Brisbane – Australia’s ability to adapt and rise in key moments has moved it to the cusp of retaining the Ashes, with Steve Smith saying it is a process it has fine-tuned.
Australia is firmly in the box seat against a ragged England after winning the first two tests in Perth and Brisbane, both by eight wickets.
It heads to Adelaide for the third encounter — which begins on Dec. 17 — planning more of the same to secure the five-test series for the fourth consecutive time on home soil.
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