<p>England lost four wickets for 19 runs in the second session to slump to 197-6 at tea on day three of the day-night second Ashes test against Australia on Saturday.</p>.<p>After a wicketless opening session, England suffered a collapse and still need 77 runs to avoid follow-on in their reply to Australia's first innings total of 473-9 declared at the Adelaide Oval.</p>.<p>Ben Stokes was batting on 12 at the break and Chris Woakes on 23 with England still 276 behind.</p>.<p>After England resumed their battle to stay alive in the contest, skipper Joe Root and Dawid Malan brought up individual fifties forging a 138-run stand in the process.\</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/ashes-2nd-test-root-surges-past-tendulkar-gavaskar-in-list-of-most-test-runs-in-a-year-1062169.html" target="_blank">Ashes, 2nd Test: Root surges past Tendulkar, Gavaskar in list of most Test runs in a year</a></strong></p>.<p>Adelaide Oval on Saturday afternoon was enjoying a sunny 26 degrees Celsius, and the Australian attack, missing Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, appeared to lack the zest necessary to break through.</p>.<p>It looked so promising for England when Root and Malan guided England to 140-2 at the dinner break.</p>.<p>Cameron Green broke the stand when he had Root, who made 62, caught by Australia's stand-in skipper Steve Smith at first slip.</p>.<p>It was a ball Root could have left and the England captain was furious with himself as he walked off after falling short again of his first century in Australia.</p>.<p>It soon got worse for England as Malan, who made 80, slashed a Mitchell Starc delivery that he should have left with Smith taking that catch too.</p>.<p>Ollie Pope (five) survived a review but squeezed a Nathan Lyon delivery to Marnus Labuschagne fielding close in and, moments later, Jos Buttler fell for a duck to Starc.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>England lost four wickets for 19 runs in the second session to slump to 197-6 at tea on day three of the day-night second Ashes test against Australia on Saturday.</p>.<p>After a wicketless opening session, England suffered a collapse and still need 77 runs to avoid follow-on in their reply to Australia's first innings total of 473-9 declared at the Adelaide Oval.</p>.<p>Ben Stokes was batting on 12 at the break and Chris Woakes on 23 with England still 276 behind.</p>.<p>After England resumed their battle to stay alive in the contest, skipper Joe Root and Dawid Malan brought up individual fifties forging a 138-run stand in the process.\</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/ashes-2nd-test-root-surges-past-tendulkar-gavaskar-in-list-of-most-test-runs-in-a-year-1062169.html" target="_blank">Ashes, 2nd Test: Root surges past Tendulkar, Gavaskar in list of most Test runs in a year</a></strong></p>.<p>Adelaide Oval on Saturday afternoon was enjoying a sunny 26 degrees Celsius, and the Australian attack, missing Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, appeared to lack the zest necessary to break through.</p>.<p>It looked so promising for England when Root and Malan guided England to 140-2 at the dinner break.</p>.<p>Cameron Green broke the stand when he had Root, who made 62, caught by Australia's stand-in skipper Steve Smith at first slip.</p>.<p>It was a ball Root could have left and the England captain was furious with himself as he walked off after falling short again of his first century in Australia.</p>.<p>It soon got worse for England as Malan, who made 80, slashed a Mitchell Starc delivery that he should have left with Smith taking that catch too.</p>.<p>Ollie Pope (five) survived a review but squeezed a Nathan Lyon delivery to Marnus Labuschagne fielding close in and, moments later, Jos Buttler fell for a duck to Starc.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>