06-12-2025 13:26 via theguardian.com

Australia close on victory against England: Ashes second Test, day three – as it happened

England finished on 134-6, still 43 behind, after collapsing to a Scott Boland-inspired Australia under the lights74th over: Australia 379-6 (Carey 47, Neser 15) Stokes starts around the wicket to the left-handed Alex Carey. Two slips in place. The first ball is defended for a dot and the next is guided behind point for a single that brings up the fifty partnership between Carey and Neser. It’s a wounding one for England.Stokes bustles through the over, finding a good length and four dots
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