Summary

  • Warner 56, Khawaja 91*, Smith 44*

  • Smith rides luck in stand of 107*

  • Eng 346: Root 83, Malan 62, Curran 39

  • Cummins 4-80, Hazlewood 2-65

  • Day three starts at 23:30 GMT

  • Australia lead 3-0 in five-Test series

  1. What happened yesterday?published at 22:42 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    If you were sleeping and happened to miss England doing an England, then Stephan Shemlit's got you covered. Here's his report on all of yesterday's action.

    There's also the Test Match Special podcast, which you can listen to at your leisure.

  2. Postpublished at 22:41 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    Hello! Welcome to coverage of the second day of the final Ashes Test of this series.

    England will be resuming on 233-5 and looking to put last night's wobble, where they lost two wickets in two overs to the new ball, behind them. They need a big first-innings score. This pitch looks good and it is beautiful in Sydney today.

  3. Postpublished at 22:39 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    What's that? You'd like a picture that sums up England's first day in Sydney?

    Allow me...

    .Image source, Getty Images