ENG drew with AUS | England vs Australia, Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd Test Match - Commentary

19 overs left in the day. Around an hour to go. The Aussie bowlers will be hoping to rest their feet in the dressing room for a day at least. How many wickets can England get before Stumps? They can have one of the Aussie bowlers in as a night watchman then. Stay tuned for the Aussie reply.

The hosts were in trouble at 138/6 when Bairstow and Woakes joined forces. Their 72-run stand gave some respectability to the total and got the score beyond 200. After Woakes fell, Jonny marshalled the tail to get the score past 250.

England will be happy with the momentum, but not with the score. If truth be told, they only had difficulty in playing out the first hour where they lost Roy and Root. But after that, their batsmen got starts but could not convert. The likes of Burns, Denly, Buttler and Stokes, all got their eye in but could not make a big impact.

However, let us focus on Tim Paine and Australia. After winning the toss and electing to bowl, if you can bowl the opposition out for around 250, you have done a decent job. The spotlight was on the comeback man, Josh Hazlewood, who sparkled with his 3 wickets. Nathan Lyon took care of the middle order while Cummins got 3 as well. A really good bowling performance where it was not a one-man show.

The Lord's gets up as one to applaud Jonny Bairstow off the park. From 138/6, to almost double the score is a really good effort. The batting line-up which is touted to be strong, did show its depth.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. OUT! In the air... taken! End of the England innings! Bairstow is the last man to fall and Lyon is the one who takes the last wicket. This is floated up on middle, Bairstow looks to play the slog sweep. He tries to take on the bowler but only manages a top edge towards deep mid-wicket. Khawaja in the deep runs ahead and takes it nicely. ENGLAND HAVE BEEN BOWLED OUT FOR 258!

Josh Hazlewood to Jack Leach. FOUR! Handy runs for England here as Leach dispatches this for a boundary. This one is on the body of Leach, little bit down the leg side. He just nudges it fine, wide of the keeper and the ball crashes into the fine leg fence.

Josh Hazlewood to Jack Leach. Play and a miss! Hazlewood bowls this one on middle and the ball goes away from Leach with the angle. Leach tries to play at it but fails as he does so inside the line of the delivery.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Bairstow plays this good length ball towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. On the body of Bairstow, he awkwardly keeps it down on the leg side as the ball takes the inside edge of the bat.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Full ball again on middle and off, Bairstow plays it towards silly mid on where Warner is placed.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Fullish ball just outside the off pole, Bairstow plays it towards mid on.

Josh Hazlewood is back into the attack. He has been the best bowler for Australia today. Can he get the last wicket now?

Nathan Lyon to Jack Leach. Fuller and on middle, Leach hits it back to the bowler.

Nathan Lyon to Jack Leach. Slower through the air on middle, this is defended onto the ground.

Nathan Lyon to Jack Leach. On the pads, Leach works it through square leg and takes two.

Nathan Lyon to Jack Leach. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Nathan Lyon to Jack Leach. On the stumps again, Leach is solid in defense again.

Nathan Lyon to Jack Leach. On middle, Leach lunges and keeps it out.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. A loud LBW appeal by Australia but turned down by Aleem Dar. Good length ball around middle and leg. Bairstow tries to flick it but misses to get hit on the pads. A loud appeal follows but the umpire shakes his head. The Hawk Eye comes in and shows and confirms that the umpire got his decision spot on as the ball was going down the leg pole.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Powerful punch this time towards covers to this full ball outside off. The fielder there gathers it. No runs taken.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Fullish ball on off, Bairstow plays it back to the bowler.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller ball on off, Bairstow blocks it out towards mid off.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Length ball just outside off, Bairstow again leaves it. He should be looking to score some runs here as this is the last wicket.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Nathan Lyon to Jack Leach. OHHH! This is flatter and on off, it turns away after pitching. Leach looks to defend but is beaten by the away turn.

Jack Leach is the last man in for England. The last time he batted for England he scored 92. England would be happy if he can get even half of those right now.

Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad. OUT! TIMBER! No. 9 goes down! Lyon gets his second. This is the arm ball on off and it keeps coming in with the angle. Broad looks to defend but does so outside the line. It goes off the inside edge and kiss the leg pole. Another handy stand for England comes to an end.

Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad. Flatter and on off, Broad guides it to point.

Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad. FOUR! Broad gets into the position of playing a paddle sweep early. Lyon looks to fire it but ends up bowling a full toss. Broad uses the pace and hits it to the fine leg fence. 250 up for England.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Swept and swept hard but just for a single towards deep square leg.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Floats it up on middle, this is worked towards mid-wicket.

Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad. A bumper to end! Broad ducks under it.

Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad. Good fielding! Saves two for his side. Shorter and on middle, Cummins this plays a controlled pull shot through square leg. The fielder in the deep, Wade, runs to his left, dives and stops it.

Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad. FOUR BYES! Way down the leg side by Cummins. Broad looks to tuck but misses. Paine dives to his right but he has no chance. It races to the fine leg fence.

Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad. DROPPED AND FOUR! Length ball on the off side this by Cummins, Broad tries to play it towards fine leg but gets a top edge on it. The ball goes over the slip cordon towards third man loopily. David Warner gives it a chase, dives forward, gets two hands to it but can not collect it properly. He will be disappointed that he couldn't catch that and Broad survives this time.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Fifty for Bairstow! He has played well to get his team to a competitive total on this surface but he will be looking to carry on. This is full and outside off, Bairstow powerfully pushes it towards deep extra cover and takes a single to complete his half ton.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Good length and outside off, this is left alone.

Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad. Outside off, left alone.

Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad. Lyon trying to induce the drive but Broad is not interested as he lets it be.

Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad. Floated and wide outside off, Broad lets it be.

Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad. This time also full and on the off side, Broad pushes it back towards mid off.

Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad. Again wide outside off, Broad does not fiddle with it.

Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad. Floated and wide outside off, Broad lets it be.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Outside off, left alone.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Dismissed! Slightly short and on middle, JB picks the length early and smashes it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad. Broad gets off the mark as he plays this length ball towards point.

Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad. Good length ball on the legs to start off for Broad. He manages to keep it down and not give a chance to the short leg fielder.

Stuart Broad is the new man in.

Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer. OUT! CAUGHT! Great catch by Khawaja running back from gully! Cummins gets another one on a short ball. He bowls this one on the body. Archer looks to nudge it on the leg side. He closes the face of the bat early. A leading edge is induced and the ball balloons over Khawaja who runs back and takes a very good diving catch. Australia two wickets away from ending the England innings.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Good length ball on the off pole line, Bairstow gets on the front foot and pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.

Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer. Full and flat on off, Archer pushes it back towards mid off.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Again on the leg side, Bairstow paddles it towards fine leg and takes a single.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Flat and on the hips of JB, he blocks it on the leg side.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Flat and wide outside off, Bairstow sweeps it towards deep square leg and takes two as the fielders in the deep cut it off.

Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer. On middle, Archer uses his wrists and guides it towards long on for a single.

Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer. Full and around middle, watchfully defended.

Nathan Lyon returns. 15-1-57-1 so far.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Length ball on middle and off, Bairstow defends it off the back foot.

Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer. Well maneuvered by Archer here. Good length ball on his hips, he flicks it uppishly over short leg and takes a single.

Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer. Third bouncer of the over, Cummins bowls this one again on the leg pole line.

Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer. FOUR! Gift gladly accepted by Archer. Full on the pads of Archer, he just gets a nick on it and the ball races away to the fine leg fence.

Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer. Another shorter one on the leg pole line, Archer keeps his eyes in the ball and ducks under it.

Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer. Shorter one by Cummins to Archer on the leg side, he ducks under it and lets it through to the keeper.

Josh Hazlewood to Jofra Archer. Good batting! Archer pushes this good length ball towards the cover region and takes one.

Josh Hazlewood to Jofra Archer. On a good length and around off, Archer guides it to point.

Josh Hazlewood to Jofra Archer. FOUR! Poor ball! Short and outside off, Archer stands tall and cuts it over point for a boundary.

Josh Hazlewood to Jofra Archer. Good length and outside off, shaping away further. Archer hangs his bat out but gets beaten.

Josh Hazlewood to Jofra Archer. Fuller and attacking the stumps this time, Archer blocks it out.

Josh Hazlewood to Jofra Archer. Good length ball outside off, Archer lets it be.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. On off, Bairstow plays it late towards the slip cordon. Second slip makes a good stop.

Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer. In the air... but too quick for short leg to react. This is shorter and on the body, Archer works it uppishly but it goes past short leg quickly and through square leg for one.

Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer. Change of length this time, Archer does well to keep this good length ball down as Bancroft is standing at short leg to take the catch.

Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer. This is the third bouncer of the over. Umpire Aleem Dar signals the one bouncer warning. Archer tries to hook but misses the ball as it carries to the keeper.

Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer. Another bumper, Archer once again ducks under it.

Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer. A good short one to welcome the debutant. He ducks under it.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Hazlewood goes for the bouncer, Bairstow ducks under it and lets it through to the keeper.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Fullish and on off, driven towards covers by Bairstow.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Good length ball on the off pole, Bairstow gets an inside edge onto the pads as the ball rolls towards cover-point.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Full again but this time on middle, Bairstow pushes it towards mid on.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Full ball just outside the off pole, Bairstow drives this towards the covers. The man there dives to his left and makes a brilliant stop.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Deft! Shorter and just outside off, Bairstow waits for it and the guides it through backward point for a boundary. He is playing really well out there. Into the 40s now.

Jofra Archer is the new man in.

Pat Cummins to Chris Woakes. OUT! There is spike on Ultra Edge and Woakes has to walk back. He takes a review along with him. Not sure why he reviewed, you would always know if you have got something on the ball as a batter. End of a good stand for England though. Australia will be delighted as they have broken the 72-run stand. Another short one, Woakes is just not comfortable with these kind of deliveries. This is on the body. Woakes shuffles across and looks to pull but it goes off the glove and straight to Paine who takes it and appeals. The finger goes up. Woakes feels he hasn't touched it and goes upstairs. Replays roll in and they show that there is glove involved.

Caught behind! Or is he? Woakes has been adjudged caught down the leg side by umpire Aleem Dar. Woakes though, says he is not sure and takes the review. Here comes Ultra Edge. A spike when the ball passes the glove. End of the 72-run stand.

Pat Cummins to Chris Woakes. In the air... but safe! Cummins goes short again and on the body. Woakes takes his eyes off the ball and then tries to pull. He is early in the pull. It goes off the toe-end up in the air but well short of mid on. He is really not comfortable with the short balls at the moment.

The physio is out to have a look. Woakes is taking his time and rightly so. The concussion test is being held and also a few other helmets are begin brought. The good thing is though, he seems fine.

Pat Cummins to Chris Woakes. Right on the temple! That must have really hurt Woakes. He seems really shook at the moment. A short one on middle, this one does not bounce a lot. Woakes looks to duck but is hit straight on the helmet. He takes a few seconds to get back to his feet. Cummins and the close-in Australian fielders straightaway walk towards him to see whether he is fine.

Pat Cummins to Chris Woakes. Down the leg side this time by Cummins, Woakes tries to flick but misses.

Pat Cummins to Chris Woakes. SIX! Cummins again goes for the shorter one. Woakes looks to pull but top edges it and the ball flies over the fine leg fence for a biggie. Woakes had no idea where this one went.

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Pat Cummins to Chris Woakes. Another bumper but this time much lower, near head height. Woakes goes for the hook but misses. Probably getting a tad bit frustrated.

Pat Cummins to Chris Woakes. Wide! Bouncer, but way too high over the head of Woakes.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller this time to Bairstow, he just drives it powerfully down the ground. It hits the stumps at the bowler's end and then the legs of the umpire. No runs taken.

Josh Hazlewood to Chris Woakes. Finally Hazlewood attacks the stumps, Woakes swivels towards the off side and plays it towards mid-wicket to take a single.

Josh Hazlewood to Chris Woakes. Woakes is patiently waiting for the bad delivery. He again leaves this ball which is way outside off.

Josh Hazlewood to Chris Woakes. Similar line this time too, Woakes again lets it be.

Josh Hazlewood to Chris Woakes. This one moves away after pitching, Woakes does not fiddle with it.

