Overview
- Australia closed on 518-7, 134 ahead, after an unbroken 81 between Steve Smith (129 not out) and Beau Webster (42 not out) on day three.
- Travis Head hammered 163 for his third hundred of the series, reaching 600 runs and becoming the first Australian opener since Matthew Hayden in 2002-03 to post three Ashes tons in a series.
- Steve Smith recorded his 37th Test and 13th Ashes century, moving past Jack Hobbs to second on the all-time Ashes run list behind Don Bradman.
- England’s mistakes proved costly as Will Jacks twice dropped Head and Zak Crawley spilled Smith, with Matthew Potts returning 0-141 from 25 overs and Brydon Carse leading the attack at 3-108.
- Usman Khawaja, retiring after this Test, received a warm ovation before falling for 17, with two days left and Australia eyeing a possible 4-1 series result.