Watch: David Warner’s wry smile after getting dismissed Stuart Broad for 17th time
Just like the 1st innings of the 3rd Test, Stuart Broad picked the first wicket of the Australian batting lineup as he dismissed David warner for the 17th time in Tests.
On his way back to the pavilion, Warner could only offer a wry smile as an inside edge flew towards second Zack Crawley who made no makes.
England had finished their first innings with 237 with skipper Ben Stokes scoring 80 off 108 balls.
Earlier, Joe Root was dismissed on the second ball of the day and Jonny Bairstow departed in the opening half-hour as Australia gave the hosts a lesson in slip fielding to take firm control of the third Ashes test on Friday.
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At lunch on day two, England was 142-7 and still 121 runs behind Australia’s first innings of 263. All-rounders Moeen Ali (21) and Chris Woakes (10) were dismissed before the interval with Ali’s attempted pull shot costing him his wicket.
Root was earlier caught first slip David Warner off the bowling of Australia captain Pat Cummins (4-59) without adding to his overnight score of 19.
Bairstow was caught second slip Steve Smith for 12 against Mitchell Starc (2-28).
Both Root in the slips and Bairstow as wicketkeeper dropped chances on the first day in front of their home crowd.
Bairstow dropped Travis Head and Smith in another poor display of keeping. Root crucially spilled Mitch Marsh in the slips on 12 and dropped Alex Carey on 4. Marsh went on to celebrate his test comeback smashing a run-a-ball 118. Root and Bairstow missed five chances on the day.
England had resumed on 68-3.