Summary

  • England close on 213-8, trailing Australia by 158 runs

  • Stokes top-scores with 45 not out and Brook also makes 45

  • Pope out for three to poor shot

  • Smith given out caught behind amid more confusion over Snicko technology

  • Smith & Stokes confused by decision, while Australia players earlier said "Snicko needs to be sacked"

  • Cummins takes three wickets and Lyon and Boland two apiece

  • Australia were bowled out for 371 as Archer takes 5-53

  • England trail 2-0 in five-Test series and must win to keep Ashes alive

  • Third Test, day two, Adelaide

  • Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live Sport commentary at top of page

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Sam Drury, Mike Peter & George Booth

  1. Eng 132-5

    Cameron Green gets in on the maiden action, restricting the scoring of Ben Stokes.

    12 deliveries without a run to start the session.

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    Waking up at 4am to check the score, it's pitch black outside. In fact, the only thing darker is the sense of humour I'm developing around this team. They have totally failed to 'urn' any respect this tour.

    Sahar, London

  3. Eng 132-5

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    Pat Cummins starts with a maiden.

    He draws an edge from Jamie Smith with his final delivery, but the England batter plays with soft hands and the ball drops a distance in front of the slips.

  4. The teams are back out on the field for the afternoon session.

    England resume on 132-5, 239 runs behind Australia's first-innings total, with Ben Stokes on 19 from 76 deliveries and Jamie Smith on five from seven balls.

    Pat Cummins takes the first ball after the interval - he has figures of 2-28 from his eight overs.

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    A beehive showing Harry Brook's dismissals to pace in 2025 and a weakness in the channel outside off stumpBBC Sport/CricViz

    Harry Brook falls to another delivery in the channel outside the off stump.

    Seven of his 14 dismissals against pace bowlers in Tests this year have been in the tight channel outside the stumps.

    The right-hander had an exceptional record with deliveries in that zone, averaging 56.4 until 2024 - dropping to 29.9 in 2025.

  6. Thanks Sam.

    It's been a tough watch today.

    Well done to the hardened souls who've made it through this far and welcome to the early risers.

    The evening session awaits us.

  7. It doesn't get any easier to watch, does it, England fans?

    Remember the glorious time in the morning session when the tourists were, erm, 37-0... Yeah, when that's as good as things have been, it says a lot.

    But Ben Stokes' side love a chase and the way things are going they're going to have a big one.

    Anyway, that's for another day. For now, Mike Peter is here to take you through the remainder of tea and the start of the evening session.

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

    Another session you give to Australia. The two wickets of Joe Root and Harry Brook have done more damage.

    Australia are bowling more consistently, and England have had to play shots against better deliveries.

  9. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    There is a real feel here that there is a couple of partnerships that separate Australia from pretty much winning the Ashes.

  10. Tea - Eng 132-5

    Trail by 239

    Ben Stokes lets the ball go by outside off and that is tea.

    Another good one for Australia, only two wickets but they're the crucial scalps of Joe Root and Harry Brook and they limited England to just 73 runs.

    Brook had batted nicely in partnership with Ben Stokes but his wicket just before the break has hammered home the hosts' advantage.

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

    Cameron Green would have reached that. However, it's a little hard to field off your own bowling...

  12. Eng 131-5

    Trail by 240

    Goodness me!

    Cameron Green bangs one in and it jumps up to find the shoulder of Jamie Smith's bat.

    The ball flies in the air but just out of reach of Josh Inglis, diving to his left at gully, and away for four.

  13. Eng 127-5

    Trail by 244

    Maiden over from Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, who is not moving too comfortably out there - hopefully it is just a bit of cramp.

    Australia race round and we will get one more over in before tea.

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    The most highly anticipated Ashes series in years and it turns out to be another damp squib. You have to admire the Aussies to still keep motivated.

    Brian, Perth

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

    That is a good ball. It angles into the off stump and just straightens. The smallest amount of movement and those are the ones you can nick.

  16. Eng 127-5

    Trail by 244

    Jamie Smith is in at seven and if ever there was a time for the England wicketkeeper to rediscover his best form, this is it.

    He's beaten by another beauty from Cameron Green to end the over. This ball is reversing ever so slightly by the looks of it.

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

    Australia's Cameron Green celebrates after taking the wicket of England's Harry BrookReuters

    That is what Cameron Green can do.

    He is a tall man and he can bowl a heavy ball. That seam came out perfectly straight. It did just enough and there is no reverse swing as such, but it held its line.

    Harry Brook is disappointed with that.

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    Brook c Carey b Green 45 (Eng 127-5)

    Partnership broken. England sink further into the mire.

    Harry Brook has batted superbly all afternoon but he's undone by an excellent delivery from Cameron Green.

    Pitching on a fourth stump line and just a hint of movement away to find a feather of an edge.

    No reprieve for Brook this time and Australia are overjoyed.

  19. Eng 126-4

    Trail by 245

    Shouldn't feel remarkable, Conor, and I wouldn't say it does but I'd say a fifty partnership after being 71-4 is always encouraging.

    A fightback has got to start somewhere.

    With about 10 minutes until tea, here comes Cameron Green.

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    The cautious optimism is indicative of how far expectation levels have fallen. A partnership of 50 from the middle order shouldn't be remarkable or encouraging, but here it feels both.

    Conor, Auckland