Jos Buttler led England’s underdog attempts to take the second Ashes Test all the way to the wire before treading on his stumps to give Australia a 2-0 lead and one hand on the urn.

Buttler’s steel ensured the day/night Test reached a final floodlit session on day five as he clung on for 207 balls and 26 runs – the second longest innings of 55-match career – but he could not save his outclassed team from a 275-run defeat.

With 24 overs left he was ninth man down in unbelievable fashion, stepping deep in his crease and dislodging the bails while pushing Jhye Richardson to cover. It took ...