Australia reached tea at 29-1 in its second innings to steer England by 55 runs general in a nonetheless aggressive third Ashes check after Stuart Broad once more dismissed David Warner on Friday.
Usman Khawaja is 20 not out and Marnus Labuschagne is on 7 at Headingley.
The one-sided nature of the Broad vs Warner duel continued because the Australia opener was out for 1 run after he squared up and edged to Zak Crawley within the slips a mirror picture of his first-innings dismissal. It was the seventeenth time Warner was dismissed by Broad and it left Australia on 11-1.
England earlier restricted the deficit injury as captain Ben Stokes and even pacer Mark Wooden went on the assault in its first innings to ultimately concede solely a 26-run benefit to Australia.
The host was all out for 237 in reply to Australia’s 263. Australia captain Pat Cummins took 6-91 in 18 overs and celebrated his first five-wicket check haul in England.
England began after lunch on 147-2, nonetheless 121 runs behind. That deficit was rapidly lowered as Stokes superior within the afternoon session from 27 not out to a team-best 80, which included 5 sixes and 6 fours. He was caught by Steve Smith off Todd Murphy because the final man out.
Wooden, who took a five-for in his day job, smashed an eight-ball 24 which included three sixes and a 4.
Stokes and Ollie Robinson added 38 for the ultimate wicket, with Robinson ending 5 not out.
Key England batter Joe Root was dismissed on the second ball of the day and Jonny Bairstow departed within the opening half-hour as Australia gave the hosts a lesson in slip fielding.
All-rounders Moeen Ali (21) and Chris Woakes (10) had been dismissed earlier than lunch with Ali’s tried pull shot costing him his wicket. Stokes shared a partnership of 44 with Ali for the sixth wicket.
