The hosts enjoyed another fruitful session, getting to 73/1 by Tea, after which Bethell shifted gears, notching up his highest first innings score albeit in a very short Test career yet. Santner was introduced into the attack but bowled all over the place, dishing out full tosses and half-volleys that Duckett punished, even as he edged a couple of deliveries past slip to the fence. Sears, playing his first Test of the series, was also wayward and England’s scoring rate surged past six per over, during the course of which the 100-run partnership was raised.