Ashes 2025 live score: Root eyes first Australia century with England innings on knife-edge in day-night Test

Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey briefly spoke to Adam Gilchrist before tea. Here’s what he had to say:

“”He is one of our greatest bowlers that Australia has seen and now the world has seen.”

On the conditions under lights, he adds: “It has quickened up a little bit.

“Our eyes adjust a little bit, that slight variation what we see from night to day has started to come in.

“It will be full darkness when we come back out.”

Interestingly, England have gone 98-2 in both of the first two sessions this morning. You imagine they’d take that in the third too!

Another interval here as both sides head in for a breather.

Another two wickets for England and they’ve had to be far more patient over the last 30 minutes or so, but Root and Stokes will be fairly happy for now.

Some decent bowling – and some great work from Carey – sees Neser produce another maiden. He’s certainly improved as the lights have come on.

Decent defending from Stokes but Neser bowls a wide to give the tourists one run and prevent another maiden.

Starc up next again, though both Root and Stokes manage to batter away singles to dismiss the threat for now!

The sun is setting in Brisbane!

Patient, disciplined play from Root as he leaves Starc’s two latest deliveries.

He adds a single on the fourth before Stokes finds one of his own and Root closes it out.

Another attempt to change the ball from Australia, but the umpire isn’t having it yet.

Stokes is very lucky to find a four, edging through the slips for the boundary. Hands on heads in the Australia field.

The England captain follows it by flicking it off his feet down the other side for another four.

Just a single off Boland in the next over as Stokes looks to settle in the crease.

Starc returns with five dot balls before Root grabs a single and England are at 182.

Can Stokes last out the rest of the over? A couple of close calls early on and then a thick edge to skip past the boundary for four.

It looked like it might come as the lights come on but this is still surprisingly quick.

Starc has a third wicket as Brook swings aggressively and edges it out to Smith at slip.