The Ashes: Live coverage of Day 3 of the second Test between Australia and England at the Gabba live
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
Just now - 04:06 PM
END OF INNINGS
Just now - 04:03 PM
GONE AUSTRALIA ALL OUT 511. Lead by 177
21 mins ago - 03:47 PM
Australia bring up 500
29 mins ago - 03:40 PM
Pat Cummins speaks on Lyon’s omission.
38 mins ago - 03:31 PM
WICKET Starc c Stokes b Carse 77
1 hour ago - 02:47 PM
50 for Mitch Starc
2 hours ago - 02:07 PM
TEA AUS 8-450 lead by 116
2 hours ago - 02:05 PM
Australia reach 450
3 hours ago - 12:46 PM
OUT Carey c Smith b Atkinson 63
3 hours ago - 12:13 PM
WICKET Neser ct Smith b Stokes 16
3 hours ago - 12:11 PM
50 for Alex Carey
Jake Santa Maria is reporting live.
92nd Over: AUS 8-427
Stokes replaces Archer. Something of a win for Australia to put him through another wicketless spell.
How did that miss!? Stokes seams one in beats the inside edge but not enough to hit the stumps.
EDGED! But short of Joe Root at slip, and the misfield gives Starc a single. Stokes hangs his head.
Boland right behind the last.
91st Over: AUS 8-426
Carse replaces Atkinson.
No surprises as he’s banging it into the deck.
This is a very unthreatening over with a relatively new ball.
How did that not carry. Starc goes for a swipe and it goes off the toe in the air but somewhow drops short of Archer running in at mid-off who can only laugh.
90th Over: AUS 8-425
Archer to Boland.
Full and straight and he’s right behind it.
WHAT A BALL TO FINISH. Cuts Boland in half but misses the edge and goes off the thigh guard to Smith and Boland survives
89th Over: AUS 8-425
Atkinson to Starc as he defends.
He turns down a single and then ducks under as Atkinson goes short.
Can he keep the strike? No as he drills the straight drive but it’s well feilded at mid-off
87th Over: AUS 8-425
Archer with the chance to have a full over at Boland.
But he gets off strike and off the mark with an aerial flick off the hip that somehow goes between all three fielders in the area.
FOUR! Starc gets over the bounce and cuts one through wide gully for a boundary.
On the legs and turned for a single as Australia’s lead goes into the 90s
86th Over AUS 8-419
Last over before drinks.
Atkinson keeps it outside off to Starc, who’s happy to leave.
Starc turns down another single and then ducks under the short ball.
Full wide and Starc can;t connect and that’s a maiden.
England’s hour taking both set batters with the lead still under 100. Can they wrap it up quickly?
85th Over: AUS 8-419
Runs are hard to come by now but the longer Australia can bat the less time England have to make hay in the sunshine.
Starc is beaten by an Archer wonderball and swings and bounces to beat the edge and the stumps.
Driven off the edge, but point is deep so Starc gets a single.
Boland defends the last
84th Over: AUS 8/418
Edged but short of Smith! Good line and length to draw the edge, but drops well short.
England is happy to give Starc a single, which he takes off the fourth ball.
Boland nearly fends one to short leg.
Great ball. Agnlising in and seams away to beat Boland’s defensive prod.
83rd Over: AUS 8-417
Starc turns down a single to keep strike from Boland.
Tucks a single off the second last ball.
Archer to Boland outside off and left alone
OUT Carey c Smith b Atkinson 63
Short and Carey pulls three forward of square as the lead passes 80.
Starc goes for a drive but is beaten by steep bounce.
Drops a single into the off-side.
GONE. Atkinson throws out the wide one at Carey throws his hands at it and nicks through to Smith
First wicket for Atkinson this series and England will fancy keeping the lead under 100.
