The Ashes: Live coverage of Day 1 of the second Test between Australia and England at the Gabba
Cricket: The Ashes pink-ball Test is here - and Australia are looking to take a stranglehold on the series.
All eyes are on Aussie skipper Pat Cummins in Brisbane, while WA’s Josh Inglis will be looking to impress as he gets set for a recall to the line-up in place of the injured Usman Khawaja.
As for England, the tourists have plenty of questions to answer after being destroyed inside two days in the series opener in Perth. Can the likes of Ben Stokes and Joe Root respond in the day-night format?
Stay across the latest from the Gabba here, with the toss of the coin at 11.30am (WA time) and the day’s play to begin 30 minutes later.
Key events
04 Dec 2025 - 07:33 PM
And that’s stumps
04 Dec 2025 - 06:50 PM
Carse out too!
04 Dec 2025 - 06:46 PM
Gus goes!
04 Dec 2025 - 06:40 PM
Root makes first hundred in Australia!
04 Dec 2025 - 06:35 PM
A wicket — but it’s not Root!
04 Dec 2025 - 05:46 PM
Smith gone!
04 Dec 2025 - 05:44 PM
Calamitous run out!
04 Dec 2025 - 04:43 PM
That’s dinner
04 Dec 2025 - 04:06 PM
BROOK’S GONE
04 Dec 2025 - 03:02 PM
NESER GETS THE BREAKTHROUGH
04 Dec 2025 - 02:04 PM
ENGLAND 2-98 at Tea
04 Dec 2025 - 01:48 PM
50 for Zak Crawley
04 Dec 2025 - 12:56 PM
50 up for England
04 Dec 2025 - 12:13 PM
STARC HAS TWO!
04 Dec 2025 - 12:06 PM
STARC DOES IT AGAIN!
04 Dec 2025 - 11:32 AM
TOSS: England win the toss and BAT
04 Dec 2025 - 11:19 AM
Ponting, Broad on Lyon selection call
04 Dec 2025 - 10:46 AM
Run-ups being marked out...
04 Dec 2025 - 10:38 AM
An early look at the pitch
04 Dec 2025 - 09:49 AM
Langer’s say
Jake Santa Maria is reporting live.
34th Over: ENG 3-154
Neser is going for a different plan with a packed offside field and Carey keeping up to the stumps.
Brook still gets a single to point with a slight misfield.
150 up for England 50 for Joe Root.
Doggett continues with an uninspiring short-ball plan with a packed leg side field.
Root and Brook are happy to take it on and work the singles as Root brings up another 50 in Australia. Can he finally go on?
CLOSE! The plan almost works as Brook flicks just over Josh Inglis at square leg. Cam Green would’ve gobbled it.
32nd Over: ENG 3-147
Big appeal from Neser as he wraps Root on the pads, but Smith decides against the review with Neser telling him it was sliding down.
Ball tracking shows it woul have just missed leg stump so good call.
FOUR. Too full and Root whips it through mid-on to move to 48.
An update from Mark Wood
The English fast bowler was hobbling around in a knee brace this week but he’s confident his Ashes are not over.
30th Over: ENG 3-139
FOUR. Brook charges Neser and slaps four forward of the point.
ALMOST STUMPED! Brooks goes for a ramp/scoop and completely misses it, and Carey whips the bails off as he almost falls over.
He just gets the foot down in time but that was an ugly shot.
29th Over: ENG 3-133
Brook got off the mark with a single and will face Doggett.
FOUR. Off the hip and just clips it behind sqaure to the boudnary.
FOUR MORE. Harry Brook special as he backs away and cracks a boundary through point.
England on the charge while the suns shining
NESER GETS THE BREAKTHROUGH
It’s probably no surprise that Australia’s all-out pace means the over rate is atrocious.
Neser continues to plug away outside off.
GONE! Crawley is out for 76.
Out of nowhere, Neser goes short and Crawley bottom edges through to Carey to give Australia life.
It was a nothing shot, perhaps undone by the lack of pace as he went to pull and he’s absolutely livid.
27th Over: ENG 2-121
Doggett continues with the field set for the short ball plan.
CLOSE. Short ball plan almost works as Root gloves one just past a diving Carey for four.
He gets a single with a no look puul to backward square.
26th Over: ENG 2-113
Neser is back after bowling just three overs in the first session.
Root gets a single to fine leg.
FOUR. Overpitched and Crawley drives down the ground to move into the 70s.
We’re back - 100 up for England
Root takes guard to front up with Brendan Doggett to continue.
Short and Root swivels around to get a single to square leg.
Crawley goes to launch one, and it underedges on the bounce to Carey.
FOUR. Short but only rib heart as Crawley rolls over the top of it to split square and fine leg to bring the 100 up for England.
FOUR MORE. Overpitched and Crawley punches another boudnary through the covers.
