Summary

  • Lightning stops play and ends day two early

  • Burns & Hameed fall to Starc & Neser respectively

  • Australia 473-9d: Labuschagne 103, Smith 93, Carey 51

  • Labuschagne completes maiden Ashes century

  • Second Test, Adelaide - day-night match, England trail 1-0

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Live Reporting

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  1. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match Special

    At least England pitched it up to the new batsman. Yesterday when Smith came out Stokes bowled bouncers.

  2. Glenn McGrath
    Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    There is still something in this pitch. That was a very good delivery. Cameron Green has not had a very good series with the bat.

  3. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match Special

    The game takes a little more of a twist.

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Green b Stokes 2 (Aus 294-5)

    Yes, they can! Ben Stokes strikes at a crucial time once again.

    Lovely full delivery from Stokes, perfect ball to a new batter and it just clips his off stump.

    A disappointing start with the bat for Cameron Green in this series.

  5. Aus 291-4

    Cameron Green is the new batter. He really is rather tall.

    He got a golden duck at The Gabba. Can England take another before the break?

  6. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match Special

    That is a big wicket for England.

  7. Glenn McGrath
    Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Head was beaten in the flight. He has yorked himself.

  8. wicket

    WICKET

    Head b Root 18 (Aus 291-4)

    Bowled him! Joe Root bowls a full delivery that's close to being a full toss and out of nowhere, Travis Head has just completely missed it.

    The previous ball he'd clonked over Root's head for four, so perhaps he was trying to do the same. Root is pumped.

  9. Aus 287-3

    Steve Smith loves batting against England, doesn't he?

  10. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match Special

    An ugly shot. Smith was trying to biff it down the ground.

  11. 50 runs

    50 for Steve Smith

    A short ball from Stokes flies over Jos Buttler's head off the top edge to take Steve Smith to yet another half century.

    It wasn't a convincing shot and Stokes grimaces in frustration, but Australia's stand-in captain survives it.

    Smith brings up 50 with edge over keeper

  12. Ian Chappell
    Former Australia captain on Test Match Special

    I am sure Australia would like to have a crack with the new pink ball in the evening.

  13. Aus 280-3

    Steve Smith is on the back foot and cuts Joe Root away for four more.

    England must be desperate for this lunch break. It's been a tough day and a half.

  14. Aus 274-3

    The short ball tactic is a strange one at this stage to Travis Head, who took England apart at The Gabba. The ball isn't even that old, either.

    At least they're never boring, this England team.

  15. Ian Chappell
    Former Australia captain on Test Match Special

    It looks like there's going to be a short-pitched bowling episode from Stokes again.

  16. Aus 273-3

    Smith 41, Head 11

    Ben Stokes is into the attack and his first ball goes for four and his second is a wide.

  17. Aus 268-3

    Joe Root bowls a decent first over that nearly brings a stumping, but Travis Head is able to get back in time.

    There is a bit of turn and bounce for Root. Nathan Lyon will like the look of that, worryingly.

  18. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    That was a 42-year-old's fielding from Stuart Broad. It didn't go near to the boundary.

  19. Aus 265-3

    Steve Smith scampers a three to Stuart Broad in the outfield, who looks a bit weary to say the least.

    Any of our 4am readers still about? How are you all holding up?

  20. Aus 255-3

    I guess one positive for England is that if the pitch is doing a bit, at least they don't have to face Pat Cummins on it.

    But if you bowl short and wide like Chris Woakes has just done, the ball will keep finding the boundary as Travis Head emphatically proves.