Welcome to news.com.au’s live coverage of Day 3 of the fifth Ashes Test at the SCG. The final Test of the summer is evenly poised after Australia bowled England out for 384 and the hosts batted well to be 2/166 at stumps.

When tested on 58 by Cameron Green from the Randwick End, another cross-batted attempt landed just short of sub fielder Josh Inglis on the fine-leg fence. Two deliveries later, he reprised the same effort, with contorted torso and upwardly-breaking wrists, straight into the stands beneath the big screen.

Australia were 377 for six at tea on the third day of the fifth Ashes test at Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday, closing on England's first-innings tally of 384.

Joe Root's second century of the series kept an Australian rally in check at lunch on Day 2 of the fifth and final Ashes test on Monday. Root's masterful, unbeaten 138 was the highlight of the morning session as Australia's bowlers chipped away at the middle order to have England at 336-6 at lunch.

This has been an underwhelming Ashes series. England have operated far below their ability and been bad enough for Australia to sweep them aside, despite plenty of injuries and struggling batsmen. Two two-day Tests?

At 3-1 down in what has been a mostly miserable series for the tourists, nothing England can do will prevent Australia from lifting the trophy.

Usman Khawaja faced a disappointing dismissal in his final Ashes Test at SCG. His retirement speech highlighted alleged racial bias within Australian cricket, sparking significant discussion.

Veteran Australia batter Usman Khawaja has announced he will retire from international cricket after the fifth Ashes test beginning Sunday at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Shubman Gill urged BCCI to hold 15-day Test camps before red-ball series, citing poor preparation after India’s recent home whitewash defeats, as leadership seeks solutions to revive Test cricket form.

Australian cricket great Glenn McGrath says his old mate Shane Warne continues to inspire him as he spoke of his late wife Jane’s battle with cancer, which sparked their fundraising journey and the Sydney Pink Test.

Police with long-armed rifles, a rarity at sporting events in Australia, will patrol the final Ashes cricket test in Sydney starting Sunday as part of heightened security measures following the Bondi Beach terror attack in the city.