Australia moved decisively towards retaining the Ashes urn for at least two more years, as they left England teetering at 207 for six at stumps in response to a daunting 435-run target on Day Four of the third Test at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday (December 20, 2025).
Nathan Lyon was the wrecker-in-chief, cleaning up English vice-captain Harry Brook and captain Ben Stokes, before having leading scorer Zak Crawley stumped. England were starting to gain confidence, with Crawley (85) and Brook (30) sharing a 68-run stand to lift the visitors from 109-3 to 177.
Then Lyon started a new spell in the evening session, making a vital breakthrough with his second ball and taking three wickets for eight runs in a sequence that ripped through the middle order.
Earlier, the hosts' second innings folded at 349, led by Travis Head's 170-run knock.
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England couldn't do anything special in their 1st innings with the bat, except Ben Stokes' gritty and hard fought 83 and Jofra Archer's brave 51 that helped them leave 286 on the board.
Since then, it has been all about Australia as Travis Head and Alex Carey, once again, desolated the English bowlers to conclude day 3 at 271 with a lead of 356 runs.
Australia vs England, 3rd Ashes Test: Playing XIs
Australia: Travis Head, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Usman Khawaja, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Will Jacks, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue.
The Ashes 2025-26 Live Streaming Details
The Australia vs England Ashes Tests will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India. Television broadcasts will take place on the Star Sports Network channels in the country.
