisbane and Adelaide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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