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England drew with Australia | England Vs Australia 2nd Test match

That is all we have from this 5-day-cum-4-day match. Australia manage to cling on to the urn and series lead but one will believe that with Smith potentially ruled out of the next Test, England have the momentum and the arsenal to level the series. But then, Australia had the momentum coming into this one. Probably it will be best if we leave it to the players to get us a wonderful game of cricket. Join us on Thursday, 22nd August, 2019 at 11 am local (1000 GMT) for all the action from the third Test at Headingley, Leeds. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!
BEN STOKES HAS BEEN NAMED THE MAN OF THE MATCH. It was his century which brought the game to life. England will hope that it spurs him on for the rest of the series.
Coming to the bowling. Two bowlers who were playing their first Test in this series - Josh Hazlewood and Jofra Archer - lit up the Lord's. Hazlewood rocked up England's top order while Jofra Archer went for the heads of every batsman. He kept reminding us of the fiery Caribbean pace of the 70s and 80s, hitting the Aussies hard and making them hop around like rabbits. Regardless of this result, one just feels that the Ashes has just begun for the English. Archer is probably the difference between the two sides and with 3 games to go, this series is waiting for a turnaround.
In cricket, they say that nothing is over till it is really over. Joe Root took a controversial catch to dismiss Marnus Labuschagne and the game turned. Next over, Matthew Wade was dismissed. 3 overs later, Paine threw his wicket away. Boy, the game was truly alive and kicking. But Cummins and Travis with a cool head managed to see off the remaining nervous moments and ensured that the Aussies still stay in the series lead.
Normally, with 10 wickets to play out 48 overs, you do expect the batting side to see those off. But Australia were reeling even before the first ball was bowled, as Smith was not there. They were reduced to 19/2 and then 47/3 before Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head staged a 85-run stand and almost saw the team home to stuff out a draw. ALMOST.
England were rocked early in their second innings as well, being reduced to 71/4 but then lives given to Ben Stokes - twice in 4 balls by David Warner let them off the hook. The scenario changed this morning when it was announced that Smith will miss the rest of this Test match. A new vigour came into the hosts' camp. They pummeled the bowling to all parts, with Stokes raising a century to remember.
That fourth day saw a lot of action. Steve Smith taking matters into his own hands and then that contest between him and Jofra Archer. Hit on the elbow, hit on the neck, felled over, concussed and eventually retiring hurt, before coming back on. He has been ruled out of the next Test as well but that is for now. What if he says he is fit on the 21st?
This Test match had all the ingredients. Rain robbed us off 5 sessions. Out of a potential 15. But in the 10 that we got, fantastic cricket was played. Australia's decision to bowl first surprised all, but their bowling unit got that in their favour by dismissing England for 258. But their own batting could not come to terms again and fell 8 runs short.
Well, umpire Aleem Dar takes the bails off. Australia have 4 wickets left, 3 balls left in the day and the time has tipped past 7.24 pm local time, which was the last permissible limit till when play could have gone on. Root walks over solemnly and shakes hands with Cummins. The second Test ends in a draw. We go 1-0 into Leeds.
47.3Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. no run, Full and around off, Cummins lunges to smother the spin.
47.2Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. no run, Around off, watchfully blocked out.
47.1Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. no run, Full and around off, watchfully defended past short leg.
End of over 47 ( 0 Runs )AUS 154/6 Travis Head* 42(90)Pat Cummins 1(14) maiden over bowled by Joe Denly 46.6Joe Denly to Travis Head. no run, Fullish ball on off, Head drives it firmly through covers. The ball was going towards the fence but Broad hared at the ball to stop it. Interestingly no run taken.
46.5Joe Denly to Travis Head. no run, Another fullish ball from Leach which doesn't land on the rough. Head blunts it nicely.
46.4Joe Denly to Travis Head. no run, Another fullish ball outside off, Head punches it towards mid off to get a couple.
46.3Joe Denly to Travis Head. no run, Blocks it from the crease to this fullish ball.
46.2Joe Denly to Travis Head. no run, Beaten this time! Fullish ball on fourth stump line. Head has a poke at it but is beaten.
46.1Joe Denly to Travis Head. no run, Fullish ball on off, Head drives it straight to cover.
End of over 46 ( 0 Runs )AUS 154/6 Pat Cummins* 1(14)Travis Head 42(84) maiden over bowled by Jack Leach 45.6Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. no run, Full and around off, watchfully defended.
45.5Joe Denly to Pat Cummins. no run, The batsman has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery.
45.4Joe Denly to Pat Cummins. no run, NOT OUT. Missing off. Review in excitement and desperation. Pitched around leg, from over the wicket, Cummins pads it away. He is hit on the pads and Root appeals, then going for the review. Ball Tracker confirms that it was spinning away.
Root has gone for a review! Did the ball do enough to come back in? Cummins did not offer any shot. Here comes Ball Tracker. Missing off. Reviews done and dusted for England.
45.3Joe Denly to Pat Cummins. no run, Outside off, left alone.
45.2Joe Denly to Pat Cummins. no run, Full and around off, watchfully defended.
45.1Joe Denly to Pat Cummins. no run, WAS THAT A CATCH? Probably. Full and outside off, Cummins comes forward to drive and almost spoons a catch to Rory Burns at silly point. Burns dives but cannot hang on!
End of over 45 ( 0 Runs )AUS 154/6 Travis Head* 42(84)Pat Cummins 1(8) maiden over bowled by Joe Denly 44.6Joe Denly to Travis Head. no run, Head blocks this well again to see off the over off his back foot.
44.5Joe Denly to Travis Head. no run, Fuller on again, Head pushes this to the cover fielder again.
44.4Joe Denly to Travis Head. no run, Good shot but straight to the fielder. Fullish on off, timed it straight to the cover fielder.
44.3Joe Denly to Travis Head. no run, Fullish one this time, taps it to the slip fielder.
44.2Joe Denly to Travis Head. no run, Blocks this fullish ball from the crease.
44.1Joe Denly to Travis Head. no run, Starts with one outside off on a fullish length which lands on the rough, Head looks play at it but is hit on the pads.
Interesting. The umpires feel that it is too dark right now. They reckon that Jofra Archer cannot bowl as his pace is too quick for the batsmen under this light. It has to be spin and Joe Denly it is to bowl.
End of over 44 ( 0 Runs )AUS 154/6 Pat Cummins* 1(8)Travis Head 42(78) maiden over bowled by Jack Leach 43.6Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. no run, Fuller this time, Cummins blocks it well to see off the over. 4 more overs to go.
