Weatherald lauds Head's "hard-work" in seeing off Archer's burst

Brisbane [Australia], December 5 (ANI): Following a fluent half-century that helped Australia secure an all-important first innings lead in the Brisbane Test, Australian batter Jake Weatherlad spoke on his partnership with opener Travis Head, saying that he did a "lot of hard work" seeing off a lethal Jofra Archer early in the innings.

After England scored 334 runs in the first innings courtesy a century from Joe Root and 76 from Zak Crawley, Australia had to face the new pink ball. Opener Travis, who had unleashed a brutal 83-ball 123 in the Perth Test and chased down 205 runs on the second day of the Test, controlled his natural game, seeing off Jofra's initial burst.

Weatherald was leading the charge with his fiery cuts, drives and pulls. Head, who had batted till 27 balls and scored