The Ashes: Live coverage of Day 3 of the second Test between Australia and England at the Gabba live
Australia are hunting wickets under the cover of night-time as they continue to grind England down. Stay across the latest from the day-night Test here.
Cricket: Australia moved into a strong position after some poor Egnland bowling and worst fielding on day two but left the door open with their own brain fades on day two.
They lead by 44 runs, with Alex Carey and Michael Neser having the chance to bat England out of the match and potentially the series but England will hope they can run through the tail.
Stay across the latest from the day-night Test at the Gabba here.
Key events
06 Dec 2025 - 07:35 PM
Stumps
06 Dec 2025 - 07:18 PM
Starc gets Smith!
06 Dec 2025 - 07:02 PM
Boland does Brook with review drama!
06 Dec 2025 - 06:45 PM
Root goes, massive moment!
06 Dec 2025 - 06:17 PM
Crawley goes!
06 Dec 2025 - 05:57 PM
WICKET Pope c+b Neser 26
06 Dec 2025 - 05:11 PM
WICKET Duckett b Boland 15
06 Dec 2025 - 04:43 PM
Dinner ENG 0-45 Trail by 132
06 Dec 2025 - 04:18 PM
England have survived the first over!
06 Dec 2025 - 04:06 PM
END OF INNINGS
06 Dec 2025 - 04:03 PM
GONE AUSTRALIA ALL OUT 511. Lead by 177
06 Dec 2025 - 03:47 PM
Australia bring up 500
06 Dec 2025 - 03:40 PM
Pat Cummins speaks on Lyon’s omission.
06 Dec 2025 - 03:31 PM
WICKET Starc c Stokes b Carse 77
06 Dec 2025 - 02:47 PM
50 for Mitch Starc
06 Dec 2025 - 02:07 PM
TEA AUS 8-450 lead by 116
06 Dec 2025 - 02:05 PM
Australia reach 450
06 Dec 2025 - 12:46 PM
OUT Carey c Smith b Atkinson 63
06 Dec 2025 - 12:13 PM
WICKET Neser ct Smith b Stokes 16
06 Dec 2025 - 12:11 PM
50 for Alex Carey
Josh Kempton and Jake Santa Maria are reporting live.
Starc returns
Perhaps sensing a key moment in the game, Steve Smith has opted to re-introduce Mitchell Starc into the attack.
After making a brilliant start to the series with both ball and bat, he gave away 36 runs in his first six overs of this innings but looked much more like the man we saw in Perth and the first innings in that over.
ENG 3-115
Game on
England’s two best batters are now at the crease, with Harry Brook joining Joe Root.
If their side is to stage a remarkable comeback, these two will almost certainly need to play a huge role.
ENG 3-107
Crawley goes!
And it came in the same fashion as his good friend Ollie Pope!
The opener tried to take the attack to Michael Neser but simply chipped another return catch the Queenslander was all to happy to claim.
England are still 80 runs behind Australia’s first-innings total.
ENG 3-97
Enter Root
After compiling his first century on Australian shores with a sublime 138 not out in the first innings, Joe Root is now at the crease in their second.
England will be hoping for another big score from their star batter to avoid slipping further into the mire.
ENG 2-95
WICKET Pope c+b Neser 26
GONE! Neser replaces Boland and he strikes with his first ball.
Pope goes to drive and it might just hold in the pitch slightly as he hits a return catch to Neser who clings on this time.
Looked scratchy for his 26 as Joe Root comes to the crease
Defecit under 100
Crawley has remained solid at the crease, cracking some more sumptuous drives to move to 42.
He punches a single to mid-on and England trail by 99 with nine wickets in hand
Starc replaces Doggett
Doggett looked to have found a nice rythm but is dragged after two overs.
Maybe Smith sensing the ball is doing a bit more and turning to his big dog.
Goes for just two. ENG 1-52
Doggett completes a maiden
He looks much happier doing are more conventional plan rather than being charged with the short stuff as he was in the first innings.
Draws a leading edge from Pope and gets Australia their first maiden.
ENG 1-49
WICKET Duckett b Boland 15
Boland in the game straight away.
Australia have started better after the break but Duckett is unlucky here.
Full on the stumps but it doesn’t bounce to come off the toe end of his bat and bowl him.
Initially thought Boland had beat him on the inside edge but just got under him.
Dinner ENG 0-45 Trail by 132
Neser gets too straight again as Crawley finds three more.
Ponting says Australia are pushing to hard, resulting in their poor bowling.
Driven on the up without much control, but just wide of Travis Head.
He defends the rest.
For everything that went wrong for England today they could have hardly asked for a better start knocking off 45 runs in just six overs thanks to some poor Australian bowling.
They’ll need to reset quickly or this lead could be gone in a flash