43.5Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. no run, Another good length ball to which Cummins blocks off his front foot.
43.4Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. no run, Left that ball outside off.
43.3Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. no run, Lunges and blocks this by coming forward.
43.2Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. no run, Good length ball outside off, Cummins pushes this one towards gully.
43.1Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. no run, Fullish one on the middle from Leach, Cummins blocks it well.
End of over 43 ( 1 Runs )AUS 154/6 Travis Head* 42(78)Pat Cummins 1(2) 42.6Jofra Archer to Travis Head. no run, Another bumper on the hips from Archer. Head looks to work it down the leg side but is hit on the hands.
42.5Jofra Archer to Travis Head. no run, Another back of length ball on middle and leg, Head pushed towards the fine leg fielder.
42.4Jofra Archer to Travis Head. no run, What was that. Shortish one outside off, Head looked to sway away at first but eventually played at it to get beaten.
42.3Jofra Archer to Travis Head. no run, Another bouncer! What a spell this is from Archer. This is on middle and off, Head leaps in the air to block this one to the point fielder.
42.2Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. 1 run, In the air... just short! A length ball down the leg side, Cummins nudges it towards leg gully. Ben Stokes comes charging in but the ball lands in front of him. He is unable to stop it but has the presence of mind to duck as he understands that the batsmen are going for the single. Bairstow quickly gets across and has a shy at the striker's end but misses. Head was well in.
42.1Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. no run, A short ball, outside off, Cummins sways away.
End of over 42 ( 4 Runs )AUS 153/6 Travis Head* 42(74)Pat Cummins 0(0) 41.6Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Beaten! Gets this one to land on rough and beat the outside edge of the left-hander. Kept slightly low as well. Buttler removed the bails but Head never went out.
41.5Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Good length on middle and kept slightly low. Head did well to block.
41.4Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Fuller on off again as Head lunges to block.
41.3Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
150 runs for AUS 41.2Jack Leach to Travis Head. FOUR, FOUR! Another fullish ball on off, Head leans into the shot and drives this beautifully. The ball races through the mid off for a boundary.
41.1Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Fuller ball on off, Head blocks it off his front foot.
Pat Cummins walks out now. Counting the balls, are both the teams...
End of over 41 ( 5 Runs )AUS 149/6 Tim Paine* 4(17)Travis Head 38(68) 3 wickets for Jofra Archer. Jofra Archer is on a roll. 40.6Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. out, OUT! Caught! Is that a bird? Is that a plane? Is that Superman? No! It is Joe Denly. Take a bow. Plenty of drama left in this game. England 4 wickets away from levelling the series now. A short ball, outside off, Paine looks to pull but Joe Denly throws himself to his left, sticks out his hand and voila! It sticks! The entire English team is mobbing Denly who has probably made one of the biggest contributions of the match. That is a tough catch at this time of the night. Or evening, shall we say. Paine walks back shaking his head. 42 balls left. 4 wickets needed for England. 1-1 is coming...
40.5Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. no run, Outside off, very full, good thinking from Jofra, Tim drives it towards cover.
40.4Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. no run, Another short ball, this is around his nose, the skipper rises and fends it down in front of short leg.
40.3Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. byes, 4 runs, FOUR BYES! Too high for everyone. A short ball, around off, Paine leaps with the bounce and the ball goes well over him and his counterpart behind. Bairstow leaps but to no avail. The ball races to the fine leg fence.
40.2Jofra Archer to Travis Head. 1 run, Down the leg side, tickled towards fine leg for a single.
40.1Jofra Archer to Travis Head. no run, Full and around middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
End of over 40 ( 5 Runs )AUS 144/5 Tim Paine* 4(13)Travis Head 37(66) 39.6Jack Leach to Tim Paine. no run, Another attempt to land it on the rough but no success as Paine blunts this with his pad.
39.5Jack Leach to Tim Paine. no run, Leach is aiming for the rough but unable to land it there. Paine pads it.
39.4Jack Leach to Tim Paine. FOUR, FOUR! SHOT! Fuller ball on the leg stump, the Aussie skipper slams this through the mid on region to get off the mark as the ball races to the fence.
39.3Jack Leach to Travis Head. 1 run, Good length on middle, Head works it towards square leg to get a run.
39.2Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Good length on middle, Head blocks it off his back foot.
39.1Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Fuller on off, Head works it towards point with a push.
End of over 39 ( 1 Runs )AUS 139/5 Tim Paine* 0(10)Travis Head 36(63) 38.6Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. no run, Around middle, played in front of short leg where Buttler collects and flicks it back at the stumps, hitting them down. Bairstow appeals for a run out but Paine never left his crease.
38.5Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. no run, A bouncer now, TP ducks.
38.4Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. no run, Around off, the skipper looks to tuck but misses and is hit on the stomach.
38.3Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. no run, That has come in a long way! A length ball outside off, Tim looks to defend but the ball comes in a long way and cuts him into half, just going between bat and pad!
38.2Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. no run, A ripper of a bouncer. Right at the body, Paine leaps to fend it off but gets hit on the arm. Paine does not show any pain, nor does he flinch.
38.1Jofra Archer to Travis Head. 1 run, On a length outside off, coming in, pushed towards backward point for a single. 59 balls left.
End of over 38 ( 0 Runs )AUS 138/5 Tim Paine* 0(5)Travis Head 35(62) maiden over bowled by Jack Leach 37.6Jack Leach to Tim Paine. no run, Tossed up outside off, solidly blocked towards the spinner. A wicket maiden for the left-arm spinner!
37.5Jack Leach to Tim Paine. no run, Full and around off, pushed back to Jack the bowler.
37.4Jack Leach to Tim Paine. no run, Lunges to defend and thrusts this off the splice, just short of Rory Burns at silly point!
37.3Jack Leach to Tim Paine. no run, Around off, punched back to Leach again.
37.2Jack Leach to Tim Paine. no run, Full and around middle, pushed back to the bowler.
3 wickets for Jack Leach. Jack Leach is on a roll. 5 wickets down for AUS. Out batsman is Matthew Wade 37.1Jack Leach to Matthew Wade. out, OUT! CAUGHT! England are sensing a win now as Wade is outta here. Good length ball on middle, Wade comes forward to block this but the ball rises a tad bit to hit the gloves of Wade and lob towards the short leg fielder. Buttler is there and he is not going to drop that one. Leach doing a brilliant job here for them.
Tim Paine walks in at number 7, replacing Wade. The door has been kicked wide open. England need 5 wickets. 65 balls remaining. Leach is on a hat-trick as well! Men everywhere. 4 men around the wicket plus the keeper.
