Joe Root takes a mind-bending catch, while Steve Smith survives the tightest of run-out decisions as Australia battles hard on day two of the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval. Here are five things you missed overnight.
The 47.4 overs it took for Australia to bring up its century was the slowest in a Test match since 1990.
The session included just 54 runs, one wicket and 13 maidens as Australia failed to stamp its authority on the match.Marnus Labuschagne battled to reach stumps on day one, but battled even harder on the second morning, scoring just 7 more runs off 59 balls before falling. Even with the loss of Labuschagne, Australia's first session would look like some sort of masterstroke if it was the platform for a big day of run-scoring as they plundered tired quicks for the rest of a long day in the field.
Seven overs later, the most experienced batter in the team joined the party, with Alex Carey falling straight into Joe Root's off-spin trap as 482 England Test caps took Australia from 2-115 to 6-170 in what felt like a decisive session in this Test match.Jonny Bairstow thought he had his man, but was wrong by an agonising margin.
Smith dived in forlorn hope that he would get home, but it appeared that Bairstow had broken the stumps before he slid his bat in.
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