Opener Zak Crawley suggests he was not aware of comments made by Ben Stokes when the England captain said his dressing room is "not a place for weak men".

After showing control and rhythm on the opening day, Archer returned early on day two to target Australia’s tail. The fast bowler finished with five wickets for 53 runs, registering his first Test five-for since 2019 and offering England a rare spark in an otherwise challenging contest.

Ricky Ponting is certain that ‘something is up’ with the England captain after noticing something before stumps.

Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer were involved in a heated exchange as England allowed Australia’s tail to add crucial lower-order runs on the second day in Adelaide.

Stokes’ reaction said everything. After being bowled by a late in-swinger that clattered into the stumps, the England skipper leapt in anger, flung his bat into the air, and muttered to himself during the long walk back to the pavilion. It was the release of a player who knew how close he had come to turning the match.

The England captain knows what’s coming from the Australian quick – but is powerless to stop it. He has now been rolled 12 times in Tests by the champion left-armer.

England are nursing fears over Ben Stokes ' fitness to bowl in the remainder of the third Test after their captain did not turn to himself to stifle Australia's day-three march towards an Ashes-sealing victory in Adelaide.

The suffering of Ben Stokes shone a light on his team’s torment in this Ashes series, with his colossal spirit coming at a price for his creaking body in a forlorn and surely futile quest.