Summary

  • Half-centuries from Root & Malan give England hope

  • Root breaks record for Test runs in a calendar year for an England batsman (1,482)

  • Burns & Hameed both caught behind by Carey

  • Australia, who resumed on 343-7, bowled out for 425 - a lead of 278

  • Head hits 152; three wickets apiece for Wood & Robinson

  • Day four begins at 23:30 GMT

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry and Callum Matthews

  1. Eng 3-0

    Trail by 278

    As ever it's Josh Hazlewood sharing the new ball. Already Australia are finding life from a pitch that looked dead just a matters of minutes ago. Hameed edges Hazlewood's second ball but it drops short of first slip.

  2. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    You can understand why it was given out, but unless it's really full is always likely to go over.

  3. Not out

    Woooft. It's going over!

    Rory Burns survives. For now.

  4. Ian Chappell
    Former Australia captain on Test Match Special

    That might go over.

  5. His heart must be beating out of his chest...

  6. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    That's one thing about the Gabba, lbws can be hard to come by because of the bounce.

  7. It will be height that could save Rory Burns.

  8. England review

    Given! Burns out for a duck again, this time third ball.

    He was struck on the pad by a fuller one from Starc. He reviews...

  9. Eng 3-0

    England have a run, three in fact. I can hear their fans cheering from one corner of the Gabba.

    Burns on strike for the first time now...

  10. Ian Chappell
    Former Australia captain on Test Match Special

    There are a lot of spots on the pitch that have indentations. That hit one and leapt at him.

  11. Eng 0-0

    Those claps turn into an almighty roar as Starc runs in. The second ball thuds into Hameed's body. Nasty.

  12. Eng 0-0

    The Gabba crowd are clapping in unison as Starc stands at the top of his mark.

    Here we go.

  13. Haseeb Hameed is going to take the first ball rather than Burns who did in the first innings when he was bowled by Mitchell Starc.

  14. And here come Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed. Burns is squatting, stretching out those limbs. The cameras follow him all the way to the middle. He's on a king pair remember.

  15. We should take a moment to appreciate Travis Head's 154...

  16. Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    We've talked about the friendly Ashes. This won't be friendly for England's batsmen.

  17. England trailed by 221 on first innings in the first Ashes Test of 2010-11 before Cook, Strauss and Trott batted for two days, if you're wondering.

    Cook and TrottGetty Images

  18. Like hyenas ready to feast, the Australia fast bowlers are already charging through some warm-ups on the outfield.

  19. Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    It's now going to be a very tricky period for the England batters before lunch, then the Australia bowlers will have another crack at the new cherry after lunch.

  20. So England need to score 278 just to make Australia bat again. Don't rule out the game ending today.