The Ashes: England close on 213-8, trailing Australia by 158 - reaction

The England captain will be back with Jofra Archer to start day three but it is another day that quite clearly belongs to Australia. They have taken another huge step towards winning the urn, leading by 158 with just two more first-innings wickets to take. England have definitely got themselves in a hole with Shoaib Bashir.

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