Ashes 2017/18, 5th Test, Day 3: 5 things we learnt from the day

#2 Shaun Marsh carries on from where Smith left off

Marsh played some exquisite shots enroute his half-century

Shaun Marsh did not let England off the hook after Moeen Ali had sent Steven Smith on his way. In the company of a steady Usman Khawaja, Marsh punished England with some sublime strokes around the SCG. It did not take long for Marsh to realise that he had to step up to Moeen Ali who was getting drift and turn and he stepped out to flight the off-spinner through mid-wicket early on.

He was given LBW off Joe Root but Marsh had an inside edge and he reviewed after consulting with Khawaja. Since then, the southpaw barely gave England any hope as he thwarted the English bowlers, in particular, Ali, to race to a fine half-century. He brought up the landmark with back to back fours off James Anderson before going into the nineties late in the day.