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
Jake Santa Maria is reporting live.
5th Over: ENG 0-39
HAMMERED. Half volley and Crawley smashes the straight drive back past him.
Starc overcorrects adnd flicks two more fine
FOUR MORE! Crashes the cover drive and England are rollicking along.
CLOSE! Goes to drive again but is beaten on the outside edge.
Gets more runs past gully.
4th Over: ENG 0-26
DROPPED! Duckett hammers a drive back at Neser who gets hands to it but it doesn’t stick and pops up.
Very tough chance.
FOUR BYES. Wild down the legside Neser losing all control there.
ALL RUN FOUR. On the pads and clipped through midwicket and Boland does well to drag it in but they run four to the long boundary
3rd Over: ENG 0-18
Starc finding some movement away from the left-handed Duckett.
Leg side and flicked without control but well safe of the field for three.
Crawley runs two past Green at gully.
Too straight again and whipped for four.
Not his best start
Neser from the other end
Too straight and Crawley flicks four through square leg.
Leaves the rest as Neser settles outside off.
England have survived the first over!
Starc with ball in hand fresh off his 77.
Zak Crawley on strike.
On the money first up as it shapes in as Crawley defends.
Off the mark with a drop and run single.
Duckett on a king pair defends the first.
RUNS! Straight and Duckett flicks three through mid-wicket.
Crawley works a single leg side and for the first time this sereis England get through the first over without loss.
END OF INNINGS
A remarkable effort fromt the Australian tail spearheaded by Mitchell Starc who will now have the pink ball under lights.
England toiled without much luck but their plans were poor and overall energy poorer.
First step will be surving this hour until dinner but something tells me they’ll play their shots.
The pitch still looks relatively flat but there’s turn on offer.
GONE AUSTRALIA ALL OUT 511. Lead by 177
Doggett edges Jacks to slip, and Australia are finally done.
Boland and Doggett race off the field and Australia will have the new ball just as the lights start to takeover.
117th Over: AUS 9-511
Carse brings up his 150 with a wide way down the legside. Bronx cheers from the crowd.
Boland fends one to point to move to his highest Test score of 21.
Doggett pushes another single
116th Over: AUS 9-508
Doggett drives a single wide of mid-off and for just the third time in Australian Test history, all XI players have made it to double figures.
Last time was in Colombo against Sri Lanka in 1992 if anyone was wondering.
Boland gets one as Doggett flicks two more around the corner.
EDGED. Drops just short of Brook at slip. More frustration.
115th Over: AUS 9-504
Carse continues.
Boland squeezes two through gully.
