Adelaide, Dec. 19 -- A magnificent 83 from skipper Ben Stokes and his century partnership with Jofra Archer, followed by an early wicket of Jake Weatherald, restored some balance in the third Ashes Test at the end of the first session on day one at Adelaide Oval on Friday.

After England were bundled out for 286 runs in response to Australia's first innings total of 371, Australia ended the session at 17/1, with Travis Head (5*) and Marnus Labuschagne (4*) unbeaten.

England started their day three at 213/8, with skipper Stokes (45*) and Archer (30*) unbeaten.

Stokes started with a beautiful extra cover drive in the first over and eventually reached a valiant fifty in 159 balls, with four boundaries.

After Stokes reached his milestone, ...