Opener Zak Crawley said the mood in the England dressing room was "flat" Saturday as they stared down the barrel of losing the Ashes within three tests, admitting Australia were the better side.

England 'flat' as Crawley admits Australia a better side

An unrelenting Australia were four wickets from retaining the Ashes at close of play in the third test on Saturday as England clung to a dying hope that they could chase a record 435 to save the series.

DAY 4: Australia four wickets from Ashes glory as England cling on

Danger man Travis Head crunched his fourth century in as many tests at Adelaide Oval Friday as Australia built a 356-run lead over England to stand on the brink of retaining the Ashes.

DAY 3: Australia's Head slams unbeaten 142 to crush England's Ashes hopes

England were left fuming after Australia's Alex Carey survived a caught-behind appeal on day one of the third Ashes test on Wednesday, with the review technology failing to pick up an apparent nick off the century-scorer's bat.

England unhappy with review technology after Carey reprieved in Adelaide test

An emotional Alex Carey called his 106 on home soil in front of family and friends in the third Ashes test a "special moment" Wednesday, with the century coming just months after his father died.

Carey pays tribute to late father after home Ashes century

An emotional Alex Carey slammed a majestic 106 on his home ground and Usman Khawaja hit a defiant 82 Wednesday to put Australia in the driving seat of the third Ashes test against England.

Carey slams ton as Australia seize upper hand in third Ashes test

Australia's Steve Smith was ruled out of the third Ashes test against England just before it started Wednesday with vertigo symptoms, but is expected to be available for the Boxing Day clash in Melbourne.

Australia's Steve Smith ruled out of third Ashes test

Fit-again opener Usman Khawaja was left out of the third Ashes test in Adelaide starting on Wednesday as skipper Pat Cummins and veteran Nathan Lyon were named in an Australia side looking to seal the series.

Khawaja left out as Australia's Cummins, Lyon back for 3rd Ashes test

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