England are heading for a disappointing defeat in the second Ashes Test after a frustrating start to day three at the Gabba. Australia's tail end punished the tourists' wayward bowling and Mitchell Starc top-scored for his side with 77 runs. The Aussies were 511 all out with a lead of 177 runs ahead of England's second innings and are closing in on retaining the Ashes.

Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett made a bright start to their second innings and were 45-0 at the interval ahead of the final session. However, Australia quickly removed the two openers and Ollie Pope to set up a nervy day four. Joe Root was unable to repeat his first innings century after Starc sent him packing, before Harry Brook and Jamie Smith soon followed. England need a miracle from Ben Stokes to keep the Test alive an

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