The Ashes: Live coverage of Day 3 of the second Test between Australia and England at the Gabba live

That was an uninspiring hour from England who would have hoped to wrap up the innings quickly after removing Neser and Carey relatively early.

But Mitchell Starc with able support from Scott Boland have continued to bake England into the hot sun who looked shattered at the end of that session.

Australia will be pleased to have batted out the session and would go on for as long as they can with everyone run vital.

It should be the last over before Tea.

Carse to Starc.

Beats him as he fiddles with one outside off.

Fends one to backward point but turns down the single.

On the pads but can’t connect with the flick. One ball to come.

Last ball and Starc attacks with a lofted cover drive to bring three runs as he goes to tea on 46 not out.

SPIN! Will Jacks on for just his second over.

Can he draw something outlandish from Starc?

He’s watchful, defending the first two away.

Starc nearly pops one up to short leg but it goes fine.

Beaten! Goes for the square drive and misses.

Junk from Pope who has a shy at the stumps from short leg misses and allows Starc a single.

Appeal! But Boland looks to be outside the line and may have got an inside edge.

Boland on strike to Carse, who is targeting the stumps for once.

He defends the first four.

Close Again! Boland French cuts in front of the stumps to get more hands on heads for England.

Works the last to deep third but turns down the single

FOUR TO BOLAND! Plays it late, opening the face and, it runs between the slips and gully.

Close! On the hip and Boland flicks it just wide of short leg for another single.

SHOT! Best of the morning as Starc nails a cover drive to move into the 40s

9th wicket partnership now worth 30 runs.

Carse continues the short stuff.

Starc goes fishing and nearly edges one.

FOUR! Starc’s had enough as he drives on the up through the covers.

FOUR MORE! Too full and Starc drills the drive to push Australia’s lead past 100!

Over in Christchurch, the West Indies posted the second-highest fourth-innings total in history against a depleted New Zealand attack to secure a thrilling draw.

Chasing an improbable 531 they batted nearly two full days with an unbeaten 202 by Justin Greaves and 58 from Kemar Roach seeing them finish 6-457.

Remarkable stuff.

Stokes to Boland.

He drop and runs and singles into the offside.

BEATEN. Stokes continues to be the best of England, beating Starc’s push.

On the hip and worked fine for a single.

CLOSE! Boland pushes at one and it seams to beat the edge as Stokes throws his head back.

This pair has seen off 11 overs

Carse keeps it short to Starc.

He can duck under most of the over and defends the two that were on the stumps.

Stokes replaces Archer. Something of a win for Australia to put him through another wicketless spell.

How did that miss!? Stokes seams one in beats the inside edge but not enough to hit the stumps.

EDGED! But short of Joe Root at slip, and the misfield gives Starc a single. Stokes hangs his head.

Boland right behind the last.

Carse replaces Atkinson.

No surprises as he’s banging it into the deck.

This is a very unthreatening over with a relatively new ball.

How did that not carry. Starc goes for a swipe and it goes off the toe in the air but somewhow drops short of Archer running in at mid-off who can only laugh.