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There's a long way to go for England if they want to give themselves a lifeline against Australia in the second Ashes Test at the Gabba. The Three Lions were 43 runs behind and 134-6 at the start of play, with Ben Stokes and Will Jacks the men at the crease tasked with sparing their blushes. It was a seriously slow start to the day in terms of runs, with just 59 runs added by the end of the afternoon session. But that's exactly what England needed, who now lead by 16 runs and went through the session without losing a wicket for the first time in the series.

They knew it would take a miracle reminiscent of Stokes' heroics at Headingly in the 2019 Ashes test in Leeds, and

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