BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Mitchell Starc punished England with the bat rather than the ball in the first session Saturday to help lift Australia to a 116-run first-innings lead on Day 3 of the second Ashes cricket test.

Zak Crawley (56*) and Ben Duckett (13*) took England to 45/0 at Dinner, and trail by 132 runs. Australia were eventually bowled out for 511, stretching their dominance with a commanding 177-run lead.

England have it all to do to save their Ashes series after the first session on day three at the Gabba with Australia's tail end still at the crease

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Ben Stokes won the toss again and opted again to bat first in the second test, aiming to get England's Ashes campaign on track after a lopsided loss in Perth. Stokes also won the toss and batted first in the series-opening match but ended up losing by eight wicket on Day 2.

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The home side moved into the lead on another madcap day of cricket in Brisbane as England's bowling attack strained to make in-roads

Dec 6 (Reuters) - Australia captain Pat Cummins will be ready to return from injury for the third Ashes test against England in Adelaide, the fast bowler said on Saturday. Cummins missed the series-opener in Perth and the ongoing day-night match in Brisbane while recovering from a back injury.

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