UPDATE
Jos Buttler was unflappable in the second session, getting through to the Tea break to keep England’s slim chances of a draw alive.
He’s joined at the crease by Stuart Broad, who survived a huge LBW shout in the second last over before the break.
Broad was given out by the on-field umpire but was reprieved upon review when replays detected an inside edge.
Australia needs two wickets to win the Test match and go 2-0 up in the series.
Buttler has faced a whopping 196 balls for just 25 runs, while Broad is yet to score off 16 deliveries.
Jhye Richardson got the breakthrough for the Aussies earlier in the session when jagging one back off the seam to bowl Chris Woakes for 44.
Ollie Robinson then put a good price on his wicket for a tailender, however he was dismissed courtesy of a sharp Steve Smith catch off the bowling of Nathan Lyon.
Lyon gets Robinson!!! Only 2 wickets remain...
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There’s a minimum of 26 overs left to be bowled in the final session.
Australia has now used eight bowlers after Cam Green and Travis Head were tossed the ball in the second session.
As Jhye Richardson told Fox Cricket before heading into the rooms for the Tea break: “Where else would you rather be?”
EARLIER
England has shown some fight on the last day of the second Ashes Test, but the Aussies have edged closer to victory with two crucial wickets.
Ollie Pope was gone early - courtesy of a peach from Mitch Starc - and the Aussies were licking their lips as Jos Buttler looked nervous in his first 30 deliveries.
A Buttler edge flew between Alex Carey and David Warner at first slip which seemed to be a turning point for the Englishman, who fought hard to the Dinner break.
EDGE!
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Buttler edges but the ball flies between Carey and Warner and it goes for four.
"It's probably Carey's catch isn't it?"
England 5/90 #Ashes
He watched Ben Stokes depart for 12 after being worked over by Nathan Lyon, but new partner Chris Woakes was also resolute in defence to still be at the crease when the break was called.
The Aussies will know they need just one more wicket to expose the relatively weak English tail, however the two batsmen will be determined to give English fans waking up on the other side of the world something to cheer for.
OUT!! BIG WICKET!!
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Lyon reviews a not out decision for LBW and it's overturned! Stokes is gone for 12!
"He's one of the great spin bowlers - he's got a future in umpiring."
England 6/105 #Ashes
Lyon bowled throughout the session often without luck, beating the bat on numerous occasions and looking the pick of the Australian bowlers.
Marnus Labuschagne also improved his credentials as an all-rounder with an impressive spell of leg-spin before the break
Steve Smith’s men will take the new ball soon after the dinner break and may view that as the best chance to break the Buttler/Woakes 37-run partnership.
England are 326 runs behind at Dinner and will be playing for a draw.