Josh Hazlewood to Chris Woakes. Close to the stumps, good length ball just outside off. Woakes knows exactly where his stumps are and he lets it through to the keeper.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Outside off on a length, Bairstow lets it through to the keeper.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller this time outside the off pole, Bairstow drives it towards mid off powerfully. It goes straight towards the fielder standing there.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Outside off, Bairstow lets it be.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Bouncer! Cummins hits this one hard on the deck, the ball rises near Bairstow's head. He ducks under it and the ball goes to the keeper.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. This time just outside off, Jonny plays it towards the short cover fielder.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Good length ball on the middle pole by Cummins, JB blocks it out.

Pat Cummins to bowl from the other end. He has a wicket to his name in his 14 overs. Australia would love one more here.

Josh Hazlewood to Chris Woakes. Good ball to finish off the over. Good length ball just outside off, Woakes tries to defend at it but misses as he plays inside the line. Good start after the break for Australia.

Josh Hazlewood to Chris Woakes. Length ball just outside off, Woakes lets it be.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. First run after the break. This is on a good length on middle, Jonny dabs it towards the leg side and takes a single.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Yorker just outside off, Jonny jams it out towards the point region.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller and on middle, pushed towards mid on by JB.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Good length on the off pole to start with. Bairstow blocks it out towards the off side.

The Australian players walk out for the final time today! They are followed by the English batters, Jonny Bairstow and Chris Woakes. 37 overs left in the day so we are in for another long session. Jonny Bairstow will take strike and he will be facing Josh Hazlewood. Here we go...

... Day 2, Session 3 ...

Australia on the other hand, can be pleased with how they bowled. All the four bowlers picked a wicket in this session. However, since it was a longer session, it did seem like they were tiring towards the end and hence, run scoring got a little easy for the current English pair. They now though will get a little rest and hope to come out after the break and bundle England out as quickly as possible. Will they be able to do so? We will have to wait a while to find out.

This session - 34 overs, 125 runs, 4 wickets and a run rate of close to 4. End of a long but a very good session of Test cricket! Another one which in the end can be said will be shared. However, one can argue, Australia at the moment do hold the edge. They had the perfect start to this session as they got rid of Denly early. Then Burns followed. Buttler and Stokes did not last for long too. Just as it seemed another English collapse is on the cards, Woakes and Bairstow stepped up. The two played positively and have now taken England to safer shores. They have added 63 and are not yet done. England will hope the two keep going.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. One more single as another delivery is worked through square leg for one. THAT WILL BE TEA ON DAY 2!

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Now from over the wicket, he lands it on off, the ball turns back in. Woakes goes back, lets the ball do its bit and then works it towards square leg for one. 200 up for England.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. On middle, Jonny works it through square leg and takes one.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Lands it on middle again, Bairstow works it with the turn to mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. On middle, this is worked to the man at short leg.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Flatter and on off, JB goes back and keeps it out.

Steve Smith to Chris Woakes. Edged and away! Smith bowls it very full on middle, Woakes looks to drive it down the ground but it turns away. It goes off the outside edge but wide of the first slip fielder and down towards third man for two.

Steve Smith to Jonny Bairstow. This is on the pads, it is worked through square leg for one.

Steve Smith to Chris Woakes. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total.

Steve Smith to Chris Woakes. Flatter and on middle, CW goes back and defends it onto the ground.

Steve Smith to Chris Woakes. Loopy ball on off, this is hit to the man at mid off.

Steve Smith to Jonny Bairstow. Floats it up on off, Bairstow looks to defend but it goes off the inner half through the leg side for one.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Around off, Woakes lunges and pushes it to covers.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Down the leg side and Woakes does not play at it.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. On middle again, Bairstow flicks it through mid-wicket and takes another single.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Gives it a lot of air on middle, Woakes works it through mid-wicket for one.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Flatter and on off, Woakes goes back and defends it onto the ground.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Tosses it up on middle, Woakes defends it.

Steve Smith to Jonny Bairstow. Way outside off this time by Smith, Bairstow looks to play at it but misses.

Steve Smith to Jonny Bairstow. NOT OUT! Looked like it was always going to miss the off pole and it does as the Hawk Eye confirms. Smith floats this one outside off, the ball pitches and straightens. Bairstow offers the leave and it hits his pad along the way to the keeper. Smith is not entirely convinced but Paine still takes the review and it is lost as the ball is missing the off pole by a big margin. Australia have lost both their reviews now and they will be hoping they do not live to regret it.

Australia review as an appeal for an LBW has been turned down. Looks to be missing off. It seems like a waste of a review.

Steve Smith to Jonny Bairstow. Again full and around middle, it hits the inside edge of Bairstow's blade and onto the pads.

Steve Smith to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller this time around off, Bairstow pushes this towards mid off.

Steve Smith to Jonny Bairstow. Shorter this time, Bairstow punches it off the back foot towards the off side.

Steve Smith to Chris Woakes. Short of a length ball outside off, Woakes pushes it to deep point and takes a single.

Steve Smith is into the attack now. He is being booed by the fans here. However, that is the reception he has been receiving throughout the series till now. He has responded in great fashion though.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. On the pads, Bairstow pads it away. Lyon makes a huge appeal but not sure why. 10 from the over, a very good one for England.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Loopy ball on the pads, JB works it towards backward square leg and takes two.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! 50-run stand is up! Bairstow brings it up by playing a lovely shot. He brings out the reverse sweep and hits it nicely behind point for a boundary. A vital stand this, they are slowly but steadily taking England to safer shores.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Nice shot! This was against the turn but Bairstow played it really well. This is tossed up outside off, JB leans into it and strokes it through covers for a boundary. Partnership is now 46.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Floats it up on off, it is kept out.

Josh Hazlewood to Chris Woakes. Play and a miss again. Hazlewood looking menacing here. Again full and just outside off, the ball moves away after pitching. Woakes tries to defend but does so inside the line. The wicket might just be around the corner.

Josh Hazlewood to Chris Woakes. Wide outside off stump, Woakes lets it be.

Josh Hazlewood to Chris Woakes. Length ball again and on off, Woakes gets behind the line of the delivery and blocks it out.

Josh Hazlewood to Chris Woakes. Length ball down the leg side, Woakes tries to flick but misses.

Josh Hazlewood to Chris Woakes. Edged and short! Woakes living dangerously here. Again fuller and around off, this time Woakes does get an outside edge on it. However, the ball falls short of Warner at first slip. Maybe the slip cordon should take a few steps forward.

Josh Hazlewood to Chris Woakes. Play and a miss! Fuller and just outside off, Woakes goes to drive but misses it as he is late into the shot. Maybe he is too worried about the short ball in the back of his mind.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. On middle, Woakes works it with the turn through square leg for one.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Flatter and outside off, JB guides it towards point and gets to the other end.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. On the leg stump and then spinning away. Bairstow looks to flick but misses.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. On middle, Bairstow works it to short leg.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Not off the middle but England won't care. This is floated around off, Bairstow looks to play the sweep shot this time, it goes off the inner half fine on the leg side for a boundary.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Nicely played! Brings the paddle sweep out and hits it towards fine leg for two.

Change of ends for Nathan Lyon.

Josh Hazlewood to Chris Woakes. FOUR! Good shot by Woakes this. A little unorthodox but gets the desired result. Hazlewood bowls this one short and on middle, Woakes gets up on one leg and plays a short arm jab towards mid-wicket for a boundary. Travis Head gives it a good chase from deep square leg and dives but cannot get there.

Josh Hazlewood to Chris Woakes. Great fielding! Wade flies to his right and saves at least a run for his side. Good length ball on the off side by Hazlewood, Woakes pushes hard at it. The ball goes wide of the man at cover, Matthew Wade but he dives to his right and fields superbly. Gets pats on the back from his teammates as well.

Josh Hazlewood to Chris Woakes. Length ball just outside off, Woakes blocks this one out towards cover-point.

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Josh Hazlewood to Chris Woakes. Full ball on off, Woakes pushes it out towards mid off.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Good length ball again but this time on the pads, Jonny tucks it towards mid-wicket and takes a quick single.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Good length ball just outside off, JB lets it through to the keeper.

Normally, we would have had Tea by now, but because we lost an entire day due to rain yesterday, Tea has been extended by half an hour. It will be taken at 4.10 pm local (1510 GMT).

Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Slightly fuller and outside off, the batter shoulders arms to this one.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Shorter in length and on middle, Bairstow pulls it towards deep backward square leg for one.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. This is angled into the batter, the line is a little too straight. Jonny looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Good length and just outside off, it has been left alone.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Good shot but for no runs! Fuller and on off, JB strokes it towards mid off where the fielder moves to his right and stops it nicely.

Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. This is angled on the pads, it is worked towards deep backward square leg for one.

Josh Hazlewood to Chris Woakes. Hazlewood induces the outside edge again but this time from Woakes. He again pitches it on a length outside off, Woakes pushes at it but gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes away from the slip cordon and towards third man as the batters are able to take three runs.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller this time and on the pads, Bairstow pushes it towards mid-wicket and takes a single.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Edged but short! Hazlewood bowls this one just outside off, it nips away after pitching. Bairstow plays at it with soft hands and thus the ball falls just short of first slip where Warner was placed. Bairstow survives.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Full ball on off, good shot by Bairstow towards cover-point but Khawaja dives to his left and saves at least a couple of runs for his side.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Again similar line and length, Bairstow lets it go.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Nice start again by Hazlewood, he is getting some zip off the pitch. The ball is pitched on a length just outside off and rises. Bairstow lets it through and Paine collects it near chest height.

Josh Hazlewood is back on!

Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. A dot to end! This is on off, Woakes defends it onto the ground.

Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Wide of the crease goes Siddle this time and bowls it outside off, it has been left alone.

Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Good length and on off, Woakes is once again solid in defense.

Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Almost plays it on! Back of a length on off, Woakes looks to defend but does so quite late. It goes off the inside edge and it bounces ahead of the stumps and then goes past them.

Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Good length and on off, Woakes stands tall and defends it onto the ground.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. A little too straight, Bairstow works it through square leg and takes one.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Lyon bowls this one fullish and on middle and off, it hits Woakes on the pads. Good over by Lyon comes to an end.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. This time fuller and on middle, Woakes again defends it.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Loopy and on off, Woakes blocks it out.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. FOUR! Full ball wide outside off, Woakes comes on the front foot and pushes it through covers for a beautiful boundary.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Loud appeal from the Aussies for an LBW but the umpire shakes his head. Lyon loops this one on off pole and the ball spins in and hits the pad of Woakes. He tries to flick it towards the leg side but misses. Woakes has put in a big stride forward and thus, the ball might have turned too much to hit the stumps. The Hawk Eye comes in and proves it as the ball is missing the leg pole. Good decision by the umpire here.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. A length ball to end but it is outside off, left alone.

Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. The 5th ball is angled into the pads, Woakes works it down to fine leg for one.

Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Another ball on a length and outside off, Woakes does not play at it.

Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. On a good length and outside off, it is left alone.

Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Fuller and on middle, it is worked to mid-wicket.

Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. FOUR LEG BYES! On the pads, Woakes looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The bowler is appealing but the umpire shakes his head. The ball in the meantime goes to the fine leg fence.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. JB comes down the track but does not get to the pitch of the ball. He tries to flick but misses to get hit high on the pads.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. On off, Bairstow goes back and pushes it to covers.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Shorter and outside off, Woakes cuts it through point for one.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. This one stays low! Flatter and on off, Woakes gets his bat down in time and keeps it out.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. FOUR! Good shot! Good use of the feet by Woakes. 150 up for England. He steps down the track and with the turn works it through mid-wicket. It races away to the fence.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Loopy ball on off, Woakes looks to defend but the ball turns back in and goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! JB replies perfectly to Siddle. A hint fuller on off by Siddle this time, Bairstow just leans into the drive and pushes it through mid off for a boundary.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Length ball outside off, JB lets it through to the keeper.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Beaten! Beauty by Siddle! He pitches this on a good length on the fourth stump line. It pitches and nips away from Jonny who defends inside the line of the delivery. Oohs and Aahs by the Aussies.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Full and outside off, Bairstow guides it towards covers.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Good length ball this time just outside off, played back towards the bowler.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Good length ball on the off pole and it is pummeled down the ground by Bairstow through mid on.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. An appeal for a stumping has been taken upstairs! Australia do not seem excited. NOT OUT! Woakes has his feet in. The arm ball outside off, Woakes lunges and defends for the turn. The ball goes straight on and past the outside edge. Paine collects the ball and whips the bails off. Replays show that Woakes is in. End of a brilliant over by Lyon.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Flatter and outside off, this turns back in. Woakes goes back and looks to flick but misses to get hit high on the pads.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Floats it up on off, Woakes lunges and keeps it out.

Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Flatter and on off, this is defended.

Chris Woakes is the next man in.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. OUT! LBW! Lyon gets Stokes again! England in deep trouble now. Unlucky 13 strikes for Stokes. He looks to sweep this ball on the stumps. Misses and gets hit on the front pad. An appeal and the umpire raises the finger. Stokes thinks about the review, asks his partner but does not get the nod. He stands up, turns and starts walking back. Into the bowling all-rounders now are Australia. Here comes the Hawk Eye and it shows three reds.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Flatter and outside off, this is left alone.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. On a good length and around off, it is kept out.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. On a good length and outside off, left alone.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Unplayable! Not a lot you can do there. This starts on off and then shapes away. Bairstow defends the original trajectory but gets beaten.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller and around off, Bairstow drives it to point.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Slightly shorter and outside off, Bairstow plays inside the line and lets it be.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Loopy ball outside off, it once again pitches and turns. Stokes looks to defend but is beaten again. End of a very good over by Lyon.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. On the stumps this time, Stokes defends it onto the ground.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Almost a replica of the way Stokes was dismissed in the 4th innings of the first Test. This is tossed up outside off, it pitches and turns away. Stokes lunges and tries to defend but the ball turns away and beats the outside edge.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Slower through the air outside off, the batsman lets it be.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Shorter and outside off, Stokes cuts it to point.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. On the pads, it is worked towards fine leg for one.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Bairstow is off the mark! On middle, Bairstow looks to play it with a straight bat but it goes off the inner half through square leg for one. A successful over from Siddle comes to an end.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Way too wide outside off, left alone.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. That is a jaffa! Almost two in two for Siddle. He goes wide of the crease and angles it into the off pole. Bairstow is not sure whether to play at it or not to. In the end he bails out. The ball goes just over the off pole. A nervous start by JB.

Jonny Bairstow walks in at number 7, replacing Buttler.

Peter Siddle to Jos Buttler. OUT! Caught behind! Stop the press. Siddle has got a wicket. Yes, stop printing! At last, he gets some luck and the bowling change works for Paine. It is a very good delivery, landing on a length just outside off and forcing Buttler to play at that. He does so but the late movement does him in. It is not too much but just enough to take the outside edge. Simple catch for Tim Paine and England are now 5 down.

Peter Siddle to Jos Buttler. Interesting. Jos walks into this shot and pushes the ball to cover. Normally, batsmen adopt this technique either to cover the swing or if there is no swing.

Peter Siddle to Jos Buttler. Full and outside off, a touch wider to be enticed, Buttler lets it be.

Peter Siddle returns. 7-1-35-0 so far.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. FOUR! STUPENDOUS! Nothing edgy or flashy or lucky about this stroke. Full and around off, Stokes gets down and mows a sweep, powerfully through mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Outside off, left alone.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. EDGED, FOUR! How close was that? Very close. Flashed down to third man. Outside off, Stokes goes back but does not actually play any shot. He waits and waits and waits and at the last possible moment, slashes hard. That perhaps confuses both Paine and Smith at first slip. They react late when the edge is induced and the ball flies low beneath Steve's left hand and escapes to the third man fence.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Very full, slowly looped, around middle, pushed back.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Full and around off, watchfully defended.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Landed outside off, spinning away, worked towards short mid-wicket.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Pacy delivery, outside off, solidly defended.

Field change. Someone is going back to the square leg boundary.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. A bouncer, outside off, calmly ducked under.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. On a length around off, Stokes gets on top of the bounce and punches it in the gap between cover and point for a single. Good spell this from Cummins so far. 6.4 overs, 1/16.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. A bit of inward movement this time, JB covers it nicely and works it through fine leg for a single.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Outside off, on a length, moving away, Jos looks to defend but the ball goes off the outside edge, on the bounce, to second slip.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Down the leg side, Buttler looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. The ball goes off those towards the keeper.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Full and around off, watchfully defended.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Fired down the leg side, BS gets back to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. A mild LBW appeal ensues but it is in vain. Going down leg.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Goes right back in his crease and defends once again.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Full and outside off, Ben gets right behind the line and blocks.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Around middle and off, watchfully defended.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Full and around off, Buttler drives it off the inner half of the bat past the bowler towards mid on for a single.

Nathan Lyon is back!

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Shorter and outside off, left alone.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Hammered away! Off the mark in style! Short and on middle, Stokes is ready for it. He pulls it hard through mid-wicket and the ball races away to the fence.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. FIVE WIDES! This is way too short and on middle, Stokes lets it be. It goes over the keeper and into the third man fence.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. A good short one again, Stokes ducks under it.

Ben Stokes walks out to replace Rory Burns in the middle.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. OUT! That is clean as a whistle! Take a bow, Bancroft. You have taken an absolute blinder. Unbelievable. Rory Burns' luck runs out. The ploy to bowl short has worked. Cummins bowls another one on his body. Burns stands tall and looks to nudge it on the leg side. It goes to the left of short leg where CB dives to his left and seems to have taken it. The Aussies are celebrating but Burns holds his ground. The umpire takes it upstairs. Soft signal is OUT! Replays roll in and they show that the ball did pop out but Bancroft keeps his eyes on the ball and takes it on the second attempt. A good innings by Burns comes to an end but now Australia have both the set batters back in the hut. They are right back in this now.

Has that been taken? If it is, it is a stunner. Burns is the man in question. The umpires take it upstairs. SOFT SIGNAL IS OUT!

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Nasty stuff! Shorter around off and angling away. Burns looks to defend it by hopping but the ball whizzes past the outside edge. Testing times for Burns.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. A short one on the leg side, ducked under.

Peter Siddle to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Through covers again! Maybe, Siddle should have a cover fielder in place. That is how he is bowling too. Full and outside off, Buttler leans into it and creams it through covers for a boundary. Siddle has been very expensive today.

Peter Siddle to Jos Buttler. Well bowled! He kept taking the ball away and this time angles it into the batter. Buttler looks to flick it on the leg side but closes the face of the bat early. A soft leading edge to point is induced.

Peter Siddle to Jos Buttler. Another one outside off, it is left alone.

Peter Siddle to Jos Buttler. A lot of away swing for the bowler there but it is way too outside off. Left alone.

Peter Siddle to Jos Buttler. Fuller and on off, JB hits it to mid off.

Peter Siddle to Jos Buttler. On the fuller side outside off, Buttler lets it be.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. A couple! Shorter and on the body, Burns nudges it down to fine leg and takes two. A testing over by Cummins comes to an end.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. That has hit Burns again! Slightly short again, this time too Burns fails to get out of the way and is hit on the body.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Another short one! This time Burns was ready for it as he ducks under it.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. OUCH! That might have hurt. Shorter and on the body, Burns does not have enough time to move out of the way and gets hit on the shoulder.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Shorter and on the body, Burns looks to nudge it around the corner but it hits the higher part of the bat and goes down onto the pitch.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. This is on off, it is angled into the batter, Buttler looks to defend but it goes off the inner half down to fine leg for one.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Fifty for Burns! This is what happens when you give a good player not one but two chances. He will surely make you pay. This is on off and on a length. Burns pushes it through covers and takes two. Will he score another ton here?

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Another back of a length ball on off, this is defended.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. He moves onto 49! Shorter and outside off, Burns pushes it through covers for two.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Good length and on off, it is defended.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. On middle, Burns keeps it out.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. DROPPED! Peter Siddle has just not had the luck he needs! Once again a catch has been dropped off his bowling. Burns, just like the first Test, continues riding his luck. The skipper is the culprit this time. Siddle bowls it fuller and around off, it shapes away. Burns goes after it away from the body. It goes off the outside edge to the left and low of Paine. He dives and goes for it with one hand but fails to hang on. Maybe he felt it would not have carried so Paine did not give his 100 percent. Just did not seem right as he was going down there. Never looked like taking it.

Peter Siddle is on now.

Selfie lad - 'What is with Burns and Lady Luck? In the last match, Australia did not review an LBW decision against him in the first innings facing Nathan Lyon and here, Usman Khawaja dropped a dolly. And he keeps scoring and scoring and scoring...' @Selfie - Hmmm.... fair point. That too, both chances came pretty early in the innings. At Edgbaston, Rory was on 19 and here, on 11. So the key is - get Rory early, else, he will BURN you.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. On the off pole again, Buttler defends it out solidly.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. A short one on middle, Jos ducks under it.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Fuller and on off, this is pushed towards mid off.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Lovely delivery! This is slightly fuller and around off, Buttler looks to defend but the ball straightens and it beats the outside edge.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Attacks the off pole, Jos defends it.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Back of a length on off, Buttler guides it to point.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. FOUR! Hazlewood goes for runs for the first time in this match. This is outside off and on a length, Burns opens the face of the bat and guides it towards the third man fence for a boundary. 13 runs off the over. England are 105/3.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. FOUR BYES! Also brings up 100 runs for England. The ball is pitched wide outside the leg side, it pitches and swings further away. Burns tries to flick it away but misses. Paine behind does get a hand to it but fails to stop it. The ball goes to the fine leg fence and a boundary results.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Length ball on the off side, Burns plays it towards mid off.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Good bouncer by Hazlewood again. Pitching on middle and leg, the ball rises after pitching. Burns ducks under it and lets it through to the keeper.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. FOUR OVERTHROWS! Bonus runs for England! This is on off, Buttler drops it towards point and takes off. Lyon picks the ball up and has a shy at the non-striker's end but the ball flicks the pad of Buttler and goes away from the fielder backing up and to the mid-wicket fence. Buttler has five from the first ball he faces.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Well bowled and well played! Good cricket all around. A short one just outside off, Burns at the very end evades it.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Another one on the shorter side, Burns rises on his toes and keeps it out.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Back of a length again on middle, RB defends it onto the ground.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Shorter and outside off, Burns lets it be.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. On middle, this is pushed to mid on.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Good length and on off, Burns guides it to point.

Jos Buttler is the new man in.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. OUT! Caught behind! Hazlewood is the breakthrough provider once again. Lovely, lovely delivery. Hazlewood lands it on a length and around off, it shapes away late. Denly does not adjust to the movement as he defends inside the line. The ball kisses the outside edge and goes into the mitts of the keeper. A much-needed wicket for the visitors as this partnership was really going nicely. End of the 66-run stand though. Early wicket for Australia after the break. Also, replays show later on that Denly did not have a good stride forward, maybe he was worried about the short ball which he was quite uncomfortable against.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. This time it is on a length, Denly keeps it out. We would see more of length from Hazlewood and one surprise short one.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Short to Denly now and Joe ducks under it. Maybe they have a plan is to bowl short for a while now.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Loose stroke! Shorter and outside off, Denly goes after it away from the body but misses.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. On middle, Denly works it to wide mid on.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Yes, no, yes and then a single in the end! This is around off, Burns guides it towards point and takes a few steps down the track. The fielder at point makes a half-stop. Denly goes for the run then. Burns is ball-watching but spots his partner coming towards him and then goes for it as well. They complete it.

Pat Cummins to Joe Denly. FOUR BYES! Too high this time by Cummins. He goes for another bouncer but pitches it too short. It goes way over the head of Denly. He does not fend at it and the ball goes over Tim Paine's head too although he leaps and does get a glove on it. It doesn't make any difference as the ball goes towards the fine leg fence.

Pat Cummins to Joe Denly. Unusual bounce on this one. The ball pitches on middle, short of a length. It rockets off the pitch and rapidly goes towards Denly. He tries to evade it but gets hit hard on his left bicep. He looks okay though. Probably he should wear an arm guard against bowler's who consistently bowl about 140 kph.

Pat Cummins to Joe Denly. Bumper once again, Denly is not worried as it is too high.

Pat Cummins to Joe Denly. Length ball outside off, played to point off the back foot.

Pat Cummins to Joe Denly. This length ball pitches on middle and rises, it hits the handle of Denly's bat and falls towards short leg. He gets one hand off the bat as he tries to play at it and thus the ball doesn't go far away from him.

