Cricket Dec 06, 2025

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

👤
By Admin
Sports Journalist
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.

All times UK and Ireland

Tags:

cricket news id:13479973

Share this article

Related Posts

T20 World Cup semi-final, South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE! Latest score, updates, video and pundit analysis from first semi-final in Kolkata

T20 World Cup semi-final, South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE! Latest score, updates, video and pundit analysis from first semi-final in Kolkata

Could Man Utd sign a left winger this summer?Michael Carrick has said Manchester United could move for a left winger in this summer's t...

T20 World Cup: 2022 déjà vu for England against 'beatable' and 'vulnerable' India in Thursday's Mumbai semi-final?

T20 World Cup: 2022 déjà vu for England against 'beatable' and 'vulnerable' India in Thursday's Mumbai semi-final?

England are experiencing a case of T20 World Cup déjà vu.Back in 2022, they stuttered initially - losing to Ireland - before picking up form, facing I...

Alyssa Healy: Australia women's cricket legend ends one-day international career with 158 in win against India in Hobart

Alyssa Healy: Australia women's cricket legend ends one-day international career with 158 in win against India in Hobart

Australian women's cricket great Alyssa Healy ended her one-day international career with a sublime knock of 158 as Australia comfortably beat India i...

Men's T20 World Cup 2026 fixtures and results: England, India, South Africa and New Zealand reach semi-finals

Men's T20 World Cup 2026 fixtures and results: England, India, South Africa and New Zealand reach semi-finals

Results and fixtures for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup, which is live in full on Your Site between February 7 and March 8.All times UK and IrelandWedne...

T20 World Cup: England captain Harry Brook on India semi-final, Jos Buttler, Will Jacks and calmness under pressure

T20 World Cup: England captain Harry Brook on India semi-final, Jos Buttler, Will Jacks and calmness under pressure

Captain Harry Brook feels England coming through "niggly" games earlier in the T20 World Cup will stand them in good stead for their blockbuster semi-...

T20 World Cup: Pakistan players reportedly fined after failing to reach semi-finals, including leading run-scorer Sahibzada Farhan

T20 World Cup: Pakistan players reportedly fined after failing to reach semi-finals, including leading run-scorer Sahibzada Farhan

Pakistan's players have reportedly each been fined $18,000 (approximately £13,530) for an underwhelming T20 World Cup campaign in which they failed to...