Adelaide, Dec. 21 -- A half-century from Jamie Smith and a 91-run stand with Will Jacks sparked hopes for England, but Jacks continued his fight with Brydon Carse to end the first session on the final day of the third Ashes Test against Australia with some serious resilience, with the hosts needing three wickets to secure an outright Ashes win and England needing 126 runs to keep the fight for the prestigious urn alive.

At the end of the first session, England was 309/7, with Jacks (38*) and Carse (13*) unbeaten.

England started the final day at 207/6, with Will Jacks (11*) and Will Jacks (2*) unbeaten.

The duo started cautiously against Nathan Lyon and Cameron Green until it was Jamie who dispatched a Lyon delivery with a slog sweep f...