Ashes 2nd Test Day 3 Wrap: A Day of Pure Mental Disintegration

Australia put on a clinic in old-fashioned Test match domination on Day 3 at the Gabba. A patient, grinding batting display — led by Mitchell Starc’s superb 77 — pushed the total to 511 before the bowlers ripped through England under lights. Mental disintegration, tactical brilliance, and relentless pressure defined the day as England collapsed from 1/90 to 6/134, leaving Australia poised for a 2–0 Ashes lead.

Timecodes:

• (02:58) Australia’s lower order grinds England down with vital runs

• (04:57) England start well… then collapse after tea

• (10:20) Key wickets: Root, Brook, Smith — Australia take control

• (14:17) England’s bowlers crumble under the Queensland sun

  
  

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