End of over 37 ( 6 Runs )AUS 138/4 Matthew Wade* 1(4)Travis Head 35(62) 36.6Jofra Archer to Matthew Wade. 1 run, Shortish one this time, Wade works it towards mid-wicket to keep strike.
36.5Jofra Archer to Matthew Wade. no run, Goes for a yorker for a change. But this went down the leg side as Wade missed his flick. A mild appeal from Bairstow there but nothing from others.
36.4Jofra Archer to Matthew Wade. no run, And again. Archer continues sending the bouncers. Another superb bouncer but Wade does well this time to duck.
The physio is out in the middle to check on Wade. Just having a look at the helmet. The norm these days.
36.3Jofra Archer to Matthew Wade. leg byes, 4 runs, FOUR LEG BYES! Where did that come from. Another bumper from Archer, aiming the head. Wade ducks at it but is hit on the helmet and the ball goes over the keeper for a boundary.
36.2Jofra Archer to Travis Head. 1 run, Goes for another bumper but this is on the leg side as Head works it fine to get a run.
36.1Jofra Archer to Travis Head. no run, Shortish length ball on off and middle, it didn't bounce much. Blocked well by Wade.
The match livens up again. 72 balls left. 6 wickets needed. Matthew Wade comes out to bat.
End of over 36 ( 8 Runs )AUS 132/4 Marnus Labuschagne* 59(100)Travis Head 34(60) 35.6Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. out, OUT! The decision is given as caught but Labuschagne does not agree. There are words exchanged between him and Joe Root but the latter says that he caught it. Anyways, it is an unlucky dismissal for the Ashes debutant. Full and around middle, Labuschagne looks to play the sweep but he hits it right into the left thigh of Jos Buttler st short leg. The ball lobs towards short mid-wicket where Joe Root dives forward and takes a stunner. England celebrate but Labuschagne is going nowhere. The two umpires have a chat and then refer it to their mate upstairs, with the soft signal as OUT. Here come the replays. From one angle looks like the ball has bounced. From another angle, it looks like the ball has gone into the hands. After a lot of checking, Wilson gives the decision as OUT. Labuschagne shakes his head and mutters some words to Root who says that he caught it cleanly. A sad way to go for the man who played so well. Coach Justin Langer will be remembering something. Flashback to Mumbai 2001. Batsman - Sachin Tendulkar. Bowler - Mark Waugh. Sachin pulls. Ball hits Langer at short leg. Ricochets to short mid-wicket where a certain Ricky Thomas Ponting dives to his right to take the catch. Both the men would be in the Aussie dressing room at the moment. Can comfort the youngster. End of a magnificent 85-run stand.
Labuschagne is caught! The umpires want to check that though for legality. The soft signal is OUT. Here comes the replays. Has Joe Root taken that cleanly? Has the ball bounced before? From one angle, it seems like the ball has bounced. From another, it looks like it is clean. Third umpire Joel Wilson feels it is a wicket.
35.5Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Bowls one down the leg side. Marnus lets it go.
35.4Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. 2 runs, Reverse sweep this time. This on middle and leg from Leach who is looking to land the ball on rough. Marnus brings the reverse sweep to take a couple.
35.3Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. 2 runs, Again comes down the track to this fullish ball outside off and drives it through cover to pick a couple this time. Didn't go hard at the ball.
35.2Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Blocked off the front foot this time by ML.
35.1Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. FOUR, FOUR! Top Shot! Fullish ball on off, Marnus comes down the track to drive it superbly through covers to get another boundary.
End of over 35 ( 1 Runs )AUS 124/3 Travis Head* 34(60)Marnus Labuschagne 51(94) 34.6Jofra Archer to Travis Head. no run, Bowled the last one round the wicket looking for a shortish one but it is wide outside off, Head looks to go after the ball he misses it.
34.5Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. 1 run, Pushed towards square leg to get off strike.
34.4Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, That came in from outside off form a good length as ML left it alone.
34.3Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, This is another shortish one from Archer but this is on off, blocked nicely again by Marnus.
34.2Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Shortish one on middle and leg, ML blocks it off his back foot.
34.1Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Looks for a slower yorker first up but sends a full toss, Marnus reads it early to block.
Jofra Archer is back for a final burst. 10-2-26-2 so far. He might well bowl 7 on the trot here.
End of over 34 ( 5 Runs )AUS 123/3 Travis Head* 34(59)Marnus Labuschagne 50(89) 33.6Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Comes down the track and drives it back to the bowler.
33.5Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Full and outside off, pushed towards cover.
33.4Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Landed outside off, Head goes back and defends.
50 runs for Marnus Labuschagne 33.3Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. 1 run, 50 up for Marnus Labuschagne! He is playing as a like-for-like substitute for Smith and is playing a gutsy knock just like Smith. Full on off from Leach, Marnus pushes it towards mid off to take a run and get to his second half century. Good innings this from him.
33.2Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Fullish one on middle, blocks it well.
33.1Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. FOUR, FOUR! Good sweep shot! Looking for the rough around the leg side, Leach dishes a full toss on the legs of Marnus who sweeps it well through square leg to get another boundary. One away from his half-century.
DRINKS BREAK. So Root is indeed taking the final hour. England have thrown everything that they had at Australia but Labuschagne and Head have played superbly. Guess Joe wants to give Jofra one final spell. If the hosts manage to pick up a wicket or two quickly, victory might still be in their grasp. The conditions have become bright and sunny, so if Joe Root wants to bowl all the 15 overs, he might be able to do it.
End of over 33 ( 7 Runs )AUS 118/3 Travis Head* 34(56)Marnus Labuschagne 45(86) 32.6Joe Root to Travis Head. no run, Around off, blocked back to the bowler.
32.5Joe Root to Travis Head. no run, Full and around off, watchfully blocked out.
32.4Joe Root to Travis Head. no run, Outside off, left alone.
32.3Joe Root to Travis Head. no run, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.
32.2Joe Root to Travis Head. FOUR, FOUR! Short and outside off. Easy pickings. Cut through the covers.
32.1Joe Root to Marnus Labuschagne. 3 runs, Short and outside off, Labuschagne pushes this through point. The ball runs away and Jack Leach runs behind it in circles. Fumbles but manages to recover the ball before it touches the ropes. Three runs taken.
Joe Root brings himself on. After this over, he has a decision to make. Either shake hands with the batsmen and call this game off. Or take the final hour and bowl the remaining 15 overs, whichever comes later.
