If you can, I'd really recommend scrolling down or listening back to Test Match Special to catch up on the final hour of day three at the Gabba.

It was Test cricket at its best - seriously quick bowlers with their tails up, putting England's batsmen under fierce examination.

Alastair Cook and James Vince failed but Mark Stoneman and Joe Root passed, for now.

File the batting under gutsy, file the bowling under brutal. This has been a tremendous Test.

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England were on top in the first session - taking three quick wickets to reduced Australia to 213-7 at lunch, still trailing by 89 runs.

However, after the resumption the hosts added 74 runs for just the loss of Pat Cummins, but not before the number nine contributed 42 vital runs.

At the other end, Steve Smith remained imperious in reaching his 21st Test century.

It was marginally better for England's bowlers after tea as they finally bowled out Australia for 328 - a handy lead of 26.

But that just meant England had to face 16 vicious overs from the Aussie quicks and the sharp spin of Nathan Lyon.

It did for Alastair Cook, out hooking Hazlewood - who also had James Vince edging off.

Hope remains in the shape of Mark Stoneman and Joe Root. England on 33-2 at the close, a lead of just seven.

England's Stuart Broad, speaking to BT Sport: "I don't think the pitch has changed - the last hour is always a nice time to bowl. Tomorrow will be different because they have to plan to bowl a lot more overs, we hope. Pressure got batsmen out but it's still in our hands. If we bat well we can put Australia under pressure on day five."

Ah yes Stuart, Alastair Cook's dismissal.

Not the former captain's finest moment. Facing a barrage of the short stuff from Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc, Cook unwisely hooked one off the former, straight to the latter.

To add insult to injury, Starc was wearing only one shoe at the time, having had to abandon his attempt to replace them in order to snaffle the catch.

Cook was famously out hooking in Adelaide in 2013-14, that time crumbling in the face of a Mitchell Johnson barrage. England will hope this dismissal doesn't signal a similarly disastrous series for the opener.

Adrian Murray: England just need to dig in and grind out the runs and grind down their bowlers.

Stuart Mitchell: If Alastair Cook plays like THAT for the rest of this series then maybe Lyon will get his wish in ending an England career. Brainless cricket from our most experienced player.

James Brown: Turning on wicket notifications was the best/worst thing you ever did... Discuss.

Welcome to this Ashes live text if you're just waking up. We'll keep giving you the lowdown on an engrossing third day at the Gabba but may I also recommend our man in Brisbane Stephan Shemilt's report of the day?

It's here for your reading pleasure.

More from England bowler Stuart Broad: "We had a fantastic morning and then Australia fought back. Today was the best day to bat on so far. The spin had come out of pitch and the ball wasn't doing very much. What is good for us is that it will be better to bat on tomorrow.

"Steve Smith got a fantastic hundred but I thought we bowled pretty well to him. That must have been one of his slowest 100s.

"It is such an even game so far and I've finished each day not knowing who is on top."

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

Clearly there is an issue with Jimmy. He grimaced chasing a ball to the boundary and tablets were taken out to him. I worry about Moeen Ali as well - the revolutions he was getting on the ball. Jake Ball as well.

(Moeen Ali and Jake Ball were injury concerns before the match)

England's Stuart Broad, on Anderson not bowling after lunch with Australia 213-7:"Jimmy Anderson is 100%. He is very fit and thought he challenged the batsman for the whole day.

"He bowled a lot, it's been hot and you have to manage your workload. The bloke has bowled 30 overs in an innings and we'd bowled that last hour up to lunch.

"The game is very much in the balance but in our hands a little bit. We are a couple of guys away from getting a big score and putting Australia under pressure."

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A major talking point from today revolves around James Anderson.

The opening bowler was brilliant in the morning session, producing one of the balls of the Test to remove Tim Paine.

However, he was having to bowl a lot of overs and looked to be grimacing and feeling his side just before lunch.

England insisted he was fine, just having an issue with some shoulder strapping, but the Lancashire man was not given a very new ball to go at Smith and Cummins after the resumption.

