Australia closed on 61 for one, with England listless and lethargic in the field before James Anderson got the better of David Warner late in the day
Root, who top-scored with 50 but was furious with his own loose dismissal, had demanded a response from his side after events in Brisbane and Adelaide, but was handed a tired shrug of a performance that effectively ended hopes of regaining the urn.
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