Resuming on 28 for 2 of their second innings after dropping each openers in a dark 20-minute spell on Sunday, England had been seeking to shortly construct the sort of lead that may arrange the prospect for victory, with Australia nonetheless to bat final and the specter of extra time being misplaced to rain on the ultimate day.

Root and Brook every made a swift 46, however by lunch Lyon had accounted for each to depart England 155/5, a lead of 162.

Root set the tone by making an attempt to reverse scoop Pat Cummins’ first ball of the morning and whereas he failed to attach on that event, the identical shot introduced two boundaries - a six and a 4 - from Scott Boland’s subsequent over.

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Both the previous captain and Ollie Pope had began the day on nought however Root had raced to 23 in as many balls by the point his associate bought off the mark, the Surrey man displaying related intent as he walked down the monitor to punch Boland by way of mid-off for 4.

Pope had simply introduced up the fifty-partnership between the pair with a nice again reduce to the fence when he was undone by an unplayable inswinging yorker from Cummins for 14.

Joined by Yorkshire teammate Harry Brook, although, Root regarded in uncommon contact and had carried England’s lead past 100 inside the primary ten overs of play earlier than he grew to become Lyon’s third stumping sufferer of the match.

Brook had taken kindly to the spinner’s introduction, clouting his first over for 13 runs, however when Root got here down the monitor to the identical participant shortly after drinks he was deceived by the flight, Alex Carey doing the sharp work behind the stumps.

England’s scoring slowed, with Ben Stokes in additional watchful temper, however Brook’s try to drag previous midwicket with a primary Ashes half-century in sight was snared by a sensible low catch from Marnus Labuschagne.

Edgbaston held its breath on the stroke of lunch when Jonny Bairstow was given out lbw to Boland, however DRS earned the batter a reprieve on peak.