The Ashes

  1. Will Jacks and Ben Stokes punch gloves

  3. Stokes

  4. 'Slow learners' - Australian media round-up

    Ben Stokes and Will Jacks walk off the field at the end of Saturday's third dayGetty Images

    Unsurprisingly, the Australian media have been delighting in England's woes as they face defeat in the second Ashes Test in Brisbane.

    The West Australian dubbed the tourists "slow learners" after they suffered a number of familiar dismissals.

    Elsewhere in the paper, they mocked "same old England, despite their bluster."

    In the Sydney Morning Herald, they deemed Ben Stokes' side to be on "life support" after they closed the third day on 134-6, needing 43 runs to make Australia bat again.

    Meanwhile the Brisbane Courier Mail has Bazball "on the brink".

  5. Jamie Smith looks dejected

  6. Zak Crawley

  7. Harry Brook walks off despondently

  8. Harry Brook

  9. Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope

  10. Scott Boland

  11. Pat Cummins looks on during a training session in Brisbane

  12. England fans

  13. A split images of Mitchell Starc batting and Mitchell Johnson in the aftermath of bowling a delivery

  14. Lions toil as McSweeney makes double century

    Nathan McSweeney batting for Australia AGetty Images

    Nathan McSweeney made an unbeaten double century as Australia A utterly dominated the second day of their unofficial Test with England Lions.

    The 26-year-old, who played three Tests as an opener in late 2024, finished the day on 222 with his side on 554-7 and holding a first innings lead of 388 after they bowled out the Lions for 166 on day one.

    The second-string captain batted the entire day, resuming on 40 having come in at number three, and his team piled on 399 runs over the course of Saturday's play.

    Shoaib Bashir, on secondment from England's Ashes party, has figures of 0-115 from 25 overs, while seamers Nathan Gilchrist and Josh Hull took three wickets apiece but conceded 102 and 103 runs respectively.

    Cooper Connolly (88) and Xavier Bartlett (83) also made half-centuries at Allan Border Field.

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  15. Jofra Archer looks on disappointed

  16. Ben Stokes

  17. Joe Root

  18. Ben Duckett reacts after dropping a catch

  19. Ben Stokes

  20. Ben Duckett

  21. Ben Stokes looks dejected

  22. Will Jacks celebrates his catch

  23. Will Jacks

  24. Brydon Carse celebrates with his England teammates

  25. Bethell out cheaply as Australia A dominate Lions

    Jacob BethellGetty Images

    Batter Jacob Bethell again failed to press his case for a place in England's Ashes XI as he was dismissed for 19 on day one of England Lions' match against Australia A.

    Bethell miscued to cover off spinner Todd Murphy as the Lions were dismissed for 166 in Brisbane.

    The 22-year-old left-hander was viewed as a possible member of England's Test side XI but has been unable usurp incumbent Ollie Pope.

    Bethell's highest score in five innings on the white-ball tour to New Zealand was 24 and he made only four in his first knock in Australia, during the pre-series warm-up at Lilac Hill.

    He made 70 in the second innings but has since made 44 in a four-day match against a Cricket Australia XI in Perth and then 16 in a pink-ball match in Canberra.

    Jhye Richardson took 4-35 against the Lions, pushing his case for a Test place, as a strong Australia A side dominated day one.

    After dismissing the Lions in 50 overs, the hosts reached 155-2 with highly-rated 23-year-old batter Campbell Kellaway making 71 from 75 balls.