Summary

  • Australia beat England by 82 runs to win third Test and secure Ashes with two games to spare

  • Starc, Cummins and Lyon take three wickets each for hosts

  • Smith adds 60 for England and Jacks 47, while Carse ends 39 not out

  • Off-spinner Lyon sustained hamstring injury on day five and is doubt for rest of series

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Mike Peter, Sam Drury and George Booth

  1. Eng 250-6

    Target 435 | Aus need four wickets

    With Nathan Lyon off the field injured, Travis Head comes on and finds turn straightaway.

    Just a single from the over but that takes England to 250 and brings cheers for the away fans in the crowd.

  2. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    The highest score for England for the seventh wicket on this ground is 135 by Geoff Miller and Bob Taylor in the 1978-79 Ashes. England won the series 5-1.

  3. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Australia's Nathan Lyon (left) walks off the ground after picking up an injury on day five of the third NRMA Insurance Ashes Series 2025 test at the Adelaide Oval, AustraliaPA Media

    Nathan Lyon has gone off. He can't put weight on his right heel. He is walking on his tip toe of his right foot.

    That doesn't look good. I think he is done.

    The way Lyon walked off, I don't know if we will see him again. It doesn't bode well that.

  4. Eng 249-6

    Target 435 | Aus need four wickets

    Oh dear. Nathan Lyon looks like he's in trouble after diving to cut off a pull shot from Jamie Smith.

    He saves two runs but the off-spinner immediately limps off the playing area and is not putting any pressure on his right leg as he walks off with the physio.

    It looks like he might be done, for today at least.

  5. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Really nicely played by Will Jacks going deep in his crease and playing it through the off-side.

    Jacks into the side for his batting and his part-time spin bowling. It relies on these two in the middle.

  6. Eng 246-6

    Target 435 | Aus need four wickets

    England’s Jamie Smith (right) bats as Australia's Alex Carey (left) watches from behind the stumps on day five of the third NRMA Insurance Ashes Series 2025 test at the Adelaide Oval, AustraliaPA Media

    In this situation, I don't think the draw is really in the equation, Will.

    But while it wouldn't be enough to get the Ashes back, the chance to draw the series is not nothing. Equally, a 4-0 loss is marginally better than 5-0.

    Meanwhile, a Will Jacks single brings up the fifth partnership and Jamie Smith punches through extra cover to take it to 52.

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    To talk about England playing for a draw is ridiculous in my opinion. A draw means Australia retain, so surely if you have a slight chance to win you go for it? That’s what you’d be remembered for.

    Will, Farnham

  8. Lunch pushed back to 02:00 GMT

    Confirmation that lunch will be taken half an hour later than scheduled following that rain delay.

  9. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    It has felt a bit like Australia are waiting for the new ball.

  10. Eng 243-6

    Target 435 | Aus need four wickets

    Will Jacks gets the first run since the rain break with a pull shot in front of square.

    Cameron Green is back to the short ball plan so we might see a few more pull in this spell before the new ball.

  11. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Will Jacks and Jamie Smith have played nicely. It's a shame they went off for rain as they need to restart again.

  12. Eng 241-6

    Target 435 | Aus need four wickets

    Two dot balls end the over, it's a third straight maiden for Nathan Lyon.

  13. We're about to find out, Alex. The sun is shining now so I wouldn't expect them to think about playing for the draw, though.

    The players out back out now with two balls left in the Nathan Lyon over started began before the rain forced them off.

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    Will be interesting to see how England come back out. Will they continue as they were, or will they shift towards a more aggressive chase or even a more defensive attitude to see out a draw?

    Alex, Wales

  15. They will have been off for around 35 minutes by the time play resumes so we'll wait to see what that means for session times and the like.

  16. Glenn McGrath
    Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    The new ball is seven overs away. That is going to be a key moment.

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    The rain looks like it's stopped, but fortunately Snicko is still picking up the noise of the drizzle on the tarp so they're leaving the covers out.

    Luke, Manchester

  18. Play will resume at 00:50 GMT

    And as soon as I write that, we have a restart time.

    Play will resume in a little over 10 minutes.

  19. No word yet on a restart time but given the rain wasn't all that heavy to begin with, I can't see it taking too long to mop up.

  20. The covers are coming off...