England were in a perilous position against Australia in the second Ashes Test in Brisbane, but Ben Stokes and Will Jacks started a fightback to give the tourists hope

England have a mountain to climb if they want to claw their way back against Australia in the second Ashes Test at the Gabba. The Three Lions were trailing by 43 runs and were 134-6 at the start of play, with Ben Stokes and Will Jacks shouldering the responsibility of saving face.

It was a slow start to the day in terms of runs, with a mere 59 runs added by the end of the afternoon session. But that's precisely what England needed, who had a lead of 16 runs after the afternoon session and managed to go through the opening phase of play without losing a wicket for the first time in the series.

They knew it would take a

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