Cricket Dec 06, 2025

The Ashes: England stumble towards second Test defeat in Brisbane as top order subsides under lights at The Gabba

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The Ashes: England stumble towards second Test defeat in Brisbane as top order subsides under lights at The Gabba

England stumbled towards a 2-0 series deficit as they closed day three of the second Ashes Test on 134-6 in their second innings, still trailing Australia by 43 runs.

Any faint England hopes rest on another memorable captain's contribution from Ben Stokes - four not out overnight - after England's top order again subsided under lights in the day-night Test at The Gabba.

With Australia resuming the third day on 378-6, 44 ahead on first innings, Mitchell Starc top-scored with 77 to continue his remarkable series and stretch the hosts' advantage to 177 when they were finally all out for 511 just as dusk arrived in Brisbane.

The game was set up perfectly for Australia, their wagging tail earning their bowlers the perfect twilight conditions to operate in with a brand-new pink ball - and they duly took advantage.

England's openers counter-punched briefly, with 45 scored in a six-over spell in the run up to tea, but Australia's seamers cashed in with six wickets in the final session.

Ben Duckett (15) was the first to depart, in the second over of the evening, bowled off the toe-end of his bat by one that kept low from Scott Boland (2-33).

Ollie Pope (26) added another 42 for the second wicket with Crawley (44) who, like with his first-innings 76, showed flashes of his best form before the pair departed in dismal fashion within four overs of each other.

Michael Neser (2-27) accounted for both caught and bowled as neither could resist driving on the up to the wrong length - Crawley, in particular, guilty of failing to learn the lesson from his partner's dismissal.

Joe Root (15) edged Starc (2-48) behind, while pick-of-the-bowlers in the second innings, Boland, was rewarded for a fine spell when Harry Brook (15) also nicked off.

Both edges went unnoticed on the field but were overturned by DRS, while Jamie Smith (4) also failed to detect his faint edge behind - his review failing - as Starc claimed an 18th wicket in his remarkable series thus far.

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