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England all out for 281, lead by 145

An 87-run partnership between Moeen Ali and Stuart Broad helps England to open up a 145-run lead over Australia, who are now starting their second innings.

England have been bowled out for 281 runs on day two of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston.

As a result, touring Australia will begin their second innings with a deficit of 145 runs after they had been bowled out for just 136 inside 37 overs yesterday afternoon.

By lunch today, the hosts had opened up an 82-run lead with Moeen Ali and Stuart Broad at the crease, although both batsmen had been tied down by the spin of Nathan Lyon.

However, after the restart, the England pair started to put runs on the board at a rapid rate and they shared a partnership of 87 runs before a miscued shot from Broad found the hands of Mitch Marsh for 31.

He was soon followed back to the pavilion by Ali when he was caught by David Warner off the bowling of Josh Hazlewood on 51, with tail-ender James Anderson the last wicket to fall at the hands of Mitchell Starc.

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