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2nd Test (D/N), England tour of Australia at Brisbane, Dec 4-8 2025

Day 3: Australia lead by 85 runs

Current Run Rate

CRR

4.81

Minimum Ov. Rem

Min. Ov. Rem

76.0

Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)

Last 10 Ov (RR)

29/1 (2.9)

Current Batsmen

SM Boland

0(4) 0x4 - 0x6

Control %75%

MA Starc

22(46) 3x4 - 0x6

Control %73%

Productive Shot
cover drive
5 runs
1x4 - 0x6

Current Bowlers

AAP Atkinson

O22

R85

Eco3.86

RHB
OFFLEG

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF




			1W

JC Archer

O23

R81

Eco3.52

RHB
OFFLEG

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF

		1W

Partnerships

ENG - 1st
AUS - 1st

England - 1st - Innings

BM Duckett0 (1)

Z Crawley5 (5)

Z Crawley0 (6)

OJ Pope0 (3)

117

JE Root41 (70)

Z Crawley71 (82)

JE Root22 (36)

HC Brook31 (33)

JE Root14 (45)

BA Stokes19 (49)

JE Root1 (1)

JL Smith0 (2)

JE Root20 (26)

WG Jacks19 (31)

JE Root8 (6)

AAP Atkinson4 (3)

JE Root0 (0)

BA Carse0 (2)

JE Root32 (22)

JC Archer38 (36)

Australia - 1st - Innings

TM Head33 (43)

J Weatherald40 (36)

J Weatherald32 (42)

M Labuschagne30 (36)

SPD Smith14 (27)

M Labuschagne35 (42)

SPD Smith47 (57)

C Green45 (57)

SPD Smith0 (1)

AT Carey1 (2)

AT Carey12 (18)

JP Inglis23 (25)

AT Carey37 (32)

MG Neser16 (41)

MA Starc19 (26)

AT Carey13 (17)

MA Starc3 (20)

SM Boland0 (4)

Match Coverage

All Match News

Australia wait to count cost of crazy floodlit passage
Extraordinary over sees Green and Smith both depart just as Australia seemed poised to bat England out of second Test
England bowlers beat as series threatens to slip away
Another sloppy, error-strewn day by the tourists could prove terminal
England's prep not to blame for Gabba fielding errors, says Root
Readiness for floodlit challenge comes in for scrutiny after dropped catches dent tourists' chances
Root: England must 'express themselves in right way' to save second Test
Free-flowing approach from England's batters came unstuck in first innings, but senior batter backs talent to fight back
Weatherald's opening gambit inspires Australia fightback
Aggressive maiden fifty ruffles England attack, before Smith, Labuschagne cement advantage

Videos

play01:01

Weatherald: Australia in a 'good position' heading into day three
01:01
Root jokes England's 'wheels would've come off' if he was captain
01:18

Australia INNINGS		R	B
TM Head	caught	33	43
J Weatherald	lbw	72	78
M Labuschagne	caught wk	65	78
SPD Smith	caught	61	85
C Green	bowled	45	57
AT Carey	not out	46	45
JP Inglis	bowled	23	25
MG Neser	not out	15	30
MA Starc
SM Boland
B Doggett
EXTRAS	(b 4, lb 7, w 4, nb 3)
TOTAL	378 (6 wkts; 73 ovs)

England BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
JC Archer	20.0	2	74	1	3.7
AAP Atkinson	18.0	4	78	0	4.33
BA Carse	17.0	1	113	3	6.64	(1nb, 4w)
BA Stokes	17.0	0	93	2	5.47	(2nb)
WG Jacks	1.0	0	9	0	9

Australia 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	77	TM Head	J Weatherald
2nd	69	J Weatherald	M Labuschagne
3rd	50	SPD Smith	M Labuschagne
4th	95	SPD Smith	C Green
5th	1	SPD Smith	AT Carey
6th	37	AT Carey	JP Inglis
7th	49	AT Carey	MG Neser

Current Run Rate

CRR

Minimum Ov. Rem

Min. Ov. Rem

Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)

Last 10 Ov (RR)

Current Run Rate

CRR

Minimum Ov. Rem

Min. Ov. Rem

Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)

Last 10 Ov (RR)

England - 1st - Innings

Australia - 1st - Innings

Australia wait to count cost of crazy floodlit passage

England bowlers beat as series threatens to slip away

England's prep not to blame for Gabba fielding errors, says Root

Root: England must 'express themselves in right way' to save second Test

Weatherald's opening gambit inspires Australia fightback

Weatherald: Australia in a 'good position' heading into day three

Root jokes England's 'wheels would've come off' if he was captain