Dec 5 : Jake Weatherald scored his first half-century for Australia as the hosts charged to 130 for one at tea on day two of the second Ashes test on Friday in reply to England's first innings 334.

Opener Weatherald was 59 not out from 56 balls, with number three Marnus Labuschagne on 27 on a hot and steamy afternoon at the Gabba.

Travis Head, opening in place of the injured Usman Khawaja, was dropped on three by wicketkeeper Jamie Smith off the bowling of Jofra Archer and went on to make 33 off 43 balls in a largely dreadful session for England's bowlers.

Head, Australia's century-making hero in the first test win in Perth, eventually fell to an innocuous, wobble-seam delivery from Carse, sending a leading edge straight up in the air to be caught at mid-on by Gus Atkinson.

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