A fiery spell from captain Ben Stokes dragged England back into the match but South Africa remained the happier side as they reached 289/7 at the close on the second day of the first Test at Lord's on Thursday.
Former Australia pacer Michael Kasprowicz criticised the pace bowlers, led by Mitchell Starc, for not bowling enough bouncers and toe-crushers.
The duo's stand of 87 off 39 balls took GT pass the finish line and to the top of the table.
Several batsmen played reckless sweep shots only to fall lbw or be bowled by the Indian spinners.
Steve Smith scored an unbeaten 85 to guide Australia to 339/5 as England wasted favourable bowling conditions on the first day of the second Ashes Test.
Pakistan bowlers had to break their back for the occasional success on a flat track at the National Stadium and more toil awaited them after New Zealand resumed on 440-6.
Earlier, Devon Conway fell for 92 but Tom Latham could not be denied his century after New Zealand resumed on 165 for no loss at the National Stadium.
Calm was the need of the hour and the batters understood that to the T. They converted the singles into twos, scored the odd boundary every over and played no false shots.
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam took 6/135 but the touring side struggled with the bat as they limped to 139 for five at the close on day two of the second and final Test against South Africa on Saturday.
DC's fate was sealed when they lost three quick wickets inside the Powerplay.
'Whenever I walk out to bat, people assume I just took that decision and came out, but that's a role given to me.'
India pacer Mohammed Siraj said his approach to bowl consistently at one spot yielded rich dividends for him on Day 2 of the opening Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram.
If you have a question relating to cricket and did not know who to ask, bounce them off to Rajneesh Gupta.
Australia laboured to a modest 263 all out on the opening day of the second Test against India in New Delhi
Karunaratne fell for 86 in the final session but Mendis was batting on 84 at stumps
Centurion Jason Roy and skipper Jos Buttler played scintillating knocks to guide England to a series win over hosts Bangladesh.
Poor batting was at the heart of the debacle.
Jadeja raised 81 runs for the unbroken eighth wicket with Axar Patel (52) to drive home India's advantage.
England take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Images from Day 1 of the third Test played between India and Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Wednesday
IMAGES from Day 4 of the second Test between India and West Indies at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, on Sunday.
Dean Elgar lived up to his reputation as a dogged, street-fighting batsman as he held the Indian bowling attack at bay, scoring a patient 46 off 121 balls.
Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat but all-rounder Curran gave England an ideal start after dismissing the two openers in his first spell.
'I've had enough of umpire's call. Let's just ban umpire's call.'
Pakistan captain Babar Azam and his deputy Mohammad Rizwan were looking to get some batting practice but were forced off the ground as the rain stopped play in the third over.
Just when things looked to go well for Pakistan, Shadab dropped Bhanuka Rajapaksa at long on off Haris.
Elgar's tactics and decision-making were terrible, says Simon Katich
Australia declared their first innings on 556 for nine and then skittled out Pakistan for 148 to seize control of the second Test in Karachi on Monday.
Ravindra Jadeja led the demolition of Australia with the ball as India triumphed by six wickets inside three days in the second Test.
Steve Smith was on 59 unbeaten with Labuschagne at the close.
And one Saturday evening, under the Mumbai night sky, next to the Arabian Sea, with the 'God of Cricket' in attendance, Mumbai Indians were done in by the brilliance and resilience of Punjab Kings.
But Stokes then introduced Ahmed in the afternoon session and the youngster ripped apart Pakistan's middle order.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 3rd Test played between India and Australia in Indore on Thursday.
Images from the IPL 2023 match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday.
South Africa lost two wickets after tea but extended their lead over New Zealand to 211 runs by the close of Day 3 to leave the second Test delicately poised, in Christchurch, on Sunday.
After Ben Stokes enforced a follow on, New Zealand left the England bowlers frustrated on Day 3 of the second Test in Wellington.
My main agenda is to bowl in powerplay, take early wickets, says Shivam Mavi
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 2nd Test played between England and South Africa played in Old Trafford on Friday.
The hosts then raced to 199-6 in 31 overs, effectively batting West Indies out of the contest, before declaring their second innings.
Once the batting maestro scores a century, Wasim Jaffer declares, the world will once again get to see the Kohli of old.
