Mitchell Starc’s milestone in day-night test matches has left Australia in command of the second Ashes test, with the home side taking a 282-run lead to stumps on day three with nine wickets in hand. England capitulated from 150-2 to be all out for 236 in reply to Australia’s first-innings total of 473-9 declared. “We’ve got a bit of a luxury of having played eight tests and (six) have been here,” Starc said. But he’s never scored a test century in Australia following his 62 in Adelaide and 89 in the second innings of England’s nine-wicket loss in the Ashes opener in Brisbane. A loss for England in Adelaide would leave the visitors 2-0 down in the series and needing to win all three remaining tests to win back the Ashes.

Source: Stuff December 18, 2021 22:02 UTC