On a collision course

Nov 24, 2017

Dawid Malan battled his way through Australia's short-pitched bowling to build on his start and get a fifty•Getty Images

Australia had a brief scare when Mitchell Starc collided with Shaun Marsh in the outfield and scraped his knee•Getty Images

Lyon, Australia's best bowler on the opening day, had more rewards to show for, with the wicket of Chris Woakes, as England were limited to 302•Getty Images

James Anderson inflicted more damage at the start of the third session,getting Pete Handscomb•Getty Images

Malan had support from Moeen Ali, as the pair stretched their partnership to 83•Getty Images

Starc, however, came back to dismiss Dawid Malan for 58, getting the hosts right back into the game•Getty Images

Usman Khawaja's problems against spin continued as Australia's No. 3 was dismissed by Moeen Ali for only 11•Getty Images

Steven Smith, however, settled in and stemmed the wickets, calmly batting his way past 50•Getty Images

In the next over, Moeen Ali became Nathan Lyon's first wicket •Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images)

The big wicket of the third session, however, came when Jake Ball dismissed David Warner•Getty Images

On yet another comeback to the side, Shaun Marsh leaned on his experience to support Smith•Getty Images