Root slumped to his haunches in dismay after missing out on a hundred following his fourth half-century of the series. At the close, England were 233 for five with Malan left unbeaten on 55 off 160 balls when Bairstow was caught behind off Josh Hazlewood for five. Root reached his half-century off 82 balls cover driving Mitchell Marsh for four, but Malan was fortunate not to be run out two balls later. Only last week in Melbourne Smith put down two catches in Alastair Cook´s unbeaten double century. England is bidding to break through in Sydney, where they have won twice in the last four Ashes Tests.

Source: Pakistan Today January 04, 2018 12:22 UTC