Australia took two quick wickets between rain delays, Jonny Bairstow missed another catch and Moeen Ali was fined. Here's what you missed overnight at the Ashes.
Just four balls into the day, Jimmy Anderson found the inside edge of Alex Carey, and Bairstow made a meal of his effort to reel it in, giving the Australian keeper a life when he was on 52.
Considering England coach Brendon McCullum made the choice to hang up the gloves to focus on his batting during his playing days, it might be time for a chat with Bairstow. So, after less than a day's worth of off-spin bowling, his right index finger has been cut up by the pronounced seam on the Dukes ball.
The International Cricket Council was satisfied Ali wasn't trying to affect the condition of the ball in any way but that the spray was simply a drying agent, so he copped a lesser fine of 25 per cent of his match fee.
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