Overview
- Australia closed day three on 518-7 in reply to England’s 384, establishing a first-innings advantage of 134.
- Travis Head blasted 163 for his third century of the series, taking his tally to 600 runs before falling lbw to part-timer Jacob Bethell for the spinner’s first wicket of the tour.
- Steve Smith reached 129 not out for his 37th Test hundred and 13th in Ashes contests, moving past Jack Hobbs to second on the all-time Ashes run list behind Don Bradman.
- England’s struggles were compounded by dropped chances from Will Jacks off Head and Zak Crawley off Smith, while Matthew Potts went wicketless with figures of 0-141 from 25 overs.
- Usman Khawaja, playing his 88th and final Test, received a standing ovation and made 17 before being dismissed lbw by Brydon Carse.