The Ashes: Live coverage of Day 3 of the second Test between Australia and England at the Gabba live

Carey gets more width to cut to point.

Stokes to Starc as he lets one go outside off.

BEATEN. Stokes is on the money this morning as Starc fiddles with one outside off, which just beats the bat.

Pushes one into the off-side to keep the stike

FOUR! Carse goes short and Carey leans back and ramps it over the slips to push the lead past 50.

Starc gets off the mark with a risky single but the throw is well wide.

Carey cuts another single.

It’s the England captain once again as Neser flirts with one outside off and edges through to Smith who makes no mistake this time.

He nearly got out the previous ball on the same shot but it’s been good bowling from Stokes who’s kept it tight and settled on a line outside off.

On a good length outside off and just pushes out to point for a single.

Got dropped first ball and had some other nervy moments last night, but it’s been a crucial knock to help Australia regain control.

Can he go on from here where is teammates have failed?

Carse from the other end as Carey flicks a single off the hip to bring up the 50 partnership.

Neser gets his first runs of the morning with a single off the pads.

Carey cuts another short delivery behind point.

Carey on strike as Stokes prepares to start the day.

Still seven overs until the new ball. Do Australia go hard at it?

On the pads and whipped to midwicket.

First runs of the morning as Carey square drives a single past point.

Neser defends the rest.

AUS 6-379

After a tough first Test, his knock of 72 has the Tasmanian feeling like he belongs.

“I took a lot of confidence out of it,” Weatherald told SEN.

“It’s one of those things, you want to belong somewhere, and playing cricket, you’re always on your toes about your performance.

“If I can just consistently rock up and do the right things ... I could be here for a while.”

“I actually can’t think in my whole lifetime that any other Australian side wouldn’t have just buried England yesterday,” he says on Channel 7 and 7plus.

“Wouldn’t have just put the game to bed and been 3/400 and thanks for coming.

“England are still in this game somehow after a day lacking skill and they have to be better. And they will be better.”

If you need a referesher on how we got here here’s a recap of day two.

Hello and welcome to day three from the Gabba in what could be the defining day of The Ashes.

If Alex Carey and the tail can bat well the series could just about be over but if England run through the tail they’ll be right back in the hunt.

We’re just over half an hour away from the start of play.