This series is just eight days old but England are broken, the Bazball philosophy shredded and some in the team have unfurled white flags. Australia are so dominant that only complacency on their part can offer England some let-up,

The hosts enjoyed another dominant day in Adelaide to leave Ben Stokes physically 'broken' and his side on the brink of a series defeat

Nathan Lyon took two wickets in his first over to move past Glenn McGrath for second place on Australia’s all-time bowling list and have England in trouble at 59 for three at lunch on Day 2 of the third Ashes cricket test.

The visitors looked to be in a strong position on Day 2 after claiming two wickets required to bowl Australia out for 371. However, they were quickly reduced to 213-8, trailing Australia by 158 runs.

The tourists' batters wilted once more against an experienced bowling attack with more scrutiny falling on the on-field technology

A pumped-up Australia ripped through England's fragile batting Thursday to leave the tourists staring down the barrel of a third Test defeat with their Ashes campaign on the brink, barring

England cricket captain Ben Stokes has called for his team to “show a bit of dog” against Australia in the third Ashes test with the series on the line.