Pat Cummins to Joe Denly. Full ball just outside the off pole, Denly blocks it.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Again full and on middle, Burns blocks it out. Maiden for Josh in his second over after the break.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Fuller and on off, RB plays it back to the bowler.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Fuller this time on the legs of Burns, he tucks it towards mid-wicket.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Good bumper by Hazlewood! It is bowled on middle and leg, Burns quickly ducks under it.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Fullish ball just outside the off pole, Burns defends it back towards the bowler.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Short of a length ball on leg, Burns looks to flick it but he gets hit on the thigh pad as the ball rolls towards the off side.

Pat Cummins to Joe Denly. A dot to end! On off, Denly stands tall and keeps it out.

Pat Cummins to Joe Denly. A loud shout but once again the umpire shakes his head. Too high? Paine does signal that. This is around off and it jags back in. Denly looks to drive but misses to get hit high on the pads. An appeal but it is turned down. Hawk Eye shows it to be clipping the top of the stumps. Australia need to get it a little more fuller than the length they are bowling.

Pat Cummins to Joe Denly. On a length this time around off, Denly is solid in defense.

Pat Cummins to Joe Denly. Back of a length on off, Denly stands tall and keeps it out.

Pat Cummins to Joe Denly. Slightly shorter and just outside off, left alone.

Pat Cummins to Joe Denly. Another one which is angled into the batter, Denly works it through square leg and takes two.

Pat Cummins to bowl from the other end.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Another dot! Fuller and on off, this is pushed to mid off. 9 from the first over after resumption.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Good length and on off, this is defended onto the ground. A DOT!

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Another two! All four balls after the break have been scored off. This is on the pads, Burns works it down towards fine leg. The fielder there runs to his left, dives and saves two for his side.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Runs again! This is outside off, Burns plays it with an angled bat down towards third man for two.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. FOUR! Nice way to start the session for Burns. This is shorter and outside off, Rory stands tall and pushes it through covers. No stopping those.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. This is angled into the batter, it is worked wide of mid on for one. First run of the session.

We are back! Joe Denly and Rory Burns will resume their innings. Josh Hazlewood will start the proceedings after the break. Here we go...

... Day 2, Session 2 ...

A good recovery by England! However, not sure which side will be the happier one at the break. We can easily say it is a shared session. The start though belonged to Australia as the returning pacer, Josh Hazlewood ran riot and took two important wickets of Jason Roy and the skipper, Joe Root. But as the game went on, the pitch played out well for the batters as the movement reduced and batting became easier. Joe Denly and Rory Burns steadied the ship as they are amidst a 50-run partnership. The opener is making most of the life he got, having been dropped on 11 by Usman Khawaja. The two batsmen will be eager to make use of the starts they have got. Also, England would hope they can stitch a big stand here. Australia on the other hand, will look to pick a few wickets quickly after the break. Stay tuned for the second session.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. A dot to end! Back of a length on off, this is kept out. THAT IS LUNCH ON DAY 2!

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Good comeback! this is on a length and outside off, Burns hangs his bat out and gets beaten.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. FOUR! Nicely timed! Just used the pace of the bowler there. Also, the 50-run stand is up and it is a very good one. A much-needed one too as England were in a spot of bother. Fuller and outside off, Burns leans into the stroke and hits it through covers for a boundary.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. On the middle pole, Burns pushes it to mid on.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Fuller and on off, Burns strokes it to covers.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. On the pads, Burns looks to flick but misses to get hit on the thigh pad.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Attakcs the off pole again, Denly pushes it to covers.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Goes back to bowling length on off, it is defended nicely.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. OHHH! Lapse in concentration there for Denly. After a few good balls, Hazlewood bowls it full and outside off, wanting Denly to go for a drive. Joe does so but is beaten.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. On a length and around off, this one moves away. Denly guides it to gully.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. The inside edge saves Denly there! This is a good nut. It lands on middle and it comes back in. Denly looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads. An appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Paine and Hazlewood have a chat but don't review. Actually, replays late on show there was no inside edge and it hit him high on the back pad. Also, it was right from Australia to not review as Hawk Eye shows it to be going over.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Good length and on off, Denly tries to defend but it goes off the inner half on the leg side.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Length ball way too wide for Burns, he lets it be.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. This one takes off! Pitching on a length and just outside off, the ball pitches and rises on Burns. He tries to play at it but misses.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Good bowling by Cummins here. The ball pitches on middle and then nips away with the angle. Rory tries to defend but does so inside the line of the delivery. He gets beaten and the ball also just falls short of the keeper as he takes it on the bounce.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Length ball on the fifth stump line, RB leaves it.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Down the leg side this time by Cummins, Rory tries to flick but misses.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Short ball on middle and leg, Burns ducks under it and lets it through to the keeper.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Length ball outside off, Denly shoulders arms to it.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Full ball on the off side, Denly pushes it towards mid off.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Edged but safe! Length ball outside off to Burns, the ball gets a thick outside edge and it goes uppishly towards gully but falls short.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Fullish ball outside off, Burns leans into the drive but the shot goes straight to the mid off fielder.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Length ball down the leg side, Rory looks to flick but misses.

Pat Cummins to Joe Denly. Slightly fuller and on off, Denly defends it out.

Pat Cummins to Joe Denly. On a good length and outside off, it has been left alone.

Pat Cummins to Joe Denly. Edgy FOUR! This is shorter and outside off, Denly hangs his bat out, it goes off the outer half through backward point and it races away.

Pat Cummins to Joe Denly. A bumper now on middle, the batter ducks under it.

Pat Cummins to Joe Denly. Another length ball around off, Denly blocks it out.

Pat Cummins to Joe Denly. Hits the length hard on off, Denly defends it out.

Pat Cummins is on now!

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. Close! This is darted on the off pole. Burns at the very end, gets his bat down and keeps it out.

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. Flatter and on off, Burns pushes it back to the bowler.

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. FOUR! Sloppy effort in the field there. This is shorter and outside off, Khawaja goes back and pushes it towards cover-point. Khawaja runs to his right and then dives but fails to stop it.

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. Well bowled! It is slower through the air on off, Burns lunges and defends it. The ball hits the outer part of the bat and goes towards point.

Nathan Lyon to Joe Denly. This is tossed up on off, it is hit towards mid on for another one.

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. Shorter and around off, Burns goes back and slaps it towards cover. The fielder there misfields and a run is taken.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. A short one to end on middle, Denly ducks under it.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. On the off pole, blocked again.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Outside off and on a length. Denly shoulders arms to this one.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. FOUR! Creamed! What a shot that is. Not a lot wrong with that delivery. It is slightly fuller and on off, Denly leans into the stroke and hits it through covers for a boundary.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Goes wide of the crease and angles this one into the off pole. JD keeps it out again.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Back of a length and on off, Denly defends it out. The wicket seems to have eased out now and it looks a good one to bat on.

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. Fuller and flatter this time by Lyon on the off side. Burns sweeps it towards mid-wicket but Head there dives to his right and saves at least two. Good cricket all around.

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. Good shot by Burns here. He comes down the track to this loopy ball on off and plays it towards deep square leg. The fielder in the deep gobbles it up as the batters take a couple.

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. Full ball on off, tossed up. Burns blocks this off the front foot.

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. Short this time, Burns blocks it out.

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. Flat and on middle, the ball hits the inside edge of Burns' bat and then hits the pad. It lobs up but falls safely.

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. Shorter in length and outside off, Lyon gets away with it as Burns slaps it to covers.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. On the body of Burns, he hops and plays it towards square leg as he retains the strike for the next over.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Short of a length ball on off, Denly punches it towards covers and takes a single.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. This time Denly is able to take a couple. Length ball just outside off, he dabs it towards third man and takes a couple.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Hazlewood attacking the stumps here. Good length ball on the off pole, Denly pushes it back to the bowler.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Length ball on the fifth stump line, Denly lets it be.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Good ball by Hazlewood to start his second spell. Good length ball on off, it is blocked out by Denly.

Josh Hazlewood is back!

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. Outside off, Burns pushes it to covers.

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. FOUR! That has been nailed! Uppish but away from the fielder. Burns brings the sweep shot out. He hits it hard and just away from the diving mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. Flatter and on off, Rory pushes it to the man at covers.

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. On middle, this is defended.

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. Flatter and on middle, it skids through. Burns goes back and pushes it to covers.

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. Floats it up on middle, Burns looks to defend but it goes off the inner half to short leg.

Peter Siddle to Joe Denly. FOUR! Edged but Denly won't mind. Good length ball on the off pole, the ball pitches and moves away to catch the outside edge of Denly's blade. The ball though gets enough contact to go away from the slip cordon and into the third man fence.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Full again and on off, this time Burns is able to take the single as he strokes it towards covers.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Great fielding! Matthew Wade is the man. This time Siddle bowls it fuller and on the off pole. Burns comes on the front foot and pushes it towards mid off. Wade at short mid off dives to his right and saves at least one. Putting pressure on the batters here.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Consistent bowling from Siddle, Burns has no business with these kind of balls.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Similar line and length, Burns again lets it be.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Length ball outside off, Burns shoulders ams to it.

Nathan Lyon to Joe Denly. NOT OUT! Doing too much, missing leg! Australia lose one review. Denly had a good stride forward there. This is tossed up outside off, it turns back in. Denly looks to flick but misses to get hit on the front pad. An appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Paine reviews. Replays roll in and Hawk Eye shows the ball to be going down leg.

An appeal for an LBW has been turned down. Australia review. Could just be umpire's call for height or maybe just doing too much.

Nathan Lyon to Joe Denly. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Nathan Lyon to Joe Denly. Tosses this one up on off, Joe strokes it nicely through covers for two. A good shot but Lyon won't mind as he is driving it against the turn.

Nathan Lyon to Joe Denly. Loopy ball on off, Denly strokes it to covers.

Nathan Lyon to Joe Denly. Fuller on off, this is hit back to the bowler.

Nathan Lyon to Joe Denly. Floats it up on off, Denly defends it.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. DROPPED! Khawaja is the man! A life for Burns. That went to him quickly but it was at a good height, should have been taken. Siddle's persistence outside the off pole almost paid off. This is on a length and outside off. Burns goes after it. It goes off the outer half to gully who fails to hang on. This could prove costly.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Another one wide outside off, it has been left alone.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Bowls this one outside off, Rory pushes at it tentatively and mistimes it to covers.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Another one on a length and around off, Rory keeps it out.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Back of a length and on off, Burns defends it on the off side.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Good length and on off, this is defended.

Nathan Lyon to Joe Denly. Down the leg side, Denly lets it be. Not a lot of purchase in Lyon's first.

Nathan Lyon to Joe Denly. This is on middle, Denly works it to the man at mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Joe Denly. Just short again! This is floated up on off, it goes on with the arm. Denly plays for the turn but the ball goes off the outside edge. Lands just short of Steven Smith at first slip who wrings his fingers in pain. That hurt.

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. Flatter and on middle, Burns goes back and works it through mid-wicket for one.

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. Tosses it up on middle, Burns looks to defend but it goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns. Floats it up on off, Burns pushes it to covers.

Nathan Lyon is on now. The surface seems a touch dry so it will be interesting to see if he gets some purchase.

Peter Siddle to Joe Denly. FOUR! Great shot! This is pure class from Denly. The ball is pitched full and outside off, Denly goes onto the front foot and drives it through the covers for a boundary.

Peter Siddle to Joe Denly. Fuller ball on middle and off, Denly blocks it out.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Full and on off, Burns drives it towards covers and takes a quick single.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Length ball outside off, Burns shoulders arms to it.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. On the off side this one, Burns plays it towards the point region.

Peter Siddle to Joe Denly. Was that dropped or not? Head's reaction says he could have done better. The ball is pitched on middle and leg, Denly flicks it towards mid-wicket and Travis at short leg bends to take the catch but the ball goes from between his legs. The batters take 3 by the time the fielders gather it as the ball rolls towards deep mid-wicket.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Full and on off, Burns plays it straight back to the bowler.

