Ashes: Malan, Root Keep England Interested At Dinner, Score 140/2

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Half-centuries from Dawid Malan and Joe Root have kept England in game after the end of the first session of play on day 3 of the Pink Ball Test at the Adelaide Oval. 

Resuming the day at a tricky position of 17/2, Root and Malan began the rebuilding process with some deserved luck - edges that didn't carry, inside edges that missed the stumps - and some great batting conditions. 

Malan kept pouncing on everything that was just short and wide while Root was happy to rotate the strike whenever possible. The introduction of Nathan Lyon did bring some close calls but not much that England's best player of spin - Root - couldn't handle.

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Malan brought up his fifty in 86 balls and soon Root too got to his 52nd half-century in test cricket. The duo is looking solid at the crease with a partnership of 128 runs in 209 balls. 

Brief Scorecard: 

England - 140/2