Chester went close early on, but Ross Killock could only fire at the keeper from five yards when he seized a ball deflected off the woodwork.
That sentiment also went for their near immediate equaliser from the sweet right boot of Jose Baxter, who seized a loose ball, advanced into the left of the Everton area and bent the ball against the inside of Tim Howard's post.
Chris Smalling had already lost his footing once when he fell on his backside in front of the home side's technical area, allowing Alejandro Dominguez to seize the ball and run fully 70 yards into the heart of the United area.
England's talisman for the series Ian Bell was involved in a hotly-contested decision on the third day of the second Test as he farmed a short delivery from Ryan Harris to gully where Steve Smith was ready to pounce, diving forward to seize the ball on the bounce.
The Clippers center repeatedly extended his massive hands to seize the ball, doing it for the final time with 1.2 seconds left Thursday night at Oracle Arena when he grasped Stephen Curry's airballed three-pointer, flung a pass to teammate Chris Paul and raised his arm in triumph.
Poor control by O'Donnell allowed to Boyd to seize the loose ball and he rasped a shot a fraction wide as Killie pushed for a lead.
5.46pm: New ball; Australia 269-3 aforgettableettable over from Jonathan Trott, England seize the new ball, but Australia hold firm and are well set to see out the day.
