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Australia v England: Ashes third Test, day two – live

Australia resume on 326-8; England fume over Snicko call
Adelaide start: 10am local/10.30am AEDT/11.30pm GMT
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There is no doubt some parts of the Australian cricket mind have struggled to understand England’s best bowler. “This is where Jofra Archer NEEDS TO STEP UP for his team,” the interchangeable Channel 7 punditry voice rasped just after lunch. At that exact moment Archer had two for seven, everyone else 87 for one. Reality: everyone else needs to step up and support the only person currently doing it.

Tell me, what was it that first convinced you the only black player on either team was somehow not to be trusted? But then the idea is always out there that Archer somehow isn’t trying, has the incorrect body language, or is uniquely guilty of not bowling his absolute fastest all the time.

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© Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

© Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

© Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

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