Bazball has ‘disintegrated’ with England eight down at stumps on day two, Ashes hopes evaporating

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Captain Pat Cummins has helped lift Australia closer to Ashes glory with a crucial three-wicket haul on a controversial day in Adelaide that saw Nathan Lyon edge past Glenn McGrath’s career Test wicket tally.

England’s diabolical tour descended into further chaos as they finished day two on 8-213, well short of Australia’s 371, which featured a valuable half-century from Mitchell Starc.

Jofra Archer finished with a five-wicket haul, but only after being told off by captain Ben Stokes for not bowling straight enough during a wayward start to the second morning that set the tone for the tourists.

Ironically, the pair added a handy ninth wicket unbeaten 45-run partnership late to salvage some pride, but there is still a mountain to climb.

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England will bat on in the morning but it has been an exhausting, morale-sapping day as their batters again crumbled under pressure and failed to make use of what were excellent batting conditions.

Ben Stokes has been a rock for his side and Jofra Archer has backed up his five-wicket haul with some stoic batting, but the visitors are on the verge of losing the Ashes.

It feels like it will be a long, long way back for Stokes and his men.

Ben Stokes is approaching four hours at the crease and is on 43 from a whopping 141 balls.

“How much is too much for Stokes?” Alyssa Healy asked on Fox Cricket.

“At what point is shouldering all this going to break the man? Is this the moment?

“At what point will somebody else help him?”

Somes of the images of Stokes during the last drinks break said it all.

The crowd figure is an impressive 48,849.

Australian great Adam Gilchrist has declared that England’s game plan, known simply as “Bazball”, has “literally disintegrated” in this Ashes series.

Gilchrist made his comments as he re-watched the images of Jofra Archer and captain Ben Stokes having a disagreement over field positions earlier in the day’s play.

“Those images of that heated exchange sums up what the tour has been for England,” Gilchrist said on Fox Cricket.

“They came in with this game plan, this match plan, that they have stuck by for so long, but it has scrambled, it has literally disintegrated in basically seven-and-a-half days of cricket.

“There is uncertainty, [and] disagreements about what the plan should be.”

Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes are battling on after the drinks break.

Stokes has a towel over his head and is taking in fluids, he’s given his all today in the stifling Adelaide heat.

Now the hunt for the two remaining first-innings wickets continues for the Aussies.

England are 8-180.