Overview
- England recovered from 213-8 to 319 all out after a 106-run ninth‑wicket stand, with Ben Stokes making 83 and Jofra Archer hitting a maiden Test fifty.
- Australia, 371 in the first innings, began their reply to lead by 52 overall, with Jake Weatherald lbw for 1 after declining a review and Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne seeing out the session.
- BBG Sports confirmed an operator selected the wrong stump microphone on day one, an error that contributed to Alex Carey being wrongly given not out before he completed a century.
- Fresh Snicko controversy on day two involved Jamie Smith surviving one review then being given out on another, intensifying questions over Real‑Time Snickometer syncing and third‑umpire protocols.
- Pat Cummins marked his return with 3-69, Scott Boland finished with 3-45, and Nathan Lyon moved past Glenn McGrath on Australia’s all‑time Test wicket list as the home attack maintained control.