LIVE: Aussies slump further as Smith departs

It's Zachary Gates jumping into the unrecorded blog astatine luncheon connected time 2 of the archetypal Ashes Test, and taking attraction of the sum until stumps.

The Aussies are successful a profoundly concerning presumption aft losing David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith successful the archetypal league of today's play.

Stuart Broad was connected a hat-trick aft dismissing Warner and Labuschagne successful consecutive balls, earlier Stokes scalped Steve Smith.

The tourists are 3-78 and trailing by 315, aft England posted 8-393 declared successful its archetypal dig.

What a monolithic stroke from the England captain! He takes retired Steve Smith successful his 2nd over!

Smith got squared up arsenic 1 skidded connected from Stokes and smacked him successful beforehand of middle, Marais Erasmus takes a infinitesimal and gives it out, prompting an instant review.

It looked a small precocious connected archetypal glance, but hawkeye confirms what was a superb determination from the umpire.

England are perfectly implicit the moon. What a monolithic blow! 

Australia ambling on present astatine a small much than 2 runs per implicit and Ben Stokes is bringing himself connected for a trundle.

Khawaja 36 disconnected 72 deliveries portion Smith has been precise watchful and is presently 15 disconnected 46.

Stokes has a spot of a wont of being a aureate limb for England.

Both David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne perished successful akin fashion, with mediocre footwork "the main point", according to erstwhile Aussie skipper Steve O'Keefe.

"Australia conscionable couldn't rather get immoderate momentum," adds Aaron Finch.

"Just his (Warner's) bushed was somewhat disconnected compared to however helium started his innings yesterday."

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We've gone from Broad and Anderson to Harry Brook, of each people, being handed the ball.

Brook's ambling successful bowling immoderate gentle mean pacers and Ricky Ponting can't rather judge what he's seeing.

Stuart Broad enactment 2 limb gullies successful spot for the hat-trick shot to Steve Smith, but helium sprayed it excessively acold down limb broadside and Smith is capable to permission it alone.

What a drawback from Jonny Bairstow!

Marnus Labuschagne with nary footwork was drawn into a mendacious changeable and edges it done to Jonny Bairstow, who with 1 manus takes a large drawback down low.

"Unbelievable theatre present astatine Edgbaston," Atherton said.

The transportation inactive looks bully to bat on, but the English bowlers are conscionable getting this Duke to determination done the aerial much than the Aussie quicks were yesterday.

Steve Smith is retired for the hat-trick shot now.

Talk astir a lawsuit of commentator's curse.

Michael Atherton was conscionable talking astir however David Warner was looking acceptable and comfy successful the mediate erstwhile helium slashed astatine a wide 1 from Stuart Broad and chopped on.

The Aussies opener throws his caput backmost and trudges disconnected the ground. Having dominated him successful 2019, Broad is showing helium inactive has Warner's bunny.

The wicket brought astir an incredibly roar from the Edgbaston crowd, and it brings Marnus Labuschagne to the crease.

The Aussies are present 1-29.