The Ashes: England collapse again as Australia take total control of second Test

The second Test is in Adelaide.

Australia 473-9-dec and 45-1 Harris.

England 236 Malan 80, Root 62, and Starc 4-37.

Australia leads by 282.

The scorecard is a summary of what happened.

England's hopes of regaining the urn are in a bad state after another poor batting performance on the third day of the second Test against Australia.

England fell from 150-2 to 236 all out as a result of their hosts'

The loss of four wickets for 19 runs in 36 balls was caused by the dismissal of Joe Root, who was caught at slip by Green for 62.

After Malan was caught at slip for 80, Pope and Buttler followed with five and nought respectively.

Chris Woakes made a 24 run, the only hint of resistance, as Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon took 4-37 and 3-58 respectively.

Australia could have followed on in the final session but chose to bat again.

The hosts reached 45-1, already leading by 282 and in complete control of the Test, when David Warner was run out for 13

Reaction to the third day in Adelaide.

England is looking down at the barrel.

Australia came from 2-0 down to win the series in 1936-37. After another miserable day, it looks like England will face the same challenge.

They collapsed in the first Test on a lively, green pitch, but on this occasion they did so in perfect batting conditions - the skies blue and surface placid.

In the first session of the second day, the two Englishmen added 123 without any fuss, scoring more than the Australians in the previous days.

Green brought the run-scoring to a halt before he dismissed the England captain, and then he removed the other England captain, Joe Root, who poked at a ball he could have left.

An England middle-order that had lost their confidence and confidence in themselves fell to their demise with the final eight wickets falling for 86 runs.

England's total was almost exactly half of Australia's, a further indication of the gulf between the sides in a series in which English hope has evaporated after only seven days.

Australia could have asked England to face another 70 minutes in perfect, floodlit bowling conditions, but instead chose to pile on more pain with the bat before attempting to bowl the tourists out for a second time.

Another collapse.

England fans have become used to batting subsidence in recent years, with the team being whitewashed in India, New Zealand and at home in 2021.

This was the worst given the conditions and the fact that Australia are without Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood.

After lunch, the tension grew and, as the tension grew, Malan tried to cut Starc but missed and Steve Smith was there to catch him.

Pope was in India last winter, and he was once again in a lot of trouble. He looked erratic in his 19 balls and had to overturn a catch at short leg off Lyon on review two balls before he succumbed to the same duo when rushing down the pitch.

Buttler dropped two catches on the first day of the Test, but he dropped a drive to Starc on the second day, which led to his duck.

When he started swinging with the tail, he evoked memories of his heroics at Headingley. He tried to hit Green through the off side.

Green and Starc are tall.

Australia had been below their best in the first session, run- scoring opportunities provided more frequently than they had been in the previous Test.

The 22-year-old Green was the one who turned the tide with his pace and bounce.

He was supported by Lyon, who was helped by a change of ends and a hint of turn.

With the door ajar, the Starc, the senior seamer alongside Michael Neser and Jhye Richardson, found his range to continue his impressive record with the pink ball. Broad's 50th dismissal in nine day-night Tests is the final one.

Smith's grab to see off Malan was the highlight of Australia's catching. It was inconsequential that Starc dropped Robinson, Australia's first drop of the series.

Marcus Harris and David Warner had a mix-up which left the latter stranded late on.

Harris' series scores to date read three, nine not out and three, so Australia will hope he can find form on day four.

Reaction to the most disappointing day of the series.

The most disappointing day of the series was that of Jonathan Agnew. The collapse after the first session made the next two so disappointing.

If we knew why the collapses happened, we would stop them. We hope we can put in some good performances.

Nathan Lyon said it was an outstanding day. We went back to basics after England played me well in the first session.

Two world-class players were allowed to do their thing. As soon as we controlled one end, you created opportunities.