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Another blistering day of Test cricket saw Root, defiant amid the frenzy, finally reach his landmark as Australia claimed nine wickets

Now that he's worked out that he had them upside down, Steve Smith is more confident about wearing the black strips under his eyes while batting in the day-night Ashes cricket test at the Gabba starting Thursday.

Cricket fans were once again up-in-arms over the frustrating rules of the red-ball format after Australia were forced to wait 20 minutes before chasing down the final runs of the second Ashes Test because of the dinner break. Steve Smith and his team took a 2-0 lead over England at the Gabba to leave the visitors reeling heading to Adelaide.

Though 2-0 down in the Ashes after less than six days' cricket, England will put away their playing kit to take a mini-break in the south Queensland resort town of Noosa before turning their focus to the do-or-die test in Adelaide next week.

England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the rest of the Ashes tour with a knee injury. The 35-year-old, who has been plagued by injuries throughout his career, missed the second Test at the Gabba, which Australia won by eight wickets to take a 2-0 lead in the series.

England’s hopes of regaining the Ashes are fading fast after Australia cruised to an eight-wicket victory in the second Test in Brisbane.

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