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AUS vs ENG Live Score 3rd Test Day 1: Australia won the toss and decided to bat first, and with Pat Cummins coming back, they are a much stronger side. However, Steve Smith’s illness forced him to miss the game in the final minute. England, meanwhile, has claimed two early wickets and is off to a strong start with the ball.
Updated Dec 17, 2025, 07:17 IST
We are back for the last session!
… DAY 1, SESSION 3 …
Usman Khawaja answered his critics in the best possible manner, bringing up his 28th Test fifty, as the duo added 91 runs together. Just when the partnership was beginning to look menacing, Khawaja got a touch too aggressive and threw his wicket away for 82. Alex Carey, unbeaten on 48, and Josh Inglis then saw out the rest of the session without fuss and will look to build another strong stand, while England will be desperate to break through quickly and get into the lower order. Join us at 4.30 am GMT to catch all the action in the final session.
Jofra Archer took matters into his own hands and went bang bang in the very first over, breaking a crucial partnership by removing Marnus Labuschagne with the first ball and then sending Cameron Green back soon after for a duck. However, with little support from the other end, England once again allowed Australia to rebuild. Usman Khawaja looked as solid as ever, while Alex Carey continues to shine in this format. The pair gave nothing away, punished anything loose, and turned a tricky position of 94/4 into a far more comfortable one.
SESSION SUMMARY – 100 runs and 3 wickets in 26 overs! England burst into the session with real intent, but it proved to be a false dawn. Much like the pattern we have seen throughout this series, the visitors failed to capitalise when they had the upper hand. As the saying goes, you cannot afford to give Australia even the slightest opening, because they will make you pay, and that is exactly what happened for most of the session. However, after toiling away for a long time, England finally had something to show for their efforts late on, with Will Jacks picking up the key wicket of Usman Khawaja, just ten minutes before the break.
49.6: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Short and outside off, Inglis punches it off the back foot to extra cover. for a single. And that will be TEA on Day 1!
49.5: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Full and on middle, spinning in. Inglis dabs it to short leg. 
49.4: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Lengt, on off, whipped off the back foot to the mid-wicket region for a single. 
49.3: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Fuller one, drifting on the leg stump. Alex Carey paddles it to deep fine leg for a c couple of runs. 
49.2: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Slides it on middle, full in length, pushed back at the bowler. 
49.1: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Outside off, Inglis plays the full ball off the back foot and cuts it to the left of deep cover for a single. 
Last over before Tea coming up now.
48.6: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Shortish delivery, over middle, ducked safely by Carey. 
48.5: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Short again, on the leg stump. Carey ducks under it by getting inside the line. 
48.4: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Short at 140.4 kph, on middle, Carey leans back, just for a moment, looks to ramp it over the keeper, but aborts that plan. Leaves it alone. 
48.3: Ben Stokes to Josh Inglis, Short and on middle and leg. Josh Inglis stands tall and pulls it over mid-wicket. The ball loses its steam in the outfield as it is mistimed. Archer from mid-wicket chases it down. Three taken. 
48.2: Ben Stokes to Josh Inglis, Nip-backer at 136.2 kph, on middle and leg, on a length. Inglis rises with the bounce to defend, but the ball goes off the bottom edge and rolls past the stumps. 
48.1: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Halfway into the pitch, short and on off, Alex Carey arches back and slaps it through backward point for a single. 
47.6: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Slanted across the batter on a length. Josh Inglis taps it across with soft hands. 
47.5: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, On a lower trajectory, touch full and on middle. Josh Inglis backs away to keep it out.
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