Summary

  • Australia lead England by 356 runs after day three - what you've missed in one post

  • Head hits sublime unbeaten 142 and shares unbroken 122 with Carey (52*) for fifth wicket

  • Stokes doesn't bowl in day, despite England saying he was fit to if required

  • Tongue takes two wickets and Carse and Jacks one each

  • England all out for 286 to give Australia 85-run lead on first innings

  • Stokes (83) and Archer (51) share 106-run stand for ninth wicket

  • Third Test, day three, Adelaide

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  1. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    England have been bashed today, big time.

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    This is painful. England don't seem to have a clue what to do. Head and Carey look very comfortable.

    John, Aberdeen

  3. Close - Aus 271-4

    Lead by 356

    Travis Head gets one last boundary in before the close on day three.

    His shot off Will Jacks beats Ben Duckett in the covers, crossing the ropes for the 15th time in this innings.

    Jacks responds with three balls to finish the day's play.

    Australia's day, and soon, you would imagine, Australia's series.

  4. How's stat?!

    Srinivas Vijaykumar
    CricViz analyst

    Will Jacks has struggled to keep a check on the scoring rate across this Test match. He's bowled 38 overs in total and conceded at 5.44 runs per over. He's conceded six or more runs in 19 overs, that's 50% of his overs in this match.

    Jacks has bowled only 48% dot balls across both innings. Of the 1,325 occasions an English bowler has bowled 20 or more overs in a Test - Jack's 48% dot balls in this Test is the lowest of all.

  5. Aus 266-4

    Lead by 351

    We're approaching the end of the day, with Josh Tongue taking the penultimate over of the session as fans filter out of the ground.

    He bowls five dot balls to Alex Carey, before the wicketkeeper takes a single into the covers.

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    HOT TAKE: The preparations, selections or tactics are not the reason we will get beaten in this series. Maybe, just maybe, Australia are just a much better team.

    Mordy, London

  7. Aus 264-4

    Lead by 349

    Travis Head adds two more from Will Jacks' last delivery, pushing the ball out to deep point.

    The England spinner has now conceded three-figure totals in both innings, he now has figures 1-102 from 18 overs.

  8. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Oh dear...It really is the cherry on the top. What else can you ask for? Everything seems to have dropped Australia's way. Well done Alex Carey. It seems to be written in the stars.

  9. 50 runs

    50 for Alex Carey

    Aus 263-4

    Will Jacks sits one up nicely for Alex Carey and the Australia wicketkeeper swivels to dispatch the ball to the md-wicket boundary, beating a sprawling fielder.

    A single in a similar place then brings up Carey's half-century off 84 balls.

    His third consecutive 50+ score, after 106 in the first innings here and 63 in Brisbane.

  10. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    I don't think Travis Head has been massively challenged by any of the England bowlers. It has just been a cut-fest.

    The whole thing about bowling is to sort of work the batsmen over and challenge technique and make them unbalanced. It has just not been like that.

  11. Aus 256-4

    Lead by 341

    No four to end this Josh Tongue over, but Alex Carey forehands him tennis-style to find three to long-off.

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    Without wanting to get super bleak, if Stokes has picked up an injury here, Tests four and five could be particularly bleak.

    Felix, Manchester

  13. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    This is only Australia's second hundred partnership of the series.

  14. Aus 251-4

    Lead by 336

    Another over-ending four, more landmarks brought up by Australia.

    Travis Head lofts Will Jacks over the covers, taking Australia past 250 and moving his partnership with Alex Carey to 102 off 25.1 overs.

  15. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    In this series, England have lost their fifth wicket with an average score of 130.

  16. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

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    There is a few down shoulders and dropped heads out there.

  17. Aus 243-4

    Lead by 328

    Josh Tongue returns in place of Brydon Carse and Alex Carey ends the seamer's first over by firing a ball out to the cover boundary.

    Ben Stokes gives chase but can't stop the four.

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    Apart from some notable exceptions - Root, Archer and Stokes. A totally shambolic performance throughout the series by England after raising such high hopes and expectations.

    Mo, Adelaide Oval

  19. Aus 237-4

    Lead by 322

    Travis Head advances down the pitch and works Will Jacks through mid-on for four.

    Jacks has now conceded 85 runs, having finished the first innings with figures of 2-105.

  20. Aus 230-4

    Lead by 315

    Well, there's some runs - 10 of them, in fact.

    Travis Head finds the ropes through gully, before Alex Carey drives Brydon Carse's final delivery down the ground.

    Joe Root gives chase and cuts off a second boundary, one run saved.