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The third Ashes Test<\/strong><\/a> between Australia<\/strong> and England<\/strong> ignited Adelaide Oval from December 17 to 21, 2025, with hosts Australia enforcing a daunting 435-run chase after posting 371 and 349 in their innings. England responded with 286 in their first dig, trailing by 85, before slumping to 194\/6 on Day 4, needing 241 more on a wearing pitch. Travis Head<\/strong>\u2018s masterful 170 in the second innings propelled Australia, leaving England captain Ben Stokes<\/strong>\u2018 side on the brink in this pivotal series clash.\u200b<\/p>\n Nathan Lyon<\/strong> delivered a match-defining moment on Day 4, dismissing Stokes with a ripper at 51.6 overs to leave England reeling at 189 for 5. Round the wicket, Lyon drifted the off-break into middle stump before it straightened viciously, spinning past Stokes\u2019 groping bat to clip the top of off. Stokes departed for a gritty 5 off 18 balls (1\u00d74, SR 27.77), his frustration evident as Australia sensed victory.\u200b The veteran spinner\u2019s figures read 13-1-57-2, his third strike underscoring Adelaide\u2019s spin-friendly conditions. Earlier, Lyon removed Zak Crawley<\/strong> (85, stumped) and Harry Brook<\/strong> (30, bowled), exploiting the turn to dismantle England\u2019s middle order. This \u201cspecial delivery\u201d echoed Lyon\u2019s Adelaide mastery, where he has historically tormented England.\u200b<\/p>\n The ball from Nathan Layon to Ben Stokes. Absolute peach \ud83c\udf51 #Ashes2025<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/QhUe1fkkXN<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Kashif (@KashifNdmCric) December 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Also\u00a0WATCH: Marnus Labuschagne grabs a screamer to remove Ollie Pope on Day 4 of the third Ashes 2025-26 Test in Adelaide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Australia moved to the brink of a decisive victory in the Ashes 2025\u201326 as England slipped deeper into trouble under the lights, reaching 194\/6 after 53.5 overs in their chase. Still needing 241 runs with only a minimum of 14.1 overs left, England found themselves suffocating under relentless pressure, reflected in a modest scoring rate of 3.60. Pat Cummins<\/strong> led from the front with a superb spell of 3 for 24 from 10 overs, ripping through the top order by removing Ben Duckett<\/strong> for 4, Ollie Pope<\/strong> for 17 and the prized wicket of Joe Root<\/strong> for 39. The final phase before stumps summed up England\u2019s plight, as they managed just 43 runs while losing three wickets in the last 10 overs.<\/p>\n The match has largely followed Australia\u2019s script from the outset. On Day 1, the hosts piled up 326 for 8, built around a fluent century from Alex Carey<\/strong> (106) and a composed 82 from Usman Khawaja<\/strong>. England responded on Day 2 with 213 for 8 at stumps, with Ben Stokes<\/strong>\u2019 gritty 83 and Jofra Archer<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s 51 providing resistance. Australia then tightened their grip on Day 3, cruising to 271 for 4 on the back of a dominant Head innings. Head later turned it into a commanding 170, striking 16 fours and two sixes, while Carey added 72 as Australia were bowled out for 349. Although Archer\u2019s five-wicket haul in the first innings briefly lifted England\u2019s hopes, Cummins\u2019 incisive captaincy and bowling have left Australia just four wickets away from sealing the urn.<\/p>\nNathan Lyon\u2019s peach shatters Ben Stokes on Day 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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