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Former Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan said England were being humiliated in the second test in Brisbane after a woeful third day left them on the brink of defeat on Saturday. England eventually bowled out Australia for 511 to trail by 177 after the first innings before collapsing from 90-1 to 134-6 after several batsmen were dismissed playing careless shots.
Bowling all-rounder Michael Neser is back and taking vital wickets after beginning to think he had played his last Test match for Australia.
Australia reached a rare batting milestone on the third day of the second Ashes Test at the Brisbane Cricket Ground. Responding to England’s 334 all out,
Michael Neser thought his last chance to play another Test for Australia may have passed him by, only for the Queenslander to live out his dream one more time and trigger a special Saturday night at the Gabba.
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Australia's attack in the second Ashes Test is their "worst since 2010-11" and is "really second division" if you exclude Mitchell Starc, says BBC's chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew. Left-armer Starc, who took 10-113 in the first Test win in Perth, delivered again on day one in Brisbane with 6-71.