Ashes LIVE: Australia hoping to finish the rearguard resistance from Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer as England’s tour hangs by a thread

Scott Boland to deliver the first rock and Jofra Archer is on strike

After being tested in scorching conditions that rose to nearly 40 degrees on Thursday, the English batsmen (and likely bowlers) will get a bit of a cool change today. Temperatures are expected to only rise to 29 degrees in the hottest parts of the day today.

When Nathan Lyon went bang-bang yesterday, he moved to second on the Australian all-time wicket takers list – behind only the late, great Shane Warne. He overtook Glenn McGrath to reach second place, with the former Aussie pace great taking it in good humour.

Good morning and welcome to Daily Mail’s live coverage of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide, the City of Churches. And there might be a few sneaky prayers being said in the England changerooms this morning as well, with their Ashes hopes hanging on the bats of captain Ben Stokes and tailender Jofra Archer. England still trail Australia by 158 runs with 2 wickets remaining, so this partnership will be crucial if the tourists are to rescue this match – and the series