The Ashes: Recap the action from Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and England

Boland gets another one to jag into Crawley’s pad and after a little pause, the umpire raises the finger lbw.

Crawley send it upstairs but their was a clear gap between bat and ball and it was crashing into leg stump.

ENG 3-112, need 63

Starc is brought back into the attack.

The heavy roller did its job during the break and the pitch is behaving itself a little bit more.

However, it’s only a matter of time before the grass stands up again.

ENG 2-108, need 67

The fans are showing their respects for the late, great Shane Warne.

Chants of his name ring around the ground as everyone doffs their caps and floppys as Warnie did.

Adam Gilchrist and Stuart Broad were on the boundary leading the tribute while a Barmy Army sign read: “We only wish you were English!”

Crawley and Bethell are putting their edges to good use and finding the gaps.

Crawley gets a four through third slip as Neser shrugs.

ENG 2-95, need 80

What a way to start after the Tea break.

Bethell uses a reverse ramp to get two and then drives a ball down the ground for four.

ENG 2-83, need 92

England go to Tea with eight wickets in hand and 98 runs left to win.

Richardson shaved the pegs with the last ball before the break but a lot of work to do for the home side.

Boland looks like the key.

His one over was dangerous.

What does the final session hold for us?

Bethell punches a very noce boundary down the ground and then drops a single to keep strike for the next over.

It also means England now need less than 100 runs to win.

ENG 2-76, need 99

Boland has the ball on a string and seams one back into Crawley’s pad.

There’s no bat involved but it strikes him outside the line of off stump.

Not out.

Richardson has his first Test wicket in four years as Carse top edges a high ball to deep third man.

Green doesn’t judge it quite right but he does enough to take the catch and send Carse on his way for six.

ENG 2-65, need 110

West Australian all-rounder Cam Green could be dropped for the first time in his Test career, with the heat rising on his spot in the side after another ugly dismissal.