Denly has a bit of a concussion check and hence Drinks have been called for. The good thing is that Joe is smiling, so it does not seem pretty serious. It is the norm these days that if you get hit on the protective gear, a concussion check is made. Also, there is the new rule of a like-for-like substitute if concussion is proved. Coming to the game, well, Australia's morning thus far. They won the toss on a bright and sunny day but the conditions are a mix and match of overcast and sunny. The bowling has been almost perfect with not too many loose deliveries and the hosts have lost two quick wickets. Burns has been impressive with his technique again while Denly has just arrived. Might be lucky that Hazlewood might not carry on for long.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Nasty! Denly wasn't expecting that. Hazlewood pitches this one short and on middle, Denly looks to pull but misses. The ball kicks off sharply and hits the helmet of Denly. It lobs over the slip cordon towards third man. The batters cross and take a leg bye off it. Hazlewood asks Denly whether he is fine and Denly nods, shaking his head slightly.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Length ball outside off, Denly defends it off the back foot.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Ohhh! Edged but short! Close one this. Hazlewood pitches it just outside off, the ball pitches and straightens. It takes the outside edge of Denly's bat and goes towards third slip but falls just short.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. On middle and leg, Burns plays it towards square leg and takes a quick single.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Outside off, Burns shoulders arms to it.

Peter Siddle to Joe Denly. Stifled appeal for an LBW by Australia but nothing there. The ball is pitched on middle and leg and angles into Denly. It hits his thigh pad but the ball seems to be going down leg.

Peter Siddle to Joe Denly. Full on middle and leg, Denly defends it back to the bowler.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Full ball outside off, Burns pushes it towards the cover-point region and grabs a single.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Outside off and on a length, Rory shoulders arms to it.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. On the off pole, Burns blocks it out.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Full and on middle, Burns pushes it back towards Siddle.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Length ball outside off, Denly lets it be. End of another successful over by Hazlewood.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. On the pads of Denly, he beautifully flicks it towards the mid-wicket gap and takes a couple.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Similar line and length again, pushed towards mid off.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. This time fuller but on the off side. Pushed back to the bowler by Denly.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Denly. Good length ball on the pads of Denly, he looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.

Joe Denly walks out to the middle to replace his skipper. England need him to play a good innings here.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root. OUT! LBW! Root is out of here. Not sure why he does not review though. Australia are absolutely pumped up. They have got the big fish. Hazlewood is the man once again. He is making some impact on his return and also, both the wickets are well-deserved. He has been brilliant from the start. He has kept bowling tight, maidens after maidens and also getting the ball to move both ways. This time he gets it to come back in sharply from outside off. Root fails to put bat on ball and gets hit on the pads. An appeal and the finger goes up. Root has a chat with Burns but his partner feels it is not worth the review and he walks back. Replays later on show, that good he did not review as Hawk Eye shows three reds. Australia's decision to bowl first is proving to be the right one here. Till now that is. England in trouble here.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Length ball outside off, Burns guides it towards third man. Good over for England.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. FOUR! Great shot! Burns gets on top of the bounce of this length ball outside off and just pushes it through the covers for a boundary.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. Length ball outside off, defended on the off side by Burns.

Peter Siddle to Rory Burns. FOUR! Bad start by Siddle here, releasing all the pressure. This is on the hips of Burns and he glances it towards the fine leg fence.

Peter Siddle to Joe Root. Length ball on the hips of Root, he flicks it towards deep square leg. The fielder there gives it a chase and gathers it as the batters take a single.

Peter Siddle to Joe Root. FOUR! A loosener to begin with and Root makes him pay! Shorter and outside off, Root goes back and guides it through cover-point. It races away to the fence.

Peter Siddle is on! First change for Australia.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Fuller this time by Hazlewood, Burns plays it towards mid-wicket. Good over by Hazlewood again.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Loud appeal by Hazlewood for an LBW but the umpire is unmoved. The ball pitches on a length on middle and straightens. It hits Burns on the thigh pad. Looks like would have gone over the stumps.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Length ball outside off, Burns lets it be.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Length ball on middle and off, Burns pushes it towards mid-wicket off the back foot.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. On the off pole this time, Burns defends it onto the ground.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Just outside off, Burns covers his off pole and shoulders arms to this one.

Pat Cummins to Joe Root. Length ball this time, hits the inside edge of Root's bat and onto the pads.

Pat Cummins to Joe Root. FOUR! Action replay of the last ball. Again full and outside off, Root pushes at it with ease and a boundary results.

Pat Cummins to Joe Root. FOUR! Class from Root! This one is pitched full and on off outside off, Root just leans into the drive and caresses it through covers for a boundary. First boundary of the match.

Pat Cummins to Joe Root. Length ball outside off, Root gets behind the line of the delivery and blocks it out.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. A single after 19 balls! Talk about keeping it tight. Length ball just outside off, Burns dabs it towards cover-point and takes a quick single.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Pitched on a length on leg, hit on the hips of Burns as he tries to flick this one towards the leg side.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root. Well played but for no runs! This is on a length and just outside off, Root dabs it but can't get it past third slip.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root. Another dot! This is once again on the off stump, Root guides it to point. This is an excellent start by the Aussie bowlers.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root. Attacks the off pole again, Root is solid in defense.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root. Good fielding! This is angled into the off pole. Root plays it late towards gully where the fielder dives to his left and stops it.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root. Fuller in length and on off, Root looks to drive but the bat turns in his hand, he mistimes it to mid off.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root. Good length and on off, this is defended.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Outside off, Burns looks to defend initially but then bails out.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Short of the fielder again! Around off again and this one also straightens. Rory looks to defend one more time but the ball goes off the outside edge but short of third slip this time.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Edged but well short! Burns played that with soft hands. This is around off and it straightens after pitching. RB defends inside the line, the ball goes off the outside edge but well short of the second slip fielder.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. A good short one now on middle, Burns evades it.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Beaten. The ball pitches on a fullish length and swings away from the southpaw after pitching.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. On a good length and outside off, Burns lets it be.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root. The last ball is brought back in from around off. Root once again plays it late and to mid on. A really good over by JH comes to an end. A testing one.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root. This is tremendous stuff from Hazlewood. A joy to watch this at the moment. The last two balls came in. This one goes out after landing it around off. Root is beaten once again as he tries to defend.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root. Once again gets the ball to jag back in after landing it on off. Root manages to defend it late.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root. Now gets this one to angle into the batter, Root defends it.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root. Very good from Hazlewood. This lands on off and it straightens after pitching. Root looks to defend but is beaten by the movement.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root. Good length and on off, Root plays it late to the man at gully.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Good running again! This is on the pads, RB flicks it behind square on the leg side and takes two.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Well bowled! He makes good use of the angle. Lands it on off and gets it to slant away. Burns looks to defend but is beaten.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. A sharp short one on middle, the batter ducks under it.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. On the fuller side and on off, Burns is solid in defense.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Shorter and outside off, Rory does not fiddle with it.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Around middle, Burns defends it out.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. On the fuller side on off, Burns pushes it towards cover for one. He is off the mark. A successful first over for Hazlewood.

Josh Hazlewood to Rory Burns. Back of a length on off, Burns defends it onto the ground.

Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root. England are underway! Good running! This is on off, Root drops it on the off side and gets to the other end.

Joe Root is the new man in for England. The skipper will be looking to stay in the middle and steady the ship a bit after the early wicket.

Josh Hazlewood to Jason Roy. OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! What a start for Hazlewood and what a start for Australia. Exactly what they would have wanted after electing to bowl. Another excellent delivery. This is on off and on a length, it pitches and moves away. Roy hangs his bat out, the ball kisses the outside edge and goes to the keeper who makes no mistake. A duck for Roy.

Josh Hazlewood to Jason Roy. That is a beauty! Hazlewood angles this into the batter and then gets it to leave him after landing it on off. Roy looks to defend inside the line and gets beaten.

Josh Hazlewood to Jason Roy. A loosener to begin with and a loose shot by Roy. Short and outside off, Roy looks to slap it through the off side but misses.

Josh Hazlewood, the comeback man, to bowl from the other end.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. A maiden to begin with! On a length and outside off, Burns shoulders arms to this one.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Another one on a length and around off, Burns is solid in defense.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. A little swing there! This is fuller and around off, it slants away. Burns lets it be.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Three deliveries on a good length and on the stumps, Burns defends it out. Not a lot of movement for Cummins yet.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Another one on a length and around off, Burns once again gets right behind the line and keeps it out.

Pat Cummins to Rory Burns. Right on the money to begin with! This is on off and on a length. Burns defends it out.

So all the English players walk out to collect their red caps. That is what they will be wearing on their head today as contribution to the Ruth Strauss foundation. The England players now head back in after collecting their caps and the Aussies make their way to the middle. They are followed by the English openers, Jason Roy and Rory Burns. Pat Cummins to start the proceedings for Australia and he will be bowling to Burns. 4 slips and a gully in place. Here we go...

England skipper, Joe Root, says they wanted to bowl too but it looks a pretty good surface and they want to make use of it this morning. Reckons the toss might just be a good one to lose and a big first innings total is what they are looking for. Further adds the revised conditions were important to take into consideration but they were always going to pick the team from the squad they have. Informs they have two changes, James Anderson and Moeen Ali are out and Jack Leach and Jofra Archer come in.

Australian skipper, Tim Paine says there has been a little weather around, the pitch has been under cover and it is also a shortened game. Informs there is one change, Josh Hazlewood comes in for James Pattinson.

ENGLAND (PLAYING XI) - Rory Burns, Jason Roy, Joe Root (C), Joe Denly, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow (WK), Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer ( DEBUT/ IN FOR JAMES ANDERSON), Stuart Broad, Jack Leach (IN FOR MOEEN ALI).

AUSTRALIA (PLAYING XI) - Cameron Bancroft, David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Matthew Wade, Tim Paine (WK/C), Pat Cummins, Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood (IN FOR JAMES PATTINSON).

TOSS - Up goes the coin and it lands in the favor of Australia. THEY WILL BOWL FIRST!

Rain, rain go away, let us get some cricket today! The rain Gods have probably listened to our prayers as we have good news to begin with. It is not raining for now and the forecast is also not that bad for today. Since, the 1st day was abandoned, it is now a 4-day Test match. Also, 98 overs are to be bowled on all the days as it is now a 4-day Test match. The second session is an extended one today and an extra 30 minutes is also possible at the end if the amount of overs to be bowled are not done. Welcome to the coverage of Day 2.

Right. England effectively 8/0 at this stage. Roughly 139 overs left in this game, with 41 scheduled to go for tonight. How much of them will we get in? Will the Aussies manage to pick wickets and keep England under check? Will the hosts go all out and try and get to 200 in 2 sessions and then declare, aiming to bowl Australia inside 2 sessions? Or will get a draw? Join us back at 4.30 pm local (1530 GMT) for the final session.

Excellent bowling by England but they were luckless. They could have got Australia all out before Lunch and even after that but the edges either kept getting beaten or finding the gaps. Archer got only 2 wickets but the spell that he bowled post Lunch will be remembered as one of the best ever at this ground. Broad helped himself to 4 wickets while Woakes got 3.

Credit to Australia that they did not lose their way though, even after the Smith retirement. Siddle and Cummins played out valuable time, allowing Smith to get back on the field again. He missed his century by just 8 runs but crucially, took the visitors close to England's first innings total. Do not forget Pat Cummins' contribution as well. The lower order for Australia batted for 132 balls and scored 38 runs between themselves with the bat. That is almost batting out a whole session.

The session started positively for the hosts, with Paine getting dismissed quickly. But then came the fine stand between Smith and Cummins. The pair was starting to counter-attack when Jofra Archer fired in a bouncer. And Smith was down. The crowd got silent as one when Smudge was down but got relieved when he got up. Concussion tests were being taken and Smith was ordered off the field.

End of an eventful session. 5 wickets, 95 runs. Or shall we say 6 wickets? Because Smith was dismissed almost twice. Not a lot to choose between these two sides. The question now is, with 40 overs left in the day and 98 tomorrow, is there still time for a result?

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. OUT! Caught! Goes for a bumper but this is going down the leg side, Cummins goes for a massive pull to heave this over the mid-wicket fence. He is late into the shot and as the ball passes his attempt, it kisses the gloves. Bairstow goes to his left to grab that easily. Broad has his fourth. England manage to stay 8 runs ahead.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Good length ball on off, Cummins blocks it off his back foot again.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Shortish ball on off, coming in to the right-hander who blocks it off his back foot.

Jack Leach to Josh Hazlewood. Full and outside off, Hazlewood drives this through the covers and gets a couple. 250 up for Australia! The deficit is now 8.

Jack Leach to Josh Hazlewood. Outside off, solidly defended.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. Down the leg side, Pat looks to flick but misses. The ball goes through the vacant fine leg region and the batsmen take a leg bye.

