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

    That was odd. Only Chris Woakes politely asked in his Brummie accent. Jos Buttler didn't go up at all.

  2. Not out

    Clear daylight between bat and ball. England lose their last review.

    Costly?

  3. England review

    England have reviewed a caught behind on Neser. No one really went up with an appeal. Weird one.

  4. Aus 422-7

    Edged.

    Over the keeper's head.

    Four.

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

    It's going to take an incredible team effort for England to bounce back from this position and win the Test. Someone other than Joe Root and Ben Stokes is also going to have to put their hands up.

  6. Aus 417-7

    I can't imagine how tired you must be having played cricket in extreme heat for 146 overs. I'm exhausted just watching it on a computer.

  7. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    Australia have lost 13 Tests when they have made 400 in the first innings. They've won 103.

  8. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    This is just developing into another annoying partnership for England.

  9. Aus 414-7

    Starc 14, Neser 12

    This pair are now in one-day mode and providing another irritating obstacle for England to overcome.

    I feel like I've been watching Australia bat for weeks. Has it really only been two days?

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    A look at the scorecard shows the Aussies have a clear strategy on which bowlers to respect and which bowlers to get after. Leadership is the biggest difference between the sides.

    Simon, Kent.

  11. Aus 411-7

    Starc takes a wild swipe over the leg side that flies off the edge and lands safely down at third man. Neser follows it up with a pull for four.

    Something tells me they're going to have some fun out there.

    144 overs. Brutal.

  12. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    Australia have made a total of 400 or more in five of their last six home Tests against England.

  13. Aus 403-7

    A single from Starc brings up Australia's 400.

    That's probably enough already.

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

    Steve Smith got one that kept low and Carey got one that stuck in the pitch. It might be going up and down or becoming two-paced.

  15. James Anderson is going to continue. He picked up the wickets of Smith and Carey just before the break.

  16. Aus 399-7

    Mitchell Starc flicks Broad to the midwicket boundary, evading very tired chases from Ben Stokes and Haseeb Hameed who look like they're treading water.

    Michael Neser follows it with an edge to third man for four. Broad is not amused.

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

    Australia would love another 50 runs, but it's all about the overs.

  18. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    If we were playing with a red ball, the umpires would just be looking at their light meter.

  19. Aus 390-7

    Two dots to complete Anderson's over, he took the wicket of Carey on the third ball of it.

    I'm intrigued to see how much longer Australia will bat here. It's getting a bit gloomy.

  20. The final session is about to begin. Test debutant Michael Neser has joined Mitchell Starc at the crease.