Summary

  • England close on 82-4, needing nominal 468 to win

  • Root caught behind off Starc for 24 in final over

  • Hameed, Malan and Burns all fall

  • Australia move from 45-1 to 230-9dec

  • Test Match Special not at ground, commentary provided by ABC

  • Daily highlights programme on BBC iPlayer at 18:00 GMT

Live Reporting

Tim Oscroft and Matthew Henry

  1. wicket

    WICKET

    Neser b Anderson 3 (Aus 48-2)

    Got him!

    Beautiful from James Anderson as he bowls full and clatters the stumps through the gate to clean up the nightwatchman Michael Neser.

  2. Aus 48-1

    That's a decent first over from Stuart Broad, who looks fired up. Jimmy Anderson is on from the Cathedral End.

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    Jack Rule: Great!! Just as the day couldn’t get any worse we now lose the skipper and our only Spinner!

    Stuart Mitchell: Hope of waking up to: Australia bowled out inside first session, and England making good progress towards the win. Reality: Aus declared with 500 run lead and England at least 5 down in reply for about 60.

  4. Aus 46-1

    Wow! Nearly the perfect start for England as Australia go for a quick single but Haseeb Hameed throws the stumps down with a brilliant throw from point. Marcus Harris is just home, but that was fine work by Hameed.

  5. Aus 45-1

    Marcus Harris and nightwatchman Michael Neser are the not out batters who follow the England team, led by Ben Stokes in Joe Root's absence, out onto the Adelaide Oval. Stuart Broad is all set to bowl the first over, here we go...

  6. Aus 45-1

    My cat looked very confused as I hauled myself out of my pit earlier, and I tried to explain why but he wasn't having it.

    Anyway, I'm all set with my Strength Six coffee (the caffeine version of the Marshall amps that go up to 11), so let's do this.

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    If you've got anything to say on the state of play, then we'd love to hear from you, even at this hour! Use #bbccricket or text us at 81111 (UK only) and we'll put the best up on here as the day develops.

    If texting, don't forget to include your name and location.

  8. Injured Root will not field

    My word, things feel like they are going from bad to worse for England. We'll share any more news on Joe Root when we have it.

    He would have got through quite a few overs today aside from leading the team, so it'll be seam all the way for the foreseeable.

  9. Injured Root will not field

    Just when you thoughts things couldn't get any worse...

    England captain Joe Root will not be on the field at the start of play today after being hit in the abdomen during throw downs in the warm-up.

    He is currently being assessed by the England medical team.

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  10. Weather watch

    Not as savagely hot as it has been - but not the rain that had been predicted in some quarters.

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  11. 'Inexcusable'

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    "To lose eight wickets for 86 runs, be all out for 236 and bowling again with Australia building their massive lead is inexcusable."

    Aggers has plenty more to say in his column summing up day three, but that's pretty much it in a nutshell, isn't it?

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  12. If you can bear it, take a look at some of the day three highlights - maybe through your fingers or from behind the sofa.

  13. Welcome

    Good morning!

    There have been some grim days in this Ashes series, but yesterday was probably the grimmest so far.

    The bald facts are that Australia lead by 282 runs with two full days to play, and they will be looking to grind away today before getting England back at the crease under the lights for a good chunk of the final session.

    What is it Luke Skywalker says when they first see the Death Star? "I've got a very bad feeling about this..."

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