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LIVE: Pom's bemoan spin-bowling "filth" ahead of Day 4
SEN • December 20th, 2025 10:50 am
- Australia end Day 3 at 4/271, 356 runs ahead of England
- Travis Head makes another Adelaide Oval century
Day 3 was all Australia's in Adelaide, with hometown heroes Travis Head and Alex Carey just about batting England out of the series.
The Aussies ended the day a whopping 356 runs ahead, with six wickets still in hand in their second innings.
With both South Australians still at the crease, with Head aiming for a huge score and Carey chasing twin tons, the home side will be looking to bat England out of the Test by setting them a huge fourth innings target.
Expect both teams to bat today as the Aussies look to push to win the series in just three Tests.
Follow along for Day 4 in Adelaide here.
8:50am - English press can't look past spin-bowling "filth"
The English press haven’t held back in their assessment of England’s efforts on Day 3 in Adelaide as their slim Ashes hopes seemingly faded away.
One player who has clearly not been up to task is off-spinner Will Jacks, who took 1/107 from just 18 overs as the Aussies made light work of his efforts.
While it’s not exactly Jacks’ fault, given he’s probably more of a batter that can bowl a bit, The Telegraph’s Will Macpherson described some of his bowling as ‘filth’.
Macpherson felt sorry for the spinner given the skillset he presents as he’s asked to do the work of a frontline spinner like Australia’s Nathan Lyon.
“Given what England are selecting Jacks for – a bit of this, and a bit of that – they cannot even complain with his output,” Macpherson wrote.
“This is not to knock Jacks at all. He is a fine, willing cricketer. But he is a batsman, mainly a white-ball batsman, who bowls a bit, and fields well
“Jacks did exactly what you would expect a man of his record to do: he bowled some nice balls and some filth.
“Spin was always the most predictable chasm between the teams, but the first three days of this Test has made it look wider than ever.”
