Visitors reduce series deficit to 3-1 after winning by four wickets in Melbourne

Australia lead England by 46 runs after 20 wickets fall in one day in Melbourne

Visitors almost produce a miracle but leave it too late as hosts take an unassailable series lead with 82-run victory

Visitors close on 207-6, needing 228 runs to win as Australia assert their dominance

Another Travis Head century moves the hosts to a lead of 356 on day three

Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins return in style as England trail Australia by 158 runs with two first-innings wickets left

The batsman is dropped on six and makes 82 after an unexpected recall due to Steve Smith’s illness

Sport’s role as a first responder was once again evident as the third Ashes Test got under way in Adelaide

Smith’s stand-in captaincy has been smooth sailing in Pat Cummins’s absence – might he still be a permanent option?

A stunning Steve Smith catch and Michael Neser’s five-wicket haul saw Australia swagger ahead

Evergreen Mitchell Starc shows England what they’re missing with both bat and ball

Dropped catches and aggressive batting see the hosts move ahead on day two

In his 30th innings down under, Joe Root has a century. It couldn’t have come at a more critical time

The last time that England won an away Ashes series after losing the first Test was in 1954-55

The humiliating first Test defeat coupled with their insularity is earning the touring side no sympathy

Brendon McCullum preaches patience, but England’s manic, joyless display in Perth was neither brave nor bold – just reckless

An afternoon of reckless batting turned control into calamity, as England’s self-styled revolution degenerated into farce

Tourists on top at the close despite being bowled out for just 172, with Joe Root falling for a seven-ball duck

Playing Archer and Wood is a risk – a vibey, all-or-nothing, glass-half-full selection

“Cricket has never, in my opinion, made enough of being a naturally diverse game”