End of over 32 ( 1 Runs )AUS 111/3 Travis Head* 30(51)Marnus Labuschagne 42(85) 31.6Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, That's hit the batsman on his pads.
31.5Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, That kept low! Fuller one on middle from Leach. Head is watching the ball well as he blocks it.
31.4Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Good length ball on middle and leg, Head blocks it off his back foot.
31.3Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Fuller ball on off and middle, Head taps it towards gully.
31.2Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. 1 run, Good length one on middle, ML works it towards leg side to take a run.
31.1Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Middle on leg this time on a fullish length, Marnus pushes this towards the leg side.
End of over 31 ( 0 Runs )AUS 110/3 Travis Head* 30(47)Marnus Labuschagne 41(83) maiden over bowled by Ben Stokes 30.6Ben Stokes to Travis Head. no run, Fuller outside off, Head leans to drive this straight to cover. Maiden over from Stokes but Head was confident too in this over.
30.5Ben Stokes to Travis Head. no run, Bumper outside off this time, no way Head is going to do anything on that.
30.4Ben Stokes to Travis Head. no run, Fullish ball on middle and leg, Head works it towards the leg side nicely.
30.3Ben Stokes to Travis Head. no run, Fullish one on middle this time, Head pushes it towards mid off.
30.2Ben Stokes to Travis Head. no run, Fifth stump line outside off, Head covers his stumps and lets it go.
30.1Ben Stokes to Travis Head. no run, Good length outside off, Head lets it go to the keeper.
End of over 30 ( 6 Runs )AUS 110/3 Marnus Labuschagne* 41(83)Travis Head 30(41) 29.6Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Another sweep shot attempted, again a miss, this time there is no appeal.
29.5Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, LBW appeal, turned down. Pitched outside leg. ML looked to sweep but missed and was hit on the pads.
29.4Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Pitched outside leg, Marnus looks to defend but the ball rips past the outside edge!
29.3Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. FOUR, FOUR! Full and around middle, Labuschagne gets down and sweeps it through mid-wicket! Root now moves a man to deep mid-wicket for that slog sweep.
29.2Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
29.1Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. 2 runs, Works this through mid-wicket for a couple.
End of over 29 ( 8 Runs )AUS 104/3 Travis Head* 30(41)Marnus Labuschagne 35(77) 28.6Ben Stokes to Travis Head. no run, Oopsss... a high full toss, around leg, Travis spots it late and flicks it towards short mid-wicket.
30 runs for Travis Head 28.5Ben Stokes to Travis Head. FOUR, FOUR! Much better. Full and outside off, Head leans and drives it through the covers.
28.4Ben Stokes to Travis Head. no run, The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.
100 runs for AUS 28.3Ben Stokes to Travis Head. FOUR, FOUR! A misfield now. 'Can't catch, can't field,' quips Michael Holding on air. Full and outside off, Head leans and drives it towards point. Joe Denly gets across from backward point and slides but the ball goes through.
28.2Ben Stokes to Travis Head. no run, The batsman defends it from within the crease.
28.1Ben Stokes to Travis Head. no run, EDGED, DROPPED! Well, Australia put down a few while bowling, now it is England's turn. Full and outside off, Head looks to drive but gets a thick, fat outside edge. Straight into the bread basket of Jason Roy at second slip who puts it down! He seems to indicate that he could not quite sight the ball.
End of over 28 ( 0 Runs )AUS 96/3 Marnus Labuschagne* 35(77)Travis Head 22(35) maiden over bowled by Jack Leach 27.6Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
27.5Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Good length ball outside off, ML pushes it towards the cover region where the fielder dives to stop the ball.
27.4Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Good length on off, Marnus blocks it onto the pitch.
27.3Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Beaten! Good delivery that. Went slightly away from Marnus as he looked to push it towards off side but is beaten.
27.2Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Shortish one on middle, Marnus goes back and looks to cut but finds the fielder.
27.1Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Starts with a fuller on middle, Marnus pushes it towards mid on.
Spin again! Leach will look to use the rough.
End of over 27 ( 8 Runs )AUS 96/3 Travis Head* 22(35)Marnus Labuschagne 35(71) 26.6Ben Stokes to Travis Head. FOUR, FOUR! Outside off, Head reaches out and looks to drive but gets a bit of an outside edge which squirts away behind point.
26.5Ben Stokes to Travis Head. no run, Ohhh... gone. Plumb LBW. But... for the inside edge. Full and straight, Head looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. Stokes starts to appeal but then bails out on hearing the sound of wood.
26.4Ben Stokes to Travis Head. no run, Short and outside off, cut straight to point.
A bit of a delay. Stokes is switching angle and coming from around the wicket. Head is waiting for the sightscreen to get moved. Also, a window is open somewhere and he has that closed.
26.3Ben Stokes to Travis Head. no run, Outside off, left alone. 129 balls left.
26.2Ben Stokes to Travis Head. no run, Around off, blocked solidly.
26.1Ben Stokes to Travis Head. FOUR, FOUR! Short and outside off, Head punches this through cover-point and gets a boundary!
Ben Stokes to bowl now. 22 overs left in the day.
End of over 26 ( 4 Runs )AUS 88/3 Marnus Labuschagne* 35(71)Travis Head 14(29) 25.6Chris Woakes to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
25.5Chris Woakes to Marnus Labuschagne. FOUR, FOUR! Neatly done. Full and outside off, Labuschagne steers this behind point for a boundary!
25.4Chris Woakes to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Outside off, solidly defended towards cover.
25.3Chris Woakes to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Walks across his stumps, exposing his leg stump and shoulders arms. That is the first time ML has done that. Perhaps Woakes can gamble by going down the leg side.
25.2Chris Woakes to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, This one stays low! A length ball outside off, Marnus looks to defend but gets squared up as the ball shoots low. Very lucky that the bat came down just in time to sneak an outside edge. Off it went along the ground to second slip.
25.1Chris Woakes to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, NOT OUT. Impact is outside. Good length ball on off, went slightly away from the right-hander Marnus' push towards leg side to hit him on the pads. England players appeal but Aleem Dar says no. That looked a bit high to naked but Root signals for a review very quickly. However, Woakes suggests him that it was probably high. No consultation there from the bowler it seemed. Ball Tracker confirms the impact was outside off.
Root reviews one! May not be a bad call. Labuschagne has been hit in front but has been adjudged not out. Woakes feels it might be a bit high. Here comes Ball Tracker. Impact is outside off. Review lost by England but they may not mind it too much.
