England grind towards safety
Alastair Cook and Joe Root got England off to a solid start on the third morning...•Getty Images
Ryan Harris separated them with the score on 68, having Cook caught behind•Getty Images
Kevin Pietersen struggled to score freely in his usual manner•Getty Images
Ian Bell continued to tot up runs in the series•AFP
...recording their first half-century opening partnership together•AFP
Root went on to pass 50 for the second time in the series...•Getty Images
Even hitting Steven Smith back down the ground didn't go entirely to plan•AFP
Starc removed Pietersen, caught at slip off the toe of the bat, during the evening session•Getty Images
...but was caught top-edging a sweep off Nathan Lyon•PA Photos
Mitchell Starc removed Jonathan Trott for a painstaking 40•PA Photos
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