The third Ashes Test starts today, with England needing to win in order to keep the five-match series alive. Only one team in Test history, Donald Bradman’s class of 1936-37, has come from two down to win a five-match series and the odds stacked against England are enormous.

Former England seamer Steven Finn reckons spin will "play a big part" in the third Test but can still understand why Shoaib Bashir has been left out. England have decided to stick with spin-bowling all-rounder Will Jacks for Adelaide even though they have previously backed Bashir as their frontline spinner.

The tourists have made one change for the third Test with quick bowler Josh Tongue replacing the ineffective Gus Atkinson

But Allen and Buffalo were undeterred. Ray Davis had a huge kick return to open the second half, and Allen capped the drive with a 4-yard touchdown to Dawson Knox. Then, the maligned Buffalo defense, shredded throughout the first half, got a three-and-out, and the Bills marched down the field again, with Cook powering in from 3 yards out.

An incident between a member of England’s security staff and a TV cameraman “wasn’t ideal”, according to head coach Brendon McCullum.

Stokes said he did not want to make the same mistake England captain Nasser Hussain made in Brisbane two decades ago

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Resident doctors in England voted to reject the government's latest offer on working conditions, the British Medical Association union said on Monday, confirming that a five-day strike planned for this week would go ahead.