End of over 25 ( 4 Runs )AUS 84/3 Travis Head* 14(29)Marnus Labuschagne 31(65) 24.6Stuart Broad to Travis Head. no run, Shortish one on off and middle, Head blocks it onto the pitch.
Is this the first time in this whole match? England are trying desperately to get the ball changed. Chris Woakes shows it to umpire Chris Gaffaney who passes it through the 8-shaped gauge and then tosses it back to the bowler. Woakes smiles. At Edgbaston, both teams were aiming to change the ball frequently. But unsuccessfully.
24.5Stuart Broad to Travis Head. no run, Good length ball outside off, Head times it sweetly but finds the cover fielder.
24.4Stuart Broad to Travis Head. FOUR, FOUR! Poor ball! Dishes a fuller ball on the pads of Head this time. Head places it fine down the leg side to get his third boundary.
24.3Stuart Broad to Travis Head. no run, Good length ball on middle and off, Head comes forward and blunts this towards the leg side.
24.2Stuart Broad to Travis Head. no run, This time goes fuller on middle, Head works it straight to the fielder on the leg side.
24.1Stuart Broad to Travis Head. no run, Fullish length close to the off pole, Head blocks it towards cover.
End of over 24 ( 3 Runs )AUS 80/3 Travis Head* 10(23)Marnus Labuschagne 31(65) 23.6Chris Woakes to Travis Head. 1 run, Shortish one outside off this time, Head gets behind the line of the ball to tap it towards cover and take a run.
23.5Chris Woakes to Marnus Labuschagne. 1 run, Full on middle this time as Labuschagne flicks it towards mid-wicket to take a run.
23.4Chris Woakes to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Shortish on middle and leg from Broad, Marnus blunts it nicely towards the leg side off his back foot.
23.3Chris Woakes to Travis Head. 1 run, Good length outside off on the fourth stump line, Head looked to leave that one but was late in doing so as ball took the outside edge and went towards Jason Roy in the slip cordon who couldn't stop it cleanly and the batters change ends. Award shot that.
23.2Chris Woakes to Travis Head. no run, Shortish one on middle and leg this time, Head works it towards the leg side off his back foot.
23.1Chris Woakes to Travis Head. no run, Shortish ball to start with but the line is not right. Goes down the leg side as Head misses his flick.
Change from both the ends as Woakes is on. Also, lights are on. There is some rain coming in from the south-west. Hopefully, it misses us.
End of over 23 ( 4 Runs )AUS 77/3 Marnus Labuschagne* 30(63)Travis Head 8(19) 22.6Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, A length ball, around off, tucked towards short mid-wicket.
22.5Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Outside off, let through to Bairstow.
30 runs for Marnus Labuschagne 22.4Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne. FOUR, FOUR! MARVELLOUS! Overpitched wide outside off, Labuschagne leans and drives it through cover-point!
22.3Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Full and outside off, flicked straight to mid-wicket.
22.2Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, A length ball outside off, Marnus shoulders arms.
22.1Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Good length outside off to start with, Labuschagne lets this go to the keeper.
Broad time as Archer gets some rest. One guesses it will be a while before Jofra returns. Root is lucky that he can throw the ball to a person who can give you wickets at this time of the day. Who better than Broad to finish this Aussie batting off? Michael Atherton reckons that it is 7 times that Broad has taken a 5-fer in a single spell. Yes. Single spell. 60 all out fresh in memory? An 8th 5-fer might do well here.
End of over 22 ( 4 Runs )AUS 73/3 Travis Head* 8(19)Marnus Labuschagne 26(57) 21.6Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Oohhh... that was almost similar to the grubber which got Bancroft. Head smiles.
21.5Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Gets well outside the line of off and looks to sweep but misses and is hit on the pads.
21.4Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Full again, outside off, Head looks to drive but mistimes it towards mid off.
21.3Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Landed closer to the rough outside off, Travis lunges and dead-bats it. 159 balls left.
21.2Jack Leach to Travis Head. FOUR, FOUR! MAJESTIC! Leach should not mind that. Tossed up outside off, just in front of the rough, Head leans and drives it through the covers.
21.1Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Full and outside off, pushed past silly point towards cover.
End of over 21 ( 6 Runs )AUS 69/3 Travis Head* 4(13)Marnus Labuschagne 26(57) 20.6Jofra Archer to Travis Head. leg byes, 1 run, Appeal from England but hardly anything from Jofra. Fullish ball on middle and leg to Head who looks to flick but is hit on the pads. The ball goes towards fine leg and the batters take a run. That looked going down and that's why no enthusiasm from Archer.
20.5Jofra Archer to Travis Head. no run, Shortish one this time, Head works it off his back foot.
20.4Jofra Archer to Travis Head. no run, Good length on middle and leg from Archer this time. It came in to Head who looks to work it towards leg side but he hits the outer half of the bat and goes to point.
20.3Jofra Archer to Travis Head. FOUR, FOUR! Good length ball on middle and leg. Too easy for Head as he flicks this nicely to get off the mark.
20.2Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. 1 run, Archer bangs this one from round the wicket looking to hit the ribs of the right-hander. The batter works it well off his back foot to take a run.
20.1Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Shortish ball on fourth stump line, Marnus looks to slice this over the slop cordon but misses to get the bat. A risky attempt that.
End of over 20 ( 1 Runs )AUS 63/3 Marnus Labuschagne* 25(55)Travis Head 0(9) 19.6Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. 1 run, Good length ball on middle, Labuschagne works it towards mid-wicket for a run.
19.5Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Full one outside off, Marnus blocks it by coming forward.
19.4Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Shortish one on off, Marnus times it well towards cover but finds fielder.
19.3Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Good length outside off, ML dabs the ball easily.
19.2Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Another fuller on but Marnus leans into the shot to push it towards cover.
19.1Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Looks for a fuller ball dishes out a full toss on middle, Marnus blocks it back to the bowler.
End of over 19 ( 3 Runs )AUS 62/3 Travis Head* 0(9)Marnus Labuschagne 24(49) 18.6Jofra Archer to Travis Head. no run, Shortish ball on off and middle, this also came in to the left hander who pushed towards the side awkwardly.
18.5Jofra Archer to Travis Head. no run, Short one outside off this time, Head lets it go to the keeper.
18.4Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. 3 runs, Fullish length on middle this time, Marnus flicks it nicely towards mid-wicket to get three. The deep square leg fielder hares at the ball to stop it.
18.3Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Another one on good length on middle, this nips back in slightly to the right-hander and raises a bit as well. The batsman looks to tap it towards leg side but short leg fielder does well to stop it.
