Smith, 64 not out at the close, allowed himself no flights of fancy; Australia were in too much trouble for that. After tea Peter Handscomb, with the curious technique and impressive Test record, was lbw to Jimmy Anderson. In the morning Malan and Moeen added another 50 runs against the second new ball with remarkably few alarms. The off-spinner, an increasingly combative and opinionated Test cricketer, now propels the ball at quite a pace, sometimes reaching 60mph. A Mitchell Starc bouncer accounted for Malan but not before he had registered his third and most important Test 50.

Source: The Guardian November 24, 2017 08:02 UTC