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

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?

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

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.

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

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.

Archer to Carey.

CLOSE! Can’t get out the way of the short ball as it hits high on the bat but somehow drops safe.

On the hip and tucked fine for a single. Starc flashes and misses outside off.

FOUR. Too straight and he glances down the legside for a boundary.

Here’s a stat

Australia have never lost a the Gabba after making 400.

New ball taken and Atkinson replaces Carse.

Starc fends one uppishly into the off-side for a single.

Carey nearly edges one to Crawley at gulley but it drops short.

Pushes a single into the gap at cover. Lead is up to 73

He’s had another failure with the bat on his return to shield cricket to al but close the door on an unlikely Ashes return.

Last over before the new ball. Stokes continues.

Good length and Carey pushes wide of mid-off for a single.

Some width as Starc finds the gap behind point for two.

On the hip and Starc tucks a single. New ball is available.

FOUR! Short and wide, and Starc punishes it forward of point for four. It’s a no-ball as well to add insult.

FOUR MORE! Poor ball short and wide and Starc goes in the air this time through the same region for another boundary. Australia pass 400.

Carse targets the stumps as Starc defends.

CLOSE! Outside off but closer to the body as Starc fiddles with a cut and misses.