18.2Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Good length ball on middle and leg, Marnus stands tall to tap this onto the pitch.
18.1Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, On a length around off, Labuschagne defends it solidly towards mid-wicket.
End of over 18 ( 1 Runs )AUS 59/3 Travis Head* 0(7)Marnus Labuschagne 21(45) 17.6Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Landed outside off, Head gets a good stride forward and defends.
17.5Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. 1 run, Full and around off, pushed towards long on for a single.
17.4Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Down the leg side, tucked towards fine leg.
17.3Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Pitched outside leg, on a fuller length, lands on the rough, spinning away, Marnus looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge which lands in front of second slip.
17.2Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Lunges to this one and blocks it in front of short leg.
17.1Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Full and outside leg, Labuschagne looks to defend but the ball spins in, takes the inside edge and goes past short leg towards square leg. 179 balls left.
End of over 17 ( 5 Runs )AUS 58/3 Marnus Labuschagne* 20(40)Travis Head 0(6) maiden over bowled by Jofra Archer 16.6Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. leg byes, 5 runs, FOUR OVERTHROWS! Shortish length on off from Archer, coming into the batsman who looks to work it towards the leg side but he is hit in the stomach and the ball rolls towards the slip cordon. The fielder there, Burns has a shy at the non striker's end but misses. Also no chance for the fielder to stop that one as it races towards long on boundary.
16.5Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Good length on off, ML blocks it awkwardly towards point.
16.4Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Another bumper attempted but the line is outside off and Labuschagne is not interested. The ball shapes further away as Paine collects it close to the first slip.
16.3Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Shortish one outside off, Marnus lets that go.
16.2Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Beaten this time! Good length ball outside off, in the channel for Marnus. He fends at it but the ball shapes a tad bit away to go past the batsman.
16.1Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Good length ball on off and middle, ML taps it nicely off his back foot.
End of over 16 ( 4 Runs )AUS 53/3 Travis Head* 0(6)Marnus Labuschagne 20(34) maiden over bowled by Jack Leach 15.6Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Again. This time played a bit better, off the face of the bat, towards backward point.
15.5Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Oohhh... outside off, stays low, TH stays back to defend and gets a bit of the outer half of the bat towards point.
50 runs for AUS 15.4Jack Leach to Travis Head. byes, 4 runs, FOUR BYES! What was Travis doing there? His head is all over the place. Full and outside off, Head looks to sweep but at the last moment, he realizes that it is too full to be played. He looks to then guide it towards point but misses. The ball spins in, beats the bat and the keeper and races to the fence behind. 50 UP FOR AUSTRALIA. Runs do not matter. 194 balls left to negotiate.
15.3Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Around off, spinning in, defended back to the bowler.
15.2Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Down the leg side, tucked towards leg slip.
15.1Jack Leach to Travis Head. no run, Full and outside off, Head looks to sweep but misses. The ball stays low and Bairstow does well to collect.
End of over 15 ( 2 Runs )AUS 49/3 Marnus Labuschagne* 20(34)Travis Head 0(0) 14.6Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Good length ball on off, Marnus blocks it off the outer half of the bat.
14.5Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Around off, Labuschagne looks to tuck it to the leg side but misses and wears it on his thigh pads.
14.4Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Good bouncer again. That came in from off. Marnus does well it to sway it away.
14.3Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. 2 runs, Fullish ball outside off, Marnus leans forward to drive it through covers and take a couple. Woakes chases the ball and returns to the keeper.
14.2Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, A bouncer outside off, Labuschagne drops his wrists and allows the ball to go through past his face.
14.1Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Full and outside off, watchfully pushed towards the bowler.
Travis Head is the next man for Australia. They are looking in a spot of bother here. Jofra Archer to continue from the other end for England.
End of over 14 ( 1 Runs )AUS 47/3 Cameron Bancroft* 17(41)Marnus Labuschagne 18(28) 3 wickets down for AUS. Out batsman is Cameron Bancroft 13.6Jack Leach to Cameron Bancroft. out, OUT! LBW! That kept low. Never, never, never, play on the back foot to a spinner on the final day of a Test. You never know when goes below. Bancroft will know now. Fullish ball on middle and leg from Leach, Cameron stays back to defend but misses. The ball stays low and hits him in front of the stumps. England appeal along with Leach and Aleem Dar has no hesitation in raising the finger. No way is that going to be reviewed. Absolutely plumb. A wicket in the first over for England.
13.5Jack Leach to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Another fullish length on off, Bancroft blocks it coming forward.
13.4Jack Leach to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Good length ball on off, Bancroft pushes this towards cover.
13.3Jack Leach to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Fuller on middle to Bancroft, he tucks is towards the leg side to get a run.
13.2Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. 1 run, Leach is aiming the rough as he pitches another on the same line as last ball, this time the batter works towards square leg to get first run of the session.
13.1Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Good length ball on middle and leg, Marnus pads it away.
The English players are out in the field. Labuschagne and Bancroft walk to the middle now. Leach to start the proceedings for England. Labuschagne to face first up.
... Day 5, Session 3 ...
Coming to the visitors' batting, this phase reminds us of the 70s and 80s when West Indian bowlers used to terrorize the opposition batsmen. Australia need to find a way not only to survive but do so with dignity. Even if they do not get all out, losing more than 6 wickets would send a negative message and that is something they would want to avoid. Want to. But can they? Join us back at 5 pm local (1600 GMT) for the final stages of this riveting match.
Of course, England's bowling is not all about Jofra, is it? Broad and Woakes are terrific in their own right, while Jack Leach, in the solitary over that he bowled before the break, got some cobras to spit around. Australia will have their hands full.
There were doubts whether Joe Root declared a bit too late to give his bowlers enough time to bowl Australia out. Turns out that he is in a good shape to scare the visitors out of their wits and also level the series with the kind of bowling which has been exhibited in the 13 overs bowled.
Whoa, this Test is alive and kicking! 35 overs left and 8 wickets needed. Any doubts whether England can win this or not? Lot to do with the fiery Archer. Scary Archer. Pumped up Archer. We are going to have a frenetic final session for sure.
End of over 13 ( 3 Runs )AUS 46/2 Cameron Bancroft* 17(37)Marnus Labuschagne 17(26) 12.6Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Defended off the back foot by Bancroft. TEA ON DAY 5! England need 8 more wickets to win.
12.5Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. no run, The batsman picked that bouncer early and let it through to the keeper.
12.4Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. no run, On a length, going down leg, Bancroft tries to flick this one but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad. It lobs up and Stokes at leg gully catches it. England appeal mildly thinking some bat might be involved but nothing doing for the umpire.
