Welcome to news.com.au’s live coverage of the third Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval.
Play gets underway at 10:30am AEDT and Australia has already been rocked by the huge news that Steve Smith is out of the Test after suffering a concussion in the nets.
You can watch the pre-game Steve Smith drama in the video above
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England have insisted the Adelaide pitch, known to be a batting paradise, will suit them as they look to become only the second side in history to come back to win an Ashes series after being 2-0 down.
The only time it has ever happened before was by Australia in 1936.
History is not in England’s favour, given they have won just one of their last seven matches at Adelaide Oval.
Their last Test win in Adelaide came in 2010, and that remains their sole victory since 1995.
But England will never be more desperate to get a win after a horror tour Down Under to date, so there is sure to be fireworks.
News.com.au has got you covered with all the key moments and everything in between in our live blog below.
Originally published as Ashes third Test live: Steve Smith ruled out in huge Ashes blow
