Led by Zak Crawley and Joe Root, England batted itself into a strong position on day two of the fourth Ashes Test.
Crawley smashed 189 runs from 182 balls and Root 84 from 95, the pair combining for a 206-run stand at Old Trafford.
The hosts lead by 67 runs at the close play with Ben Stokes (24) and Harry Brook (14) the batsmen set to resume in the middle on day three.
Watch the day two highlights package in the video player above!
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Root cops horrible dose of misfortune
Joe Root lost his wicket in incredibly unlucky fashion, having his stumps rattled by a Josh Hazlewood delivery that kept extremely low.
Here's every wicket that fell on day one
Pat Cummins 1 (4): c Ben Stokes, b James Anderson
Josh Hazlewood 4 (21): c Ben Duckett, Chris Woakes
Ben Duckett 1 (6): c Alex Carey, b Mitchell Starc
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Moeen Ali 54 (82): c Usman Khawaja, b Mitchell Starc
Zak Crawley 189 (182): b Cameron Green
Joe Root 84 (95): b Josh Hazlewood
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