12.3Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Bancroft shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot.
12.2Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. 3 runs, Length ball just outside off, ML guides it down to third man and they take three.
12.1Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Hit on the hand very hard. Archer is consistently bowling dangerous line and lengths and troubling the visitors. This was on a length just outside off, Marnus looks to block at it but gets hit on the glove and he writhes in pain.
End of over 12 ( 1 Runs )AUS 43/2 Marnus Labuschagne* 14(24)Cameron Bancroft 17(33) 11.6Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. 1 run, Tossed up around middle and off, Leach sweeps it towards square leg and takes one.
11.5Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Floated full and on off, ML blocks it out.
11.4Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Full and floated this one, pitches on the rough and bounces way higher than expected. Marnus looks to flick it towards the leg side but misses.
11.3Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Floated and full on middle, Marnus blocks it out.
11.2Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Flat and on middle, blocked out off the back foot by Marnus.
11.1Jack Leach to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Short and just on the off pole, pushed to the cover fielder.
Spinner on now. Jack Leach is into the attack. Feel it is to get one over done quickly so that Jofra can have one more burst before Tea.
End of over 11 ( 0 Runs )AUS 42/2 Cameron Bancroft* 17(33)Marnus Labuschagne 13(18) maiden over bowled by Jofra Archer maiden over bowled by Jofra Archer 10.6Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Another shorter one, again Bancroft ducks and evades this delivery.
10.5Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Bouncer! Bancroft ducks and lets that one through to JB.
10.4Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Length ball on middle and off, Bancroft blocks it out off the back foot.
10.3Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Bancroft has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
10.2Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Hit on the stomach. Length ball on middle and off, the ball this time comes back in and CB wasn't expecting it. He shoulders arms but the ball comes in and hits him on the stomach.
10.1Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Bancroft gets squared up again similarly. Length ball outside off, it pitches and nips away. He tries to defend but does so inside the line and misses the ball.
Change of ends for Jofra Archer.
End of over 10 ( 4 Runs )AUS 42/2 Marnus Labuschagne* 13(18)Cameron Bancroft 17(27) 9.6Chris Woakes to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Lets the last ball through to the keeper. Good batting here by Marnus.
9.5Chris Woakes to Marnus Labuschagne. FOUR, FOUR! Full on off and middle, Marnus gets onto the back foot and flicks it nonchalantly towards the mid-wicket fence.
9.4Chris Woakes to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Length ball on middle and off, Labuschagne blocks it out.
9.3Chris Woakes to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Outside off, Marnus lets it through again.
9.2Chris Woakes to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.
9.1Chris Woakes to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Awkward leave by Marnus here, the ball pitches just outside off and comes in. Labuschagne hops away and lets it go.
Chris Woakes is into the attack for the hosts. He replaces Archer who was doing very well and also took both the wickets of this innings.
End of over 9 ( 2 Runs )AUS 38/2 Cameron Bancroft* 17(27)Marnus Labuschagne 9(12) 8.6Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Fuller this time on off pole, pushed towards mid on.
8.5Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Outside off again, CB shoulders arms to this one too.
8.4Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. no run, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
8.3Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. 2 runs, Close again but just over short leg. Broad pitches this one outside off and gets it to nip back in off the surface. Bancroft looks to block it out but gets an inside edge on it and the ball then goes onto hit the thigh pad. It lobs over short leg and the ball goes towards square leg as they take a couple.
8.2Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Again on middle and leg, pushed towards mid on.
8.1Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Length ball just outside off, CB gets the outside half of his bat and the ball goes straight to the point fielder.
End of over 8 ( 8 Runs )AUS 36/2 Marnus Labuschagne* 9(12)Cameron Bancroft 15(21) 7.6Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. FOUR, EDGED AND FOUR! Archer once again hits the deck hard on off, Labuschagne looks to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes through the vacant gully region for a boundary. End of another entertaining and scary Jofra over.
7.5Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Another beauty! Good length ball outside off, it zips away. Labuschagne looks to defend but once again gets squared up.
7.4Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Excellent bowling. Archer steams in and once again bends his back on this one. The way he has bowled short balls has been impressive. This one is also right in the money, close to the body. Marnus does really well to sway away from it.
7.3Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Outside off and pacy, Marnus looks to defend but the ball fizzes past him.
7.2Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. FOUR, FOUR! This should give Marnus Labuschagne some much-needed confidence. Fuller on off, Labuschagne gets on his front foot and drives it through mid off for a boundary.
7.1Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Good length ball on off, Labuschagne looks to defend but misses.
End of over 7 ( 8 Runs )AUS 28/2 Cameron Bancroft* 15(21)Marnus Labuschagne 1(6) 6.6Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. FOUR, UPPISH AND JUST WIDE FOR FOUR! Agonizingly wide of the flying leg gully. They kept a leg gully in place as Bancroft is playing a lot of uppish flicks but they moved Stokes a bit wide as they expected him to flick it there. However, Cameron flicks it fine this time, just inches away to the right of the diving Ben Stokes. Had Ben stayed at his original position, Bancroft was a goner.
6.5Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne. 1 run, Length ball on middle, Labushagne flicks it towards square leg and gets off the mark.
6.4Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Very good take from Bairstow. Broad strays his line and bowls one down the leg side, Marnus looks to flick but misses. The ball keeps going down, Bairstow dives to his left and stretches to save a certain 4 leg byes.
6.3Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Full with very little movement on this one outside off, Labuschagne leaves it alone.
6.2Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. 1 run, Uppish but safe. Good length ball on top of middle and leg, Bancroft shuffles across and glances it uppishly towards the square leg region for a single.
6.1Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. 2 runs, Fuller around off, Bancroft gets on his front foot and drives it crisply through covers for a couple.
End of over 6 ( 3 Runs )AUS 20/2 Marnus Labuschagne* 0(3)Cameron Bancroft 8(18) 5.6Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Again squared up by Archer! The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.
5.5Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Beaten! Jofra follows the short ball up with a length ball outside off, Labuschagne goes for the defense but is squared up. Oohs and Aahs all around the ground.
Concussion test for the one who is substituting for the concussed? This is something new. Labuschagne is giving a thumbs up, showing that he is okay but the physio is out in the middle. A new helmet comes out for Marnus. Boy, are Australia already looking for the overs remaining in the day? All ready to go now.
5.4Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. no run, Ouch! Again on the helmet and this time it is Marnus. Jofra hits the deck hard and the ball shoots up off the surface. It rapidly rises on Marnus who fails to duck in time. He is hit flush on his helmet and falls down but quickly gets up and says that he is fine.
