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

Ffion Wynne

  1. It was a straight ball that kept low from Anderson and hit Smith on the pad.

    I think the only issue is if Smith got outside the line.

  2. Australia review

    STEVE SMITH IS OUT.

    Or is he...?

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    What an amusing typo (see 0808), surely they are bear cubs scattered on the bank. A vicious bear attack seems preferable to this cricket mauling though.

    Jon, Bearsted (not a pun, I actually live here).

  4. Aus 383-5

    Smith 92, Carey 48

    My girlfriend has woken up. "How's it going?"... "Steve Smith is still batting." Enough said.

  5. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    England are looking like a very weary team right now.

  6. Aus 383-5

    Smith 92, Carey 48

    Steve Smith dances his way into the nineties by swishing Ben Stokes over the top of the slips for four. I've seen Smith bat for longer than I've visited my parents in the last 10 years.

  7. Ian Chappell
    Former Australia captain on Test Match Special

    Australia would love 20 overs at least at England tonight, so I don't know why they're batting so slowly. Carey is trying to get on with it.

  8. Aus 376-5

    Smith 87, Carey 46

    A Carey swipe brings him four more, helping Australia's scoring rate. He's a lot better than Tim Paine, isn't he?

  9. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    Overthrows always seem to be an indication that the wheels are starting to come off.

  10. Aus 371-5

    Here we go. The wheels on the England bus are wobbling. Rory Burns takes aim at the stumps, missing by about five metres and the ball runs away to the fence for overthrows.

    Burns' tour keeps finding ways to get worse. He's not going to be on Stuart Broad's Christmas card list.

  11. Aus 366-5

    The light is fading at the Adelaide Oval with the floodlights on. There are empty beer cups scattered across the grassy banks.

    It's sedate now but we all know when England come to bat later it'll be the opposite.

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

    I've not watched much pink ball cricket but it's strange how there are periods of the game where both teams seem to just be waiting.

    Last night England with the ball were just waiting for the new ball and the darkness, and now Australia aren't really hitting the accelerator as a team usually would be when they've been batting for 130 plus overs.

  13. Aus 365-5

    Smith 81, Carey 41

    There are more sarcastic cheers from the stands as Steve Smith glances short of Rory Burns at leg slip and Burns lets the ball through his hands.

    Stuart Broad isn't happy. "Come on, boys," he says before standing with his hands on his hips.

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    England started a bit of a fightback in the first session, taking three wickets, but Australia are firmly in control again now.

    Since the lunch break, Alex Carey has started to free his arms and yes, Steve Smith is still batting - he has 80.

    Earlier, Marnus Labuschagne turned his overnight 95 into a maiden Ashes hundred. It was followed by some classic England calamity when he was caught behind by Ollie Robinson on 102 that turned out to be a no-ball.

    He was eventually out lbw to Robinson for 103 and followed back by Travis Head for 18 and Cameron Green for two.

    To put it simply, England need wickets. Australia will have one eye on a declaration and making England's fragile top order overcome a tricky period under lights in the evening.

  15. Aus 364-5

    Smith 80, Carey 41

    It is more than two hours since the last wicket. When two feel in quick succession before the break England had a sniff at 294-5.

    England leak an overthrow and then Carey cracks a four through the covers in emphatic style, resulting in a roar of delight in the stands.

    Stokes is chuntering. England are fading.

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    Andy Zaltzman
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    England have now used six bowlers that have bowled at least 20 overs each. The last time that happened against Australia was in 1920.

  17. Aus 358-5

    Smith 80, Carey 35

    Stuart Broad defends but even his wicket-taking headband is failing to distract Steve Smith enough to dislodge him.

    I think we've already tried to think up every possible way to stop Smith scoring. I say he should be made to bat with a stump.

    He'd probably still do this...

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    Joe Root must be pretty jealous of Steve Smith - imagine regularly coming to the crease with your team 100-200 runs to the good, instead of 25-30.

    Tim, Aldershot

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    Aus 354-5

    Smith 79, Carey 34

    Oh there's another one that has just not gone England's way! Alex Carey edges Ben Stokes but the ball bounces just before Joe Root at slip.

    Root is bent over with his head on the turf in dismay. Stokes is on one knee, a pained grimace turning into a wry smile.

    England take another punch to the stomach.

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

    It must be horrible for England's opening batters here, constantly watching the opposition captain and anticipating the declaration.