Sydney, Jan. 6 -- Aided by a magnificent 163 from Travis Head, hosts Australia offered a strong response to England in the first innings of the Sydney Test.

Coming in to bat after England piled on 384, Head laid the groundwork for Australia finishing Day 3 at 518/7.

His latest knock having helped him to the 600-run mark in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship series, Head conceded his emotions on a stellar run with the bat, an ICCreport said.

"It's nice to contribute the way I have in the series like this," he told the reporters. "I am not normally the one who is doing the heavy lifting as such.""The likes of Marnus (Labuschagne) or Smudge (Steve Smith) have been the heavy lifters. Theguys who have really driven the game. Davey (David...