Summary

  • Head's 85-ball century lifts Australia from 236-6

  • Robinson takes two wickets in two balls after tea

  • Warner (94) and Labuschagne (74) put on 156 for second wicket

  • Warner survives being bowled off a Stokes no-ball, and being dropped in the slips by Burns

  • Leach expensive as Aussies target England spinner

  • First Test, day two, Brisbane

  • Daily highlights programme on BBC iPlayer from 17:00

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 00:44 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2021

    #bbccricket

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    Dave Stott: These Aussies are living a charmed life, aren't they? Not a lot wrong with anything England have done this morning. With a fair wind they could have been three or four down.

  2. Aus 36-1published at 15 overs

    Warner 17, Labuschagne 14

    Does anything burst a bubble like a wicket off a no-ball? England fans will be forgiven for thinking they've just taken a jab to the body from Tyson Fury. Warner is far more comfortable this time to Stokes, a wide adding one to the total.

  3. Postpublished at 00:40 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2021

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    This is a good contest. England, like Australia yesterday, have not given their opponents anything. They have had to fight for every run.

  4. Aus 34-1published at 00:38 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2021

    Trail by 113

    Josh is right. It's the first session on day two and we're a dropped catch and an injury away from a line.

  5. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 00:37 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2021

    #bbccricket

    Joshua Owen: Feel England are trying to tick off ‘things that can go wrong’ bingo.

  6. dropped catch

    Aus 31-1published at 13.2 overs

    In those previous examples both Warner and Smith scored centuries. Could it happen again?

    Labuschagne edges just short of Joe Root at first slip now off Woakes' bowling. Things are happening but not in the way England want or need.

  7. From the press boxpublished at 00:35 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2021

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  8. Aus 31-1published at 13 overs

    Warner 17, Labuschagne 10

    You may remember David Warner was out on a no-ball in the last Ashes down under on 99. That time it was Tom Curran who overstepped. Warner notched his century a ball later that day.

    How big a moment will that prove to be?

  9. Postpublished at 00:33 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2021

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    England knew before they saw the replay. Stokes was heading back to his mark.

  10. Postpublished at 00:32 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2021

    Ian Chappell
    Former Australia captain on Test Match Special

    This is what Stokes can do. He gets the ball to swing.

  11. Not outpublished at 00:31 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2021

    Oh no, no, no. It's a massive no ball from Stokes.

    The Aussies roar in delight as David Warner gets a life.

  12. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 12.4 overs

    Warner b Stokes 17 (Aus 26-2)

    BOWLED 'IM!

  13. dropped catch

    Aus 26-1published at 12.3 overs

    Caaaatch... No!

    Stokes finds Warner's edge but the ball flies out of the reach of Dawid Malan diving to his left at third slip.

  14. Postpublished at 00:30 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2021

    Ian Chappell
    Former Australia captain on Test Match Special

    Stokes concedes a few runs, but bowls a lot of wicket-taking deliveries.

  15. Postpublished at 00:28 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2021

    And now Stokes is going to have a bowl. Wood's spell does end after three overs.

    Stokes v Warner. No snoozing allowed.

  16. Wheels from Woodpublished at 00:28 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2021

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  17. Aus 24-1published at 12 overs

    Ben Stokes has been busy in the field, standing at mid-off rather than in the slips. I'd assume that's to protect his finger. Chris Woakes is looking a little... floaty.

  18. Postpublished at 00:26 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2021

    Ian Chappell
    Former Australia captain on Test Match Special

    Warner has been comfortable except against Wood. He's been unsettled by the pace of Wood, who has got the ball into his ribs. Labuschagne is carrying on - it would annoy me if I was the fielding captain. He's overdoing the 'I'm pretty casual' attitude.

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  19. Wood goes short to Aussiespublished at 00:24 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2021

    He's only three overs in, admittedly, but Mark Wood is clearly being used as England's 'enforcer'.

    Wood
  20. Aus 21-1published at 11 overs

    Labuschange on the other hand looks more confident against Wood's pace. The England quick has jogged off the field for at the end of the over. Is his spell done after three overs?