What will Pat Cummins do now? Go all out?

Jack Leach to Josh Hazlewood. Spinning in from outside off, worked through square leg for a single.

Jack Leach to Josh Hazlewood. Full and outside off, pushed towards cover.

Josh Hazlewood is the last man in.

Jack Leach to Nathan Lyon. OUT! LBW! The decision stays as it is. Leach gets a wicket as well. Full and around leg, Lyon looked to defend but missed and got hit on the pads. leach appealed as soon the ball missed the bat, umpire Gaffaney thought long and hard and then raised his finger. Lyon looked at Cummins and then signalled the 'T'. Hawk Eye comes in and initially we are unable to understand whether the ball has clipped or hit the stumps. Lyon is asked to go and after some time, we come to know that the ball has hit the stumps. No reviews left for Australia now.

OUT! LBW! Lyon has been adjudged and he does look dead plumb. Cummins advises his partner to take the review. Here comes Hawk Eye. Seems like there is some issue because the trajectory is not showing whether it has hit the stumps or clipped. Either ways, Lyon is out. But will Australia lose or retain their review? Okay, it is Hitting. Review lost then.

Jack Leach gets the ball in his hand again. 10-3-16-0 so far. Nice time for him to get a wicket or two.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Outside edge now but doesn't carry. Good length outside off, Cummins fends at this but gets an outside edge. Root is in perfect position to gobble that but it just falls short of England skipper.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Fuller ball outside off, Cummins looked to drive this through the off side but it came off the inner half of the bat to roll towards Broad. On good days, this disturbs the timber.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Another shortish length to which Cummins lunges to block.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Shortish around off, Cummins blocks it off his back foot.

Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon. That was in the air! Fuller ball on off, Lyon lofted it towards mid off uppishly but no fielder there. Leach runs from short extra cover to stop the ball. They take three.

Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon. Bouncer outside off from Broad, Lyon goes for a pull but misses. Played on a wrong line there.

Chris Woakes to Pat Cummins. EDGED, FOUR! Did that carry? Not sure. A length ball outside off, Cummins pushes at it but the ball flies off the outside edge. The ball goes low to Ben Stokes at third slip who gets down to his left but cannot stop it, or catch it. Third man records another boundary. Cummins moves to 20 now.

Chris Woakes to Nathan Lyon. A length ball, down the leg side, helped through mid-wicket for a run.

Chris Woakes to Nathan Lyon. Lovely shot but for nothing. Full and outside off, Garry drives this straight back but Woakes bends and stops it with his left hand.

Chris Woakes to Nathan Lyon. Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover.

Chris Woakes to Nathan Lyon. A length ball around off, solidly defended.

Chris Woakes to Nathan Lyon. Great catch by Jonny Bairstow! No? My ears are ringing then. A length ball down the leg side, Lyon looked to tuck but missed. Jonny dived to his left and took it with one glove. Went up in an appeal but Woakes says he did not hear anything. Good that Root does not review. Replays show that it went off the shirt.

Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon. Bumper again but Lyon is up for the battle. Pulls this towards deep square leg to get a run. Good timing on that one from Lyon.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Fullish on the leg pole, Cummins works it towards fine leg to change ends.

Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon. Gets his pull right this time as Broad dishes out another short one, gets off the mark with a single through mid-wicket.

Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon. Now a shortish length, on a good height to be pulled but Lyon misses as he gets an inside edge into his body.

Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon. That sounded good off the bat but straight to the fielder. Fuller outside off, Lyon punches it straight to covers.

Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon. Beaten! That kept low. Fullish length around off stump, Lyon looks to push towards mid on, gets beaten. The ball dies down as it goes to Bairstow.

Chris Woakes to Pat Cummins. Fullish one again outside off, Cummins pushes it towards mid off, again came off from the toe end of the willow.

Chris Woakes to Pat Cummins. Goes fuller on middle this time, Cummins pushes it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket.

Chris Woakes to Pat Cummins. Good length on off, Cummins taps it towards point.

Chris Woakes to Pat Cummins. Fullish outside off again, Cummins drives it straight to the cover fielder. Came off from the toe end of the bat.

Chris Woakes to Pat Cummins. Slightly fuller on fourth stump, Cummins lunges to block it back to the bowler.

Chris Woakes to Pat Cummins. Fullish ball on off, Cummins blocks it coming forward.

Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon. Going down again, Lyon goes for a flick but misses again.

Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon. Going down the leg side this time, misses his flick.

Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon. Fullish one outside off, Lyon blocks it well.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Dropped! That was half a chance for sure. Shortish one outside off, Cummins looks to slam this over point but gets an outside edge which flies towards second slip. The ball was slightly higher but Roy couldn't get his jump to perfection and the ball didn't stick in his hands. The batters meanwhile take a single.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Shortish one from Broad, that shaped down the leg side, Cummins looks to tuck it around but missed. No edge there.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Good length outside off, Cummins blocks coming forward. Wanted a single but decided against it.

Chris Woakes to Nathan Lyon. The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball but fails.

Nathan Lyon is the next man in. This should be done in the next 20 minutes or so.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. OUT! LBW! Woakes gets rid of Smith for 92! Wow. That is something unimaginable, isn't it? Steve not getting an Ashes ton. Would have been his third successive ton this series and also the fourth in the Ashes. Would have been the first player ever to do so. Woakes has done the trick. A length ball, outside off, the former skipper gets across but then shoulders arms. Big, big mistake. A rare moment of indecision from Smudge. He is hit on the pads and immediately starts to walks off even before umpire Gaffaney raises his finger. However, Cummins calls him back and asks him to go for the review. Smith's reaction is like, 'Oh, come on, mate! But fine.' Signals the 'T'. Hawk Eye comes in and shows it to be hitting the stumps. End of another knock which has probably saved the day and match for the Aussies. A magnificent 92. Steve Smith departs but only after a standing ovation from the home of cricket. He came out after getting injured and played bravely. Australia now trail by 24. A one-inning shootout awaits us.

Gone, gone, gone! Smith has been adjudged LBW and he immediately starts walking. But Cummins calls him back and the great man takes the review. Looks dead plumb. Yes. Here comes Hawk Eye. Hitting middle stump. Smith misses out on becoming the first ever player to score 4 successive Ashes tons.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. A loud appeal for LBW but denied by the umpire. Full outside off, Smith shuffles across, looks for the block but misses. He gets hit low on the back pad but the impact seems outside off. Replays roll in, and Hawk Eye comes that it was missing the off pole as well. Smith living dangerously here.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. FOUR! Full this time outside off, Smith goes for the drive but gets an outside edge on it. The ball goes between gully and the slip cordon towards the third man fence. Looking shaky a bit here Steve Smith.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Smith gets an inside edge and the ball hits him on the pads.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. FOUR LEG BYES! Woof! Bairstow will be relieved here as the ball has hit the thigh pad and not on the bat! Down the leg side, Smith looks to flick but misses. The ball hits the thigh pad and trudges towards the fine leg fence.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Good length ball but goes down the leg, Cummins looks to flick but misses. There was a noise but it was probably off the ball kissing the pad. A mild appeal from a few English players but nothing from the umpire.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Slightly short one outside off, Pat taps it towadrs point.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Beaten! Fuller on off, asking Cummins to go for the drive. Cummins obliges to the bowler as he looked to drive but gets beaten on the inside edge.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Wide one outside off, Cummins is not bothered, lets it go to the keeper.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Shortish one from Woakes which came in, Cummins was right behind the line of the ball to block.

Unbelievable. Archer is warming up. Surely Root will not bring him back? Take care of that lad!

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Good length outside off, Cummins lets this one go to the keeper.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Short ball just outside off, Smith lets this one go. The man is back to the crease and he is looking for the ton here.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. FOUR! Wow, what a return to the crease for this man here! This is just pure class from Steve. Length ball just outside off, goes on the back foot and just creams this towards the cover fence. Consecutive boundaries by Smith.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. FOUR! WOW! Who said Smith was retired hurt just a while ago! Length ball on off, Smith clears his front leg and slams this towards mid-wicket. What a shot from Smith that.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Good length ball on off, Smith has his normal walk across to tuck it towards mid-wicket.

Wow. Take a bow. Steven Peter Devereux Smith is walking out to the middle. There is a section of the crowd which is still booing him. But there is an even bigger section, including Aussie and England fans, which is standing up and applauding. Hail the great man.

Chris Woakes to Peter Siddle. OUT! Caught! Beauty from Woakes to get rid of Siddle. Shortish length on off from Woakes, Siddle looks to fend at the ball which shapes a tad bit away from him, gets an edge which is pouched by Bairstow comfortably. A dodgy knock comes to an end from Siddle. Australia still trail by 40.

Chris Woakes to Peter Siddle. Slightly shorter one on middle, Siddle looks to block towards the leg side but gets a small leading edge that falls close to him.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. On a length outside off, Cummins looks to defend but the ball stays low and goes off the outside edge towards cover.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Bouncer! The batsman ducks under the bouncer at the last moment.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Full and around off, watchfully defended.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Outside off, on a length, Cummins looks to play at that but misses.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Length ball on leg pole, Cummins tries to block this one out but he gets an inside edge on it and the ball goes towards square leg.

Chris Woakes to Peter Siddle. Huge appeal! Fuller again from Woakes, Siddle looks to flick this with his wrists but is very slow at it. The ball thuds into the pads and England fans make a loud appeal but that looked to be missing leg. No reviews taken. Might have been an edge as well.

Chris Woakes to Peter Siddle. Another fuller one from Woakes, Siddle bends down a bit to block it again.

Chris Woakes to Peter Siddle. Goes for a fuller on this, Siddle leans forward to block it back.

Michael Atherton on air informs us that Steve Smith is currently undergoing a concussion test in the Australian dressing room.

Chris Woakes to Peter Siddle. Another shortish one, looked a slower one. Siddle tucked it towards the leg side bit awkwardly.

Chris Woakes to Peter Siddle. Shortish ball on off, came into the right-hander quickly as his flick is missed, gets hit on the back leg.

The weather is playing hide and seek. Bright and sunny now.

Chris Woakes to Peter Siddle. Good length outside off, Siddle has no business with that one.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Defended off the back foot by the Cummins.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Beauty! Length ball, fourth stump line, nipping away. A fast bowler's dream! The only thing missing was the outside edge as Cummins looked to defend but did so inside the line. He survives this one.

Stuart Broad to Peter Siddle. Full outside off, Siddle drives at this one too. The ball skews off the outside edge and goes between gully and the slip cordon. Denly mops it up from the deep as the batters take three.

Stuart Broad to Peter Siddle. Swing and a miss! Full outside off, Siddle looks to drive it through the covers but misses as the ball whizzes past the outside edge. Good bowling by Broad.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. On the legs of Cummins, he tries to flick but misses to get hit on the thigh pad. They take a leg bye off this as the ball rolls towards backward square leg.

Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins. Outside off, left alone by Cummins.

Stuart Broad replaces Jofra Archer into the attack. 21-5-55-3 so far from him. He will be looking to clean up the Aussie tail quickly here and get a 5-fer also in the process.

Chris Woakes to Peter Siddle. Wide outside off, left alone. Woakes starts with a maiden.

Chris Woakes to Peter Siddle. Shortish ball on middle, goes further down the leg side as Siddle misses his flick.

Chris Woakes to Peter Siddle. Beaten! Outside off on a good length, Siddle looks to push but is beaten. Good delivery.

Chris Woakes to Peter Siddle. Shortish length on middle, Siddle pushes it towards mid-wicket.

Chris Woakes to Peter Siddle. Fifth stump line outside off, Siddle leaves it alone.

Chris Woakes to Peter Siddle. LBW appeal! Woakes starts with a good length ball on middle, this comes in from the off stump and hit Siddle on the pads. An appeal from English players but that looked to be missing leg. Hawk Eye confirms the same.

A dark patch of clouds is approaching the stadium. Hope we do not get any rain. England meanwhile, give the ball to Chris Woakes. 13-3-44-1 so far.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. FOUR BYES! Not anyone's mistake, to be honest. Yes, Archer slides this down the leg side but the ball pitches and scoots further away from Jonny Bairstow who cannot get to it with a dive. All the way to the fine leg fence. This stand is worth 11 now.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. A bouncer, on middle, PC ducks.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. A length ball down the leg side, Patrick misses his flick and is hit on the pads.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. Around off, solidly defended.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. Another one down the leg side, Pat looks to tuck but misses. Archer appeals for a caught behind but nothing from Bairstow.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. Full and down the leg side, left alone.

