The pride of South Australia: Head, Carey dominate in Adelaide, the urn within reach

Thanks so much for joining us today as Australia took a commanding position in this Test match, and yet another Ashes series.

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Former Australian stars Mark Waugh and Brett Lee agree that new opener Jake Weatherald should have gone for a DRS review after his contentious lbw dismissal today.

Weatherald chose to walk after briefly chatting with Travis Head, but replays showed the ball pitched outside leg stump, so the dismissal would have been overturned.

“Maybe because he is early in his career, he didn’t think he could go for the review, but he really should have – it pitched outside leg stump,” Waugh said on Fox Cricket.

Lee added:

“I like what he brings to the team. He’s been [out] lbw a couple of times, which he will have to watch, but I think with those close ones, you have to go upstairs don’t you?”

Travis Head and Alex Carey have batted England out of this game and all but retained the Ashes for Australia as they hold a 356-run lead.

Head’s century was simply commanding and Carey could score his second ton of the match if he can bat long enough tomorrow.

England battled, but they didn’t have the in-form run-scorers or the strike bowlers to land enough blows.

The Aussie duo left the ground to huge applause from the 53,696 fans at Adelaide Oval.

Once again, the teams haven’t completed their overs by 5.30pm AEDT.

So we will be playing until 6pm AEDT.

Just to add to their friendship and their partnership, which is up to 88 runs, Head was shown between overs holding his drink bottle up to Carey’s helmet and squirting water in, so his mate could get some fluid in.

Why Carey didn’t take off his helmet wasn’t clear, but it looked adorable the way he held up the bottle like a vet would feed a baby animal.

Head then took another swig for himself and put his batting gear back on.

Australia are 4-237 with a lead of 320 runs.

England will almost surely have to complete a record run-chase to win this match now Australia’s lead is exceeding 300 runs.

As Tom Decent noted earlier today, Australia made 6-315 to win at Adelaide Oval, but that was with Victor Trumper all the way back in 1902.

Head is on 114 and looks keen to bat on while Carey is on 29 and looking comfortable.

The Aussies will be in no hurry until they are ready to bowl again.

Australia are 4-219 with a lead of 304 runs.

Travis Head has made yet another century at Adelaide Oval.

He was dropped at backward point on 99 off Archer’s bowling but held his nerve and batted on batting through eight dot balls.

Then Head his a four after charging down the wicket.