Was he injured? Had he just bowled too many overs? Did Root miss a trick? Here's Stuart Broad on the matter...

A fuller description of each session as it happened is below.

But stay with us for plenty more recaps and reaction to yet another gripping day of Test cricket at the Gabba.

Welcome to those of you just waking up to your weekend - and sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but England are under the cosh.

Australia have recovered well from a tough first session in which they lost three quick wickets to fall to 213-7 at lunch.

The architect of that recovery was captain Steve Smith, whose determination and discipline dragged himself to his 21st - and slowest - Test century.

He was ably supported by Pat Cummins as Australia were finally bowled out for 328 - a first-innings lead of 26.

The Aussie quicks were fired up, England facing a tricky spell at the end of the day and the tourists lost Alastair Cook and James Vince.

But Mark Stoneman and Joe Root stood up bravely to take the tourists through to 33-2 - a lead of just seven.

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

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And breathe. From what we have seen in terms of the hostility from Australia and the crowd, the way Mark Stoneman played was tremendous.

Everything we had spoken about before the Test, that one and a half hours is what England would have expected going into it.

Whether the pitch has quickened up or Australia were buoyed by their captain Steve Smith, we will find out tomorrow.

Credit to Joe Root - that was a bad blow. The doctor went out there twice. it rattles you as a player. The courage he showed was tremendous. England were magnificent in the morning but I don't know what happened after lunch and whether there were injuries.

Australia resumed trailing England by just 15 runs - Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon and the immaculate Steve Smith frustrating the tourists to give Australia a vital first-innings lead of 26.

Moeen Ali finally found some purchase to bowl Hazlewood and the part-time spin of Joe Root did for Lyon, but Smith walked off unbeaten on 141.

England had 15-20 tricky overs to negotiate - a task that got trickier once Alastair Cook hooked Hazlewood to Mitchell Starc at fine leg to leave the tourists 11-1.

James Vince came and went, edging Hazlewood to second slip but Mark Stoneman and Root rallied well to get to the close, with England 33-2 and leading by seven.

It was, however, very much Australia's day.

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Australia captain Steve Smith, speaking to BT Sport: "I wasn't trying to change my game because the tail was in. I had faith in Starc, Cummins played well and showed a strong defence, and that partnership with Pat was crucial."

England came out looking to clear up the final three wickets but Australia still had the imperious Steve Smith at the crease.

The captain never looked like getting out, showing immense discipline to repel anything that England tried.

Not that England did quite try everything - Stuart Broad and James Anderson curiously not put on straight after the resumption with a new ball. There was whispers that Anderson has picked up an injury but the England camp insist he is fine, just an issue with his shoulder strapping.

Regardless, Smith batted beautifully to bring up his 21st Test century and sixth in the Ashes. It was also his slowest Test century - a testament to his determination and skill.

At the other end, Pat Cummins played brilliantly for a vital 42, ably supporting his skipper before he edged Chris Woakes to a diving Alastair Cook.

But it was firmly Australia's session - the hosts reaching tea on 287-8.

The first session of the day belonged to England, who reduced Australia to 213-7 at lunch.

Firstly, Stuart Broad got one to angle across Shaun Marsh and stick in the pitch, the recalled number six popping up a simple catch to James Anderson.

That man Anderson then produced an absolute peach, finding movement off this lifeless Gabba pitch, to force Tim Paine to edge behind to Jonny Bairstow.

And Broad grabbed his second, producing a fine catch off his own bowling to remove Mitchell Starc. England went into lunch firmly on top.

You set your alarm for 07:00 and maybe snoozed to 07:30, content to catch up on goings on at the Gabba just after the close.

You may have expected England to have been further ahead by now - instead the tourists are now under immense pressure in this cracking first Test, two down and leading by just seven.

But how did we get here? The answers are below but we'll also keep bringing you plenty of recaps and reaction from the Gabba.

Stay tuned...

Chris Wilson: Very good bowling but great job Root and Stoneman. Honours still even for me, but the morning session tomorrow is crucial.

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