By Nick MulvenneyADELAIDE (Reuters) - England struck early with the second new ball but Tim Paine and Shaun Marsh put together a sixth wicket partnership of 85 to help push Australia to 306 for six at tea on the second day of the first Ashes day-night test on Sunday. Paine completed his third test half century - seven years after his second - before holing out in the deep for 57 half an hour before the break, leaving Marsh, who will resume on 49, and Mitchell Starc (four not out) to see out the session. Craig Overton, whose dismissal of Australia captain Steve Smith was one of the tourists' highlights of day one, got his second test wicket to remove the 32-year-old wicketkeeper. The debutant seamer put in a shorter delivery which Paine sat back and pulled straight to Moeen Ali, who was waiting at deep square leg to take the catch. Australia won the first of the five tests by 10 wickets in Brisbane on Monday.

Source: Economic Times December 03, 2017 05:48 UTC