Australia 53-4 to lead England by 268 runs

Australia struggled to stumps at 53 for four to hold a lead of 268 runs over England after day three of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide on Monday.

Peter Handscomb was on three with nightwatchman Nathan Lyon not out also at three after Australia, holding a 215-run innings lead, did not enforce the follow on.

England were all out for 227 in reply to Australia's 442 for eight declared on day three of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.

Craig Overton was unbeaten on 41, with James Anderson last man out for a duck. Australia did not enforce the follow-on and intended to bat again.

Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc pulled off stunning caught and bowled efforts to leave the tourists reeling and facing a massive deficit in the first-ever day-night Ashes Test.

Australia grabbed four wickets in the first session, including key batsmen Joe Root and Alastair Cook.

Australia broke through for the prize wicket of England skipper Root in the day's seventh over. Root shaped to drive Pat Cummins only to send a thick edge to Cameron Bancroft at third slip for just nine. Root, third in the Test batting rankings, only faced 10 balls and England's confidence plunged as he departed.

Cook, England's other big hope, was deceived by Lyon's flight and edged to Steve Smith at slip for 37 off 90 balls.

The former captain, who plundered 766 runs when England won in Australia seven years ago, has scores of two, seven and 37 in his three innings in the current series. It was off-spinner Lyon's 50th Test wicket against England.

Vince went in the day's second over to a poor shot, edging Josh Hazlewood outside off-stump to wicketkeeper Tim Paine for two.

Dawid Malan was the other wicket to fall off an inside edge caught behind to Cummins for 19.

Australia first innings 442-8 declared (S. Marsh 126 not out, T. Paine 57; C. Overton 3-105)

England first innings (overnight 29-1)

A. Cook c Smith b Lyon 37

M. Stoneman lbw b Starc 18

J. Vince c Paine b Hazlewood 2

J. Root c Bancroft b Cummins 9

D. Malan c Paine b Cummins 19

M. Ali c and b Lyon 25

J. Bairstow c and b Starc 21

C. Woakes c and b Starc 36

C. Overton not out 41

S. Broad c Paine b Lyon 3

J. Anderson lbw b Lyon 0

Extras (lb15, w1) 16

Total (all out; 76.1 overs) 227

Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Stoneman), 2-31 (Vince), 3-50 (Root), 4-80 (Cook), 5-102 (Malan), 6-132 (Moeen), 7-142 (Bairstow), 8-208 (Woakes), 9-227 (Broad), 10-227 (Anderson)

Bowling: Starc 20-4-49-3, Hazlewood 16-3-56-1, Cummins 16-3-47-2 (1w), Lyon 24.1-5-60-4

Australia second innings

C. Bancroft c Bairstow b Anderson 4

D. Warner c Root b Woakes 14

U. Khawaja lbw b Anderson 20

S. Smith lbw b Woakes 6

P. Handscomb not out 3

N. Lyon not out 3

Extras (lb2, w1) 3

Total (4 wickets; 26 overs) 53

Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Bancroft), 2-39 (Khawaja), 3-41 (Warner), 4-50 (Smith)

Bowling: Anderson 11-7-16-2, Broad 7-2-14-0 (1w), Overton 1-0-8-0, Woakes 7-0-13-2