Jayesh : "Starc is stamping his name on these Ashes"

Atkinson from the other end. Around the wicket

That is Starc's 12th Test fifty. But it is his first in Australia since December 2016

The players head to the middle. Jacks to bowl his third over of the Test. Around the wicket to Starc. Slip and leg slip in

4.38pm Shadows creeping across the ground now as we get ready for the twilight session. If things weren't bad enough for England at the Gabba, they are very ugly for the Lions about 15 minutes away at Allan Border Field. Nathan McSweeney has made his maiden first-class double century and is still going as Australia A push towards a first innings lead of over 400.

4.05pm: Well, that has gone absolutely to plan for Australia. An old-fashioned session, certainly by the standards of this series... and a familiar sinking feeling for England, who are now more than 100 runs in arrears and face having to start their second innings in the twilight period. Certainly there are no demons in the pitch; but there might be a few between the ears (despite the angel of Bazball on their shoulders). Anyway, Mitchell Starc is approaching fifty, to add to his stellar performances with the ball. He'll be back for more in 40 mins - as will Alex

"Starc has now faced the most deliveries of the innings. Whilst a very sensible innings, it does show that batting out there in the daytime isn't that tricky if the batsmen are actually patient." Or that Starc is an absolute gun, Dale

Starc, for some reason, wants a new pair of gloves, with two balls to go in the session. Twelfth man duly runs them out