England got a major breakthrough in the last session of the match with the wicket of Cameron Green. It ended a 49-run stand between him and Usman Khawaja that came in 113 deliveries and got England into the last four wickets of the Australian order. The first session of the day was washed out but it has been clear skies since the start of the second. Usman Khawaja followed up his first innings century with a gritty half century and he had been looking to grind out runs throughout the day. He put up a 49-run stand with Cameron Green off 113 wickets and then scored 17 runs off 50 with Alex Carey before Ben Stokes sent him back to the hut in just his second over of the innings. England decided to not take the new ball when it became available, choosing to let Joe Root continue and the former captain ended up getting Carey’s wicket. However, England were still not away despite being into the last two wickets with Pat Cummins getting a few lusty blows in and reducing Australia’s deficit to below 30. The pair ended up putting on a partnership for the ages and completely turned the tables on the hosts.
