The Ashes live scores: Recap from the Third Test’s Day 1 at Adelaide Oval
Cricket: It’s now or never for England - and perhaps the future of Bazball as a philosophy - as the Third Test begins in Adelaide.
Australia can wrap up the series with a win, and even a draw will see them retain the urn at worst this summer.
There’s changes for both sides, with the Aussies recalling two of their greatest-ever bowlers in Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon at the expense of Michael Neser and Brendan Doggett - while a dramatic late swap saw an ill Steve Smith replaced by Usman Khawaja.
England bring in Josh Tongue for Gus Atkinson as their sole difference from Brisbane, backing in the batting unit that has largely failed in the opening two Tests of the series.
What will Day 1 have in store for us? Follow the latest below, with play set to start at 7.30am WA time.
Key events
22 hours ago - 03:14 PM
Analysis
22 hours ago - 03:06 PM
STUMPS - AUSTRALIA 8-326
22 hours ago - 02:45 PM
Umpire expert believes Carey hit the ball
22 hours ago - 02:39 PM
WICKET Carey ct Smith b Jacks 106
22 hours ago - 02:21 PM
Alex Carey brings up a third Test century!
23 hours ago - 01:51 PM
Carey’s DRS controversy
23 hours ago - 01:43 PM
WICKET Cummins ct Pope b Carse 13
24 hours ago - 01:17 PM
WICKET Inglis b Tongue 32
24 hours ago - 12:38 PM
50 for Alex Carey
17 Dec 2025 - 12:14 PM
TEA - AUSTRALIA 5-194
17 Dec 2025 - 11:59 AM
WICKET Khawaja ct Tongue b Jacks 82
17 Dec 2025 - 10:57 AM
50 for Usman Khawaja
17 Dec 2025 - 10:15 AM
Cam Green falls!
17 Dec 2025 - 10:12 AM
OUT LABSUCHAGNE FALLS FIRST BALL AFTER LUNCH
17 Dec 2025 - 09:35 AM
LUNCH AUSTRALIA 2-94
17 Dec 2025 - 08:19 AM
WICKET Head ct Crawley b Carse
17 Dec 2025 - 08:13 AM
WICKET Weatherald ct Smith b Archer 18
17 Dec 2025 - 07:37 AM
Smith update
17 Dec 2025 - 07:23 AM
WATCH: Bondi tribute
17 Dec 2025 - 07:03 AM
Toss: Australia win and will BAT, Khawaja to bat at No.4
17 Dec 2025 - 06:46 AM
Smith OUT
68th over - AUS 7-284
Tongue to Starc who defends.
Fends one away but keeps it down from short leg.
Starc gets a leading edge but it lands safe as they scamper a single.
Carey drops and runs a single to move to 96 and keep strike
67th Over - AUS 7-282
FOUR! Carey opens himself up to punch it wide of mid-off to move into the 90s.
CLOSE! He’s almost out next ball as another big drive just evades a diving Zak Crawley at cover for two.
Carey goes again and inside edges one past his stumps for a single.
Short at Starc pulls powefully but just gets one to deep sqaure leg.
Carey’s DRS controversy
Channel Seven commentators and former Australian batting greats Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden were both adamant Carey had nicked the ball, and he knew it, despite what the review showed.
“There was a massive noise as the ball was near the bat … that’s out,” Ponting said.
Hayden agreed.
“Absolutely that is out,” he said.
“It has to be an error with the technology, the batsman gave it away… even the trajectory of the ball changed.”
66th Over - AUS 7-274
Tongue to Carey.
He pushes a single to mid-on to put Starc on strike.
Starc gets off the mark with a nice drive down the ground for two.
WICKET Cummins ct Pope b Carse 13
Jacks’ spell is done as Carse replaces him.
Cummins plays one out to point.
Cummins goes uppishly, between the midwickets, in place to pick up two.
GONE! Cummins just fends one to short leg and despite an instant reveiw DRS shows a thin edge onto his pad.
The Australian captain is livid wth himself and that’s drinks.
65th Over - AUS 6-269
FOUR! Tongue gets on the pads as Cummins flicks it to fine-leg.
On the hips and Cummins gets a single to backward square.
Carey drops a single off his hips.
Short and Cummins fends awkwardly away from his ribs but gets a single.
Carey ducks under the last
64th Over - AUS 6-262
Jacks continues as Carey works a single.
FOUR! Cummins is away as he slaps the full ball to the point boundary.
He works a single off his pads.
SIX! First of the innings as Carey deposits Jacks to the midwicket boundary to move into the 80s.
63rd Over - AUS 6-250
FOUR! Carey dances down and slashes one to deep third for a boundary.
A single off the pads bring up Australia’s 250.
England lose their second review
They are convinced they have Carey caught behind as they send it upstairs.
There’s a big noise on snicko but it’s well before the ball reaches the bat as it goes under Carey’s edge on we go.
62nd Over - AUS 6-245
Jacks continues, how will Carey play with the tail?
He takes the single on offer to mid-on.
Cummins defends the rest.