5.4Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne. wide, 1 run, Wide! Bouncer but way over the head of Labuschagne. Welcomed to the crease by Archer well.
Marnus Labuschagne is the new man in. He was not in the actual playing XI but has come into the side as a concussion substitute for Steve Smith, who has been the best batsman in this series. Big shoes to fill for Labuschagne.
5.3Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja. out, OUT! Jofra takes his second and he is on fire here! Bowls this one on a length on the leg pole, the ball pitches and just drifts away from the southpaw. Khawaja looks to defend it but gets the faintest of outside edges on it. It carries to Jonny Bairstow behind the stumps and he completes the formalities. Now, Jofra barely appeals but someone does and umpire Aleem Dar raises his finger immediately. England are all smiles but Uzzie looks bemused. He is standing there, asking Bancroft something who comes running towards him. They chat about the review and Usman shakes his head to something. Surely, he must be knowing whether he nicked it or not? Now, he turns back and walks. Australia are 2 down (for now) before Tea.
5.2Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja. 2 runs, Full on middle and off, Khawaja punches it down the ground towards long off and takes a couple.
5.1Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja. no run, Jofra bowls this one just outside off, Khawaja goes for the defense but it is squared up.
End of over 5 ( 4 Runs )AUS 17/1 Cameron Bancroft* 8(18)Usman Khawaja 0(3) 4.6Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. FOUR, FOUR! On the pads of Bancroft and he just flicks it away towards mid-wicket nonchalantly for a boundary.
4.5Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Length ball just outside off, Bancroft tries to defend and gets a faint outside edge on it. It carries to first slip on a bounce.
4.4Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. no run, CB chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
4.3Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Full and wide outside off, Broad lures Bancroft into the cover drive. He goes for it but misses the ball completely. Australia might be panicking here.
4.2Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Good length ball on off, pushes this one towards mid off.
4.1Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Length delivery on middle and off, Bancroft blocks it out.
End of over 4 ( 1 Runs )AUS 13/1 Usman Khawaja* 0(3)Cameron Bancroft 4(12) 3.6Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja. no run, Archer now comes steaming in and bowls a good length ball on off, Khawaja looks to defend but the ball hits him high on his bat and goes to point.
3.5Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja. no run, Now full on the pads, Usman flicks it but straight to mid-wicket.
3.4Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja. no run, Hostile welcome for Usman Khawaja. Archer has his tails up and there is no doubt about it. He steams in and bowls a pacy bouncer around off. Khawaja takes his eyes off the ball but it goes away to the keeper.
Usman Khawaja walks out at number 3.
3.3Jofra Archer to David Warner. out, OUT! CAUGHT! Warner is out and Australia are one down as Jofra takes the first one. He pitches this one on middle and off on a length, the ball pitches and moves away from Warner. He goes with hard hands at it and gets a thick outside edge which carries to gully where Rory Burns was stationed and he takes it cleanly. Australia again lose Warner cheaply. Well, no Smith first itself. Now, Warner fails to stand up. Could be a tough evening for the Aussies.
3.2Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. 1 run, Played through mid-wicket by Bancroft. They take a single.
3.1Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Edged but falls short! Bancroft goes to push this one towards the off side but gets a thick outside edge on it. The ball falls just short of the slip cordon.
End of over 3 ( 6 Runs )AUS 12/0 Cameron Bancroft* 3(10)David Warner 5(10) 2.6Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. 1 run, Again full and on the pads, Bancroft pushes this one towards mid-wicket and takes a single.
2.5Stuart Broad to David Warner. 1 run, On the pads of Warner, he flicks it towards backward square leg and takes a single. The fielder has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. However, the batter was well in and it wouldn't have made any difference.
2.4Stuart Broad to David Warner. no run, Warner has a wild slash at this wide and short ball but misses it completely.
2.3Stuart Broad to David Warner. no run, Length ball on middle and off, Warner blocks this one out.
2.2Stuart Broad to David Warner. no run, Wide outside off, Warner shoulders arms to let that one through.
2.1Stuart Broad to David Warner. leg byes, 4 runs, FOUR LEG BYES! Down the leg side, Warner looks to flick this one but misses to get hit on the pads. It flicks his pads and goes towards the fine leg boundary.
End of over 2 ( 1 Runs )AUS 6/0 Cameron Bancroft* 2(9)David Warner 4(5) 1.6Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Fuller this time, Cb defends this one off the front foot back to the bowler.
1.5Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Outside off, the batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.
1.4Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Bancroft has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
1.3Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Squared up completely! Jofra bowls this on a length outside off, it pitches and nips away. CB plays inside the line of the delivery and does not edge it.
1.3Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. no ball, no run, No ball! Archer oversteps this time. Outside off, CB lets it through.
1.2Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Bancroft survives! Length ball on off, swings a tad bit inside, Bancroft goes for the push but gets an inside edge on it and the ball hits his thigh pad. Cameron is a lucky man that the ball does not go onto chop the stumps.
1.1Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. no run, Smooth run up and length delivery outside off, Bancroft lets it through.
Speedster, Jofra Archer to bowl from the other end.
End of over 1 ( 5 Runs )AUS 5/0 David Warner* 4(5)Cameron Bancroft 2(2) 0.6Stuart Broad to David Warner. no run, Again angling in towards the southpaw, this time Warner gets an inside edge on this one and the ball rolls towards mid-wicket.
0.5Stuart Broad to David Warner. no run, Wide outside off, Warner shoulders arms to it.
0.4Stuart Broad to David Warner. no run, This time safely defended off the front foot by Warner.
0.3Stuart Broad to David Warner. no run, What a jaffa! Broad brings this one in with the angle, the ball pitches on middle and on a length. It pitches and nips away leaving Warner completely dazed.
0.2Stuart Broad to David Warner. FOUR, FOUR! Beauty! Full and outside off, Warner just leans into his drive and gracefully pushes it through the covers for a boundry. Warner also off the mark with this.
0.1Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. 1 run, Off the mark straightaway! On the pads of Bancroft, he flicks it towards backward square leg and takes a run. First run of the fourth innings.

Updated at: 2019-08-19 00:24:17

Match details

Toss: Toss won by Australia

Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)

TV umpire: Joel Wilson (WI)

Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SL)

PLAYING XI

England

Rory Burns, Jason Roy, Joe Root (C), Joe Denly, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow (W), Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach

Australia

David Warner, Cameron Bancroft, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Matthew Wade, Tim Paine (C)(W), Pat Cummins, Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne

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