Snapshot for day two of third Ashes Test

Dec 15, 2017 - 10:12 AM * Score: England 403. Australia 3-203 (S Smith 92no, S Marsh 7no)

* Man of the moment: Steve Smith. England were on top after Craig Overton removed openers David Warner and Cameron Bancroft to reduce Australia to 2-55. But Smith's unbeaten 92 off 122 balls steadied the ship for Australia.

* Key moment: England captain Joe Root's decision to refer an lbw shout against Cameron Bancroft to the DRS was a beauty. Root had seen Australia captain Steve Smith burn two DRS referrals on lbw decisions during the home side's batting innings. But when Overton struck Bancroft on the pads, Root made the brave call to go upstairs. The replays confirmed the ball had just struck Bancroft in line and was going on to hit the stumps.

* Stat of the day: 54.44 - David Warner's strike rate this series. His lowest-ever rates in a series are 50.38 in India in 2013 and 54.11 in the West Indies in 2012.

* Summary: Australia worked their way back into the match by snaring England's last six wickets for 35 runs. Mitchell Starc finished with four wickets, while Josh Hazlewood snared three. Australia openers David Warner and Cameron Bancroft made starts before being dismissed by Overton then Steve Smith (92no) and Usman Khawaja (50) steadied the ship to leave the match evenly poised.

* Quote of the day: "It wasn't one of them that looked out ... I don't think you're supposed to use your reviews on guessing and hoping." - Former England batsman Geoff Boycott talks about Steve Smith's bad decision to review an lbw shout against Dawid Malan.

Source: AAP