Ashes: Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith hand Australia good start
Sydney, Jan 5 (CRICKETNMORE) - Top-order batsmen Usman Khwaja (91 batting) and Steven Smith (44 batting) stayed unbeaten to help Australia post 193/2 against England on the second day of the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground
Earlier, resuming the day on 233/5, England rode on cameos from all of Moeen Ali (30), Tom Curran (39) and Stuart Broad (31) to extend their total to respectability before they were bundled for 346 runs in their first innings.
After Cameron Bancroft (0) was dismissed and Australia were reduced to 1/1, Warner and Khawaja went about the rebuilding process with ease, comfortable in their respective, familiar roles.
Khawaja was patient, knocking the ball about and rotating strike even as Warner harried the bowlers -- there were three fours off Curan in the 14th over, not allowing the medium pacer to settle on a line and length.
Warner's 50 came off 89 balls but his stay didn't last long thereafter. Shortly before tea, Anderson managed to induce an edge that was pouched happily by Jonathan Bairstow behind the stumps, ending the 85-run second-wicket stand.