THE SECOND NEW BALL HAS BEEN TAKEN. Not surprising at all. Archer continues his marathon spell. The deficit for Australia is 48. Critically, there are around 75 minutes in this session. England will aim to wrap this innings up quickly.

Jack Leach to Peter Siddle. FOUR! Much-needed boundary after a long time for Australia. The ball is on the leg side, Siddle nudges it towards fine leg and the ball slowly trudges to the fine leg fence. Burns gives it a chase from square leg but fails to keep the ball in play.

Jack Leach to Peter Siddle. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Jack Leach to Peter Siddle. Siddle defends it by getting on the front foot towards the leg side.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. On the legs of Cummins, he flicks it towards fine leg for a single.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. Some turn off the pitch for Leach, the ball pitches outside leg and goes over the off pole as Cummins misses his defensive block. Bairstow isn't able to grab it on the first time but it doesn't result in any damage.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. Pitched outside leg, blocked by Cummins.

Jofra Archer to Peter Siddle. Fullish outside off, Siddle pushes it back to the bowler by presenting full face of the bat.

Jofra Archer to Peter Siddle. Mixing it up here is Archer, slower bouncer outside off. Siddle evades it.

Jofra Archer to Peter Siddle. Now slower yorker from Archer. Siddle read it early to block it well.

Jofra Archer to Peter Siddle. Another short ball. Again very high as Bairstow jumps to collect it over his head.

Jofra Archer to Peter Siddle. Beaten again! Good length ball on off, comes in with the angle. Siddle looks to have a push at it but gets beaten.

Jofra Archer to Peter Siddle. Another bumper! 95 mph this time but too short as Siddle ducks under it.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. Blocked towards the point region off the front foot by Cummins.

Jack Leach to Peter Siddle. Quick single taken by the batters. Siddle pushes it towards covers and doesn't react quickly to the call of his partner, however he does make it to the other end in time. Single taken.

Jack Leach to Peter Siddle. Floated this time, pushed back to the bowler.

Jack Leach to Peter Siddle. Again flat on middle, pushed to covers.

Jack Leach to Peter Siddle. Flat on middle, pushed back to Leach.

Jack Leach to Peter Siddle. Flat on middle, Siddle blocks it out towards the off side.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. Beaten! Good ball! Shortish length on off, shapes back into the batter who plays down the wrong line to get beaten.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. Another shortish one on the body to Cummins, he stands tall to this one and blocks.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. Shortish ball on middle to Cummins, Looks to guide towards the leg side but gets hit on the thigh pad.

Jofra Archer to Peter Siddle. Fuller one to the new man, this one is just outside off, Siddle pushes it towards mid off to take a run. Off the mark on ball one.

STEVE SMITH IS GOING OFF THE PARK. The entire Lord's arena is standing up as one for the great batsman. Don't think he will come out to bat again in this innings. But guess he has done enough to give Australia some well-needed time in this Test. New batsman is PETER SIDDLE. England will now look to bat in this session itself. The lead is 55 for now.

That is nasty. Smith is lying on the ground. He has taken his helmet off. All the English players are going to check on him. The physio is coming running in. England are literally bullying Smith with this short stuff. It is a test of character. A real test. This is going to be a lengthyyy delay....

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Nasty! Very Nasty this one by Archer! And Smith is down on the floor this time as the ball has hit him flush on the NECK! Archer bowls this short and just outside off, it shoots off the pitch. Smith looks to duck under it but the ball didn't bounce as much as he expected. He bends down awkwardly in an attempt to leave it but fails to do so. The ball hits him on the side of his neck. He's lying on the ground shaking his head.

This is beginning to be a tough battle.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. FOUR! Short again by Archer but pulled well by Smith, just wide of the fielder at backward square leg where Stokes was positioned. The ball was going uppishly and the England players were excited for a moment but the ball races to the fence. 200 up with that boundary.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. Fuller this time, Cummins dabs this off his front foot.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. Another shortish length on off, blocked by Cummins on the off side.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. Same line and length, Cummins is behind the ball to block again.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. This is slightly shorter on off, Cummins blocks it again.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. Good length ball on off and middle, Cummins blunts it comfortably.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Fuller ball on off, Smith drives it firmly towards mid off and takes for a quick single. There is a direct hit but he is home comfortably.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. The batsman fails to put bat on ball.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. Again beaten, the wicket doesn't seem to be far away from Archer here. Length ball outside off, Cummins tries to put bat on ball but misses again.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. Mixing it up well here Archer. This time Archer bowls it on a length, the ball pitches just outside off and nips away. Cummins tries to defend but misses as he gets squared up.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. FOUR! Beautiful drive by Cummins. This time he bowls it full but outside off. Cummins leans into the drive and the ball races to the cover boundary.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. Archer bowling short ball after short ball. This time Cummins ducks and it gets through to Bairstow.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Tossed up around middle, Steve drives it straight back. Leach collects and mimes a throw but does not release it.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Around middle, solidly defended.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. Full and around middle, this time Cummins nudges it wide of Buttler at short leg for a quick single.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. Full on middle, pushed towards the bowler again, this time towards mid on.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. Around middle and off, pushed back to the bowler.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. Full and outside off, pushed towards cover.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Beautiful bowling by Archer! Truly rock and roll! Making life as hard as he can for Smith. Length ball and it rockets off the pitch. It rises on Smith and hits him on the glove.The ball lobs towards Jos Buttler at short leg but just too far from him. He dives but doesn't get to it. Looks like the wicket of Smith is coming soon following the injury on his elbow, however he is toughing it out right now.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. Outside edge now! Outside off on a good length from Archer as Cummins looks to push it towards the off side. Gets an edge and lands between slip and gully. They take a run.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. Good length on off, Cummins pats it towards point.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. Barrage of bouncer continues from Archer, this time to Cummins. The ball flies off the surface as Cummins gets beaten. Bairstow leaps to pouch that one goes for an appeal. Root goes for the review at the very last moment, that looked close. However, replays shows that it was very far from the willow or gloves of Cummins. Review gone for England.

Caught behind! Is it? Archer has bowled a brute to Cummins and there is an appeal for a caught behind. But Aleem Dar has shaken his head. England, after a lot of deliberation go for the review. Here come the replays. And the ball... has hit nothing. Top decision!

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. Fullish ball on off, Cummins blocks it well but Jofra has overstepped.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Another bouncer! Superb bowling from Archer. This is heading towards the head of Smith, he moves across and looks to hammer over the square leg fielder. Didn't time it well, in the air but lands safe, short of deep backward square leg. They take one.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. FOUR! Goes for the bouncer. Archer is not going to stop doing that seeing Smith's pain. Good ball, on the body as Smith looks to pull this, gets a top edge and the ball flies over the keeper for a four. Smith not looking to hang back either.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. Cummins flicks this one towards the leg side.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. Full on the pads, Cummins pushes it towards mid on.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. Full and floated just outside off, it goes uppishly towards point off the leading edge of Cummins' bat.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. The batsman has played it to the point region.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. This time flatter, Cummins takes a foot forward but gets an outside edge on it. The ball goes off the leading edge towards covers. Falls way short of the fielder.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. Floated on middle and off, Cummins plays it back to Leach.

The physio is in the middle. And Smith is wincing. The ball has hit him right on the left elbow. The physio presses a couple of points and the batsman yells in pain. This looks bad. This looks real bad. Looks like England have eventually found a way to get Smith out. Nasser Hussain on air says that the elbow is broken. He takes a couple of pain-killers, does Smith and is ready to guts it out.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. OUCH! On the elbow. Wow. Archer has hit Smith on the body and gets the crowd going. Finally gets the line right for the bumper. This doesn't rise much as Smith looks to duck, gets hit on the elbow. Looks in a lot of pain there.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Another bumper but again too high. Bairstow leaps to take it into the gloves.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Outside off on fifth stump, Smith lets it alone.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Slightly shortish but coming into the batsman, Smith blocks it bit awkwardly.

The physio is in the middle. And Smith is wincing. The ball has hit him right on the left elbow.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. WIDE! Bumper this time, called wide as Smith ducks.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. FOUR! Thumped through the covers. Fuller on but wide outside off. Smith has a chance to open the arms. He slams that one through covers and no one moves. Races to the fence.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Shortish length outside off, Smith walks across and blunts this on the off side.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. This time tossed up outside off, pushed to covers.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. Full on off, pushed back to Leach.

Jack Leach to Pat Cummins. Ohh! The English team appeal for an LBW but denied by the umpire. Tossed up on middle, the ball goes down with the angle. Cummins looks to flick but misses to get hit on the front pad. The England team appeals in unison but the umpire denies it. The replays roll in and it seems the ball is going down the leg side. Good that the hosts didn't take the review.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Tossed up on middle, Smith pushes it to mid on and takes a single.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Comes forward again and whips it towards short mid-wicket.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Full and around middle, Smith looks to flick but the ball goes off the inside edge, onto the pads and lobs towards short leg. But where is short leg? Has Root missed a trick here? Cummins wnts a single but Steve sends him back.

Jack Leach is back on. 4-2-7-0 so far.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. FOUR! What was that? Sharp incoming delivery from outside off, Cummins looks to block it off his back foot but the ball shoots up off the surface to get past the bat. Bairstow fails to collect that even with a leap and it races to the fine leg fence.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. Bumper from Archer but too high for Cummisn to do anything there.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. FOUR! That was intentional but risky. Fourth stump line outside off, Cummins goes with the shot and manages to thread the slip and gully cordon to get a boundary.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Slightly fuller outside off, Smith pushes it towards cover to take a run.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Good idea from Archer but the line was wrong. Looked for a slower yorker to pin Smith in front of the stumps, misses the line on that one. Remember how Bumrah had got the wicket of Shaun Marsh during Border-Gavaskar Trophy during India's last tour to Australia.

Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins. Good length ball outside off, Cummins looked to push it towards point with a dab. Pushed it nicely towards third man. Takes three to get off the mark on first ball.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Outside off, Smith leaves it alone.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Smith has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. FOUR! Beautiful flick off the pads! One moment we think he's gonna get out plumb in front of the wickets but he just flicks it gracefully for a boundary. Full and on middle, Smith shuffles across and nonchalantly plays it towards the mid-wicket fence.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Full again outside off, Smith plays this towards covers with just a hint of the outside half of his bat. The ball goes to deep cover where the fielders gobble it up and the batters take two.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Broad bowls this one full and on off, it pitches and stays a bit low. Smith does well to block it towards the off side.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Good length just outside off, Smith blocks it towards point.

Pat Cummins replaces his skipper out in the middle. He will need to partner Smith well.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. OUT! Caught! Good captaincy from Root as he persisted with that short leg fielder ever after the 50-run stand. This came in from a slightly shortish length on off, Paine looked to work it towards mid-wicket but gets an inside edge, the ball goes to hit his thigh pad and lob in the air to Buttler who pouches that comfortably at short leg. Early strike for England after Lunch. Archer has his second.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. Bumper this time, a bit too high as Paine ducks under it easily.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Shortish one outside off, Smith comes across to work it towards mid-wicket to take a single.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Full ball outside off, Smith pushes it towards point and says a loud no.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. Shortish one on middle, Paine pushes it towards deep square leg to take a run.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. Good length ball on off, coming into Paine, blocks it towards mid on. Not those convincing blocks though.

Archer from the other end post Lunch.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Pushed to mid-wicket by Smith. Australia start the session well, 5 off the first over after Lunch.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. FOUR! Shot of the day! Beautiful straight drive by Smith to this full pitched ball just outside off. It goes rapidly through mid off and to the fence. The deficit is below 100 now for the Aussies.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Outside off, Smith leaves it alone.

Stuart Broad to Tim Paine. Fuller this time, Paine pushes to mid-wicket and gives Smith the strike.

Stuart Broad to Tim Paine. Beaten! Good length ball on the fourth stump line, Broad moves his fingers on this one. It pitches and moves away as it beats the outside edge of Paine's bat.

Stuart Broad to Tim Paine. First ball, full toss outside off, Paine fails to make full use of it and pushes it straight to Stokes at cover.

Welcome back to the second session on Day 4 of the second Ashes Test. Stuart Broad will start the proceedings after the Lunch break. Australian skipper Time Paine to face the first ball. Here we go ...

