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England 17 for 2 (Root 5*) trail Australia 9 for 473 dec. (Labuschagne 103, Warner 95, Smith 93, Carey 51, Stokes 3-113) by 456 runs
Adelaide: Australia are in firm control after the stumps of Day 2 as England trail by 456 runs in the ongoing second Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval on Friday.
The visitors currently stand at 17/2 with Dawid Malan and Joe Root unbeaten at the crease.
Earlier, the host declared their innings at 473/9 in the third session. Mitchell Starc remained unbeaten after contributing with a run-a-ball 39*.
Michael Neser also played an aggressive knock for Aussies as he smashed 35 runs off just 24 balls, which featured five fours and a six.
Bowling late in the final session, Starc dismissed Rory Burns early for 4 in the third over to draw the first blood.
Later, Neser scalped Haseeb Hameed's wicket on the second ball of his Test career.
The England opener was caught at mid-on for 6.
Resuming the post-dinner session at 302/5, captain Steve Smith and wicket-keeper batter Alex Carey started off steadily.
The duo of Smith and Carey notched up a fifty-run partnership.
