Root out for second straight duck as England collapse to 54-6 in third Ashes Test

England captain Joe Root fell for his second successive duck as his side slumped to 54-6 at lunch on the second day of the third Test at Headingley on Friday.

Fast bowler Jofra Archer had taken a Test best 6-45 as England, looking to level the five-match series at 1-1, dismissed Ashes-holders Australia for 179 on Thursday's opening day after Root won the toss in overcast conditions.

But even though the blue and sunny skies above Headingley ought to have made life easier for the hosts' batsmen, there was always the chance England's fallible top-order would be undone by Australia's quicks.

Josh Hazlewood duly proved that theory correct by taking 3-26 in 11 overs, with England six down in 24.

World Cup-winning opener Jason Roy, new to Test cricket this season, took guard having made just 40 runs in four innings this series.

He fell for nine in familiar fashion on Friday when he edged a drive off Hazlewood to David Warner, holding the first off four catches at first slip.

Roy's exit saw Root come into warm applause on his Yorkshire home ground.

But Root, arguably England's best batsman, was out for a second ball nought when he was undone by a straighter Hazlewood delivery that seamed away a touch, with Warner doing the rest.

Hazlewood had taken two wickets for no runs in three balls, with England 10-2.

- Careless Stokes -
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