The Ashes: Live coverage of Day 2 of the second Test between Australia and England at the Gabba

Loose from Labuschagne as his big drive is beaten by the bounce through to Smith. Ppor shot.

Over the top of the next one as he fends to gully.

Full and his drive is edgy, falling short of point.

Tight leave as the last bounces over the stumps.

Shadows just starting to take over at The Gabba.

Smith off the mark in classical fashion as he clips a ball of middle through square leg for two.

He fends away a bouncer off the gloves to get a single.

Labuschagne drives nicely through the covers to pick up 3.

Australia pass 150 still trailing by 180 runs.

Atkinson to Labuschagne as he fends one away into the leg side.

There’s a think inside edge to short fine to get him off strike.

Smith defends into the legside.

Steve Smith walks out wearing the eye blacks he’s been training with.

Archer drops short as Smith ducks underneath it.

Labuschagne works a single into the legside.

For those wondering, Jake Weatherald is talking to himself, saying ball ball ball before every delivery.

He gets a low full toss but he can’t beat the field.

FOUR! Short and some width and Weatherald flashes a late cut through backward point.

OUT NEXT BALL!

Brute of a delivery as the fast yorker slams onto his toe after beating his attempted flick.

Similar to how he got out on debut in Perth but at least he has 72 to his name.

A fine innings but England have thier opening

FOUR! Weatherald finally gets another cut away through backward point as rides the bounce.

Defends and leaves the rest.

Marnus is squared up as he edges along the ground to gully.

On the hips, and he’s off strike.

Weatherald rocks off the back foot to pull through midwicket for a brace.

Another close shave for Weatherald. It’s another cut too close to the body and it somehow misses the edge. That’s his fifth or sixth one I reckon.

Archer can’t follow it up though as he errs straight and there’s a single fine.

Atkinson from the other end as Weatherald flicks through midwicket for one.

Streaky. Labuschagne goes for a drive but can only inside edge it past the stumps for a single.

CLOSE! Weatherald launches into an expansive drive and is lucky not to edge it.

Wisley leaves the alst

Archer takes the ball with Weathrald on strike. England would love to strike early.

He rides the bounce to knock down the first.

Too straight, and he flicks fine for a single.

Labuschagne leaves and defends the rest.

Better line from Archer to finish.

AUS 1-131

“There is a big difference between bowling in nets and bowling in matches,” he says on Seven.

“We know Perth was only a two day game, the workloads of these bowlers weren’t particularly high, and all they have been able to do leading into this game is bowl in nets or bowl to a mitt.

“Such a different scenario when each ball matters and there’s a result in each ball. They just look like they’re short of match awareness, match fitness the sharpness in the brain to be able to bowl six balls in the same spot.

“I’m telling you, there’s movement in this surface. There are cracks, there’s a bit of indifferent bounce. There are things happening bringing up the 50 partnership, that leg bye.

“The softer this ball goes, 20 overs to 80, when it’s 60 overs, we lean on that being batter-friendly. The first 20 overs are the time you need to make your breakthroughs and 1/127 is an absolute disaster.”