... Day 4, Session 2 ...

Now, when the English side return post Lunch, they would be hoping for heaps of wickets to stand any chance of leveling the series. As far as Australia are concerned, they need one more good session to ensure that the series stays 1-0 going into Leeds. Smith remains the key, actually for England as well. See you on the other side then.

England have not bowled badly at all but just that they couldn't go past Smith. Archer, Broad, Woakes and Stokes bowled brilliantly but without much luck. Broad was the lone wicket-taker for England in this session when he got the outside edge of Wade to be pouched superbly by Rory Burns at gully. However, success has eluded them.

Smith is intact again! Tremendous session for Australia. Just one wicket lost and they have added 75 runs at a decent click. Wade was the only victim the English could claim. It doesn't look like Smith is going to get out. There were a couple of outside edges but Smith is in that kind of a patch where these won't carry to the fielder. Paine arrived with his share of luck as he missed and edged a couple of balls but has survived. The duo has added 53 runs so far.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Outside edge off the last ball but doesn't carry to the fielder at gully. Smith survives and so do Australia. LUNCH!

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Bouncer! Smith ducks this time as he doesn't want to take any risks just before Lunch. 2nd one for the over called by the umpire.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Again on the body, Smith works it towards square leg.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Fuller this time, Smith flicks it towards the leg side.

Ben Stokes to Tim Paine. Short of a length on the body, Paine awkwardly pulls this one towards square leg for a single.

Ben Stokes to Tim Paine. Bouncer but too high for Paine. He tries to hook but misses and the ball carries to JB. First warning for the bouncer given to Stokes.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Good length ball outside off, Smith defends the over out.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Shortish one this time, outside off, Smith blocks it off his back foot.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Fullish one this time, Smith is in total control as he blocks it well again.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Fuller one this time, Smith is right in the line to block.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Good length ball on off, Smith blocks it well.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Full on middle, Smith flicks it straight to mid-wicket.

Ben Stokes to Tim Paine. Beautifully driven to the cover fielder off this full ball outside off by Paine.

Ben Stokes to Tim Paine. Paine has played it to the point region.

Ben Stokes to Tim Paine. Beaten! Now, where did this hit Paine, thigh pad, bat or glove? We think it's thigh pad. The ball pitches on a good length, just outside off pole and moves away after pitching. The ball kisses the thigh pad and goes on the bounce to first slip. Oohhs and Aahs by the crowd as well as the players. Paine was looking to defend but got squared up.

Ben Stokes to Tim Paine. Paine shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Length ball on leg again, Smith pulls this well towards backward square leg and gives the strike to his skipper.

Ben Stokes to Tim Paine. Down the leg side, Paine goes for the pull but doesn't time it well. It hits the top half of his bat and uppishly goes towards fine leg. Bairstow gives it a chase, collects it and the batters exchange ends. Leg bye signalled.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Landed outside off, spinning away, Steve gets a big stride forward and watches it go past.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Full and just outside off, blocked towards Leach.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Outside off, pushed towards Leach again.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Full and around off, driven back to the bowler.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. FOUR! HEAVED! 25th half-century and 7th in the Ashes for Smith. Good length ball on middle and off, Smith charges down the track to go for the biggie. Doesn't time it too well but good enough for a boundary. Races to the mid-wicket fence. 150 comes up as well for Australia. Smith is in the mood again. He continues to be the thorn for England. First player to score 7 successive 50-plus scores in the Ashes. The 50-run stand comes up too!

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Fuller one outside off, Smith comes forward to push towards the off side.

Ben Stokes to Tim Paine. The skipper shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Ben Stokes to Tim Paine. Length ball on the off pole, it nips back in and hits Paine on the thigh pad. The English players appeal for an LBW but the umpire denies it. They surprisingly mull over taking a review as the ball seems to be going well over the wickets. In the end, they decide against taking it.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. On middle and leg, Smith flicks this one towards the leg side and takes one. Inching closer to his half ton.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Smith chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. FOUR! Beautiful cover drive by Smith! Full and outside off, perfect for the cover drive and Smith doesn't miss out. Leans into it and smashes it to the fence.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Good length on middle and leg, Smith tucks it towards mid-wicket with soft hands. Runs the first one quickly and completes the second easily. Smith moves to 43 with this.

Jack Leach to Tim Paine. Fuller one outside off again, Paine pushes it straight to cover.

Jack Leach to Tim Paine. Fuller one again, Paine blocks this off the inside half of the bat.

Jack Leach to Tim Paine. Oohhh... that was gone. But for the inside edge. Full and outside off, Paine looks to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. Leach puts in an appeal but no one does. The umpire shakes his head.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Another fullish ball outside off, Smith looks to drive this through point, but straight to Broad who is lazy to get down. The ball rolls towards third man and they take three.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Slightly fuller on middle and leg, Smith works it towards the leg side.

Jack Leach to Steve Smith. Full on off, Smith comes forward to push it back to the bowler.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. This time flicks this one towards fine leg and takes a single. 138/5 Australia with Smith and Paine hanging in.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Ouch! That must have hurt Smith! Stokes has a stare at him. Some fire on the pitch here. Stokes bowls this on a length and just outside off, the ball rises off the deck. It hits Smith between his thumb and forefinger, on his right hand. He has a look at the pitch and then at Stokes, who gives a stare back to him too. Fiery!

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Bouncer! Good one and on middle, Smith does well to duck under it.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Similar line and length, Smith shuffles and tucks it towards square leg for a couple. Making good use of the crease here.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Again length but this time straighter, Smith tucks it towards mid-wicket.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Length outside off, Smith leaves it alone.

Ben Stokes is back into the attack.

Jack Leach to Tim Paine. Slightly short one from Leach, Paine looks to slash this but this goes straight to the fielder at point, who fumbles but no run taken.

Jack Leach to Tim Paine. Another fullish one outside off, Paine pushes it straight to the fielder at point.

Jack Leach to Tim Paine. Slightly fuller this time on off, Paine comes forward and blocks well.

Jack Leach to Tim Paine. Another good length ball but on middle and leg, Paine blocks it again.

Jack Leach to Tim Paine. Similar line from Leach, Smith pushes this towards point.

Jack Leach to Tim Paine. Good length ball on off and middle from Leach, Paine blocks it by lunging.

Bowling change! Spin for the first time in this innings.

Sun is shining at Lord's at the moment. English weather that, for everyone. It was overcast just a while ago.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Length ball again by the bowler. Smith defends it off the back foot.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Outside off again, Smith lets it go again.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. What happened there! What a ball by Archer! A seam-up delivery on a length outside off, the ball pitches and nips back in a bit, but just as it crosses Smith, the ball wildly moves to the left of Bairstow. He dives and gets a hand to it as the ball rolls towards fine leg and the batters take a bye off it. The ball doing crazy things here.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. This one is again on middle pole, the ball pitches and nips back in as Smith gets hit on the thigh pad.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. Length ball on off pole, Paine plays it back to the bowler.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Wide outside off to finish the over. Smith leaves it alone.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Good length on middle and off, Smith pushes it towards mid-wicket.

Chris Woakes to Tim Paine. Excellent, simply excellent from Buttler! Wow. What a piece of fielding. Total commitment. Full ball outside off, Paine pushes it towards the off side and looks for a quick single. Ben Stokes comes in from cover and has a shy at the non striker's end, but misses. Paine was in though. No one to backup as Jofra Archer is a bit wide at mid on. The ball races towards the mid-wicket fence but hello! Jos Buttler gives it a chase from deep mid-wicket, dives full length to his left and stops the ball! Three runs taken.

Chris Woakes to Tim Paine. FOUR! SMASHED! Wide ball outside off and a shortish one to add. Paine opens his arms and pummels it through point and cover. Superb shot.

Chris Woakes to Tim Paine. Fuller ball this time, Paine blocks it by staying inside the crease.

Chris Woakes to Tim Paine. Good length outside off from Woakes, leaves it silently.

Signs that we might see spin. Somewhere in the field, Jack Leach is warming up.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. Another snorter from Archer, banging it on a length outside off and then generating steep bounce. Paine looks to push at that, almost fending it away, with one hand off the bat but the ball flies off the outside edge. However, because the bottom hand came off the bat, the ball dies down even before it goes to gully. It is in the gap and the batsmen take a single.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. Hit this one! What a riposte from Archer. A sharp bouncer outside off, TP sways away from the line.

Archer comes running in but the ball slips out of his hand. Paine threatens to hit that but does not.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. Outside off, quietly left alone this time.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. EDGED, SHORT! On a length outside off, Tim looks to defend but the ball moves away and takes the outside edge. However, because he played that with soft hands, it does not carry to Jason Roy at second slip.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. A short ball outside off, the skipper looks to pull but misses. Was there a noise? Naah...

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. Full and outside off, left alone.

Chris Woakes to Tim Paine. Similar to the last ball, again Tim looks to push this off the back foot towards the off side. He again gets an inside edge but this time it results in just a single. Luck is favoring Australia here in every way possible.

Chris Woakes to Tim Paine. Ohh! Close one this. Woakes bowls this one on a length on middle. Paine looks to push it towards covers but gets an inside edge on it as the ball rolls towards fine leg. Leach slides in near the fence and keeps the ball in play as the batters take two.

Chris Woakes to Tim Paine. This time full on the off pole, Paine does well to block this towards the off side.

Chris Woakes to Tim Paine. Fuller outside off, Paine blocks it out towards covers.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. On the hips of Smith, he pushes it towards square leg with soft hands and takes a single.

Chris Woakes to Tim Paine. Length ball on middle and off, Paine pulls it towards leg for a single.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Beaten! This doesn't happen often but Smith has been troubled twice in this over. Good length ball outside off, Smith plays at a wrong line to get beaten.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. This time he attempts a bumper but it is too high. Smith ducks it easily.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Good length ball outside off, Smith lets it be.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Looking for the yorker, Archer dishes a full toss going down leg side, Smith misses his flick on that one.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Shortish one to follow the good length ball, Smith blocks it well.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Good length ball outside off, Smith looks to drive but gets an outside edge. This was a slower one and hence didn't carry to the second slip fielder. That was a knuckle ball from Archer.

Chris Woakes to Tim Paine. Again gets beaten as Paine goes for the push outside off. End of a good over.

Chris Woakes to Tim Paine. Loud appeal by the the English for an LBW but denied by the umpire. They decide not to take the review. Looks to be going above the stumps. Good length ball just outside off, the ball nips back in after pitching. It hits Tim near the knee-roll on the middle pole line. The England players appeal loudly but nothing from the umpire. Replays later roll in and the Hawk Eye confirms that the ball was going over the middle pole. Good decision here.

Chris Woakes to Tim Paine. Outside off, Paine chooses to leave this one.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. On middle and leg, Smith flicks it towards fine leg and takes a single.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Beaten! Good ball by Woakes here, pitches it on the fourth stump line and gets it to nip away from Smith. He goes for the block but misses. The ball keeps low and goes to JB on two bounces.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Short of a length ball outside off, Smith plays it back to Woakes.

DRINKS!

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Another good length ball outside off, Smith pushes it to mid-wicket to take a run.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Bumper from Archer but too high, Smith not attempting anything on that one.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. Shortish length to Paine, who looks to pull and does it awkwardly to get a run.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. Good length ball this time, Paine blocks it.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. FOUR BYES! Another good length ball on leg stump, shapes away further on the leg side to go to the fence by evading the doing keeper. Paine tried his best to flick but missed.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. Ha ha ha! This is comical. How good and honest is this debutant bloke? Good length ball on off and middle, comes in to the batsman. The push towards the leg side was missed and Paine was hit high on the pads. There's an appeal from the slip cordon but Archer is not even interested! Eventually, he appeals, on seeing his mates. Root is serious though and wants to review but is informed that it is too high.

Change of ends for Jofra Archer. 17-7-25-1 so far. Giving Broad a well-deserved rest.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Fullish outside off. A rare edge by Smith but safe as it goes between gully and slip towards the third man region. Denly runs for it from the slip cordon and collects as the batters take two.

Chris Woakes to Tim Paine. Again similar line, on middle and leg, Paine flicks it to the leg side and crosses ends.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Gets on the back foot and flicks this towards fine leg to take a single.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Length ball on off, Smith shuffles across and again plays it towards the mid-wicket fielder.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. This time on middle, Smith pushes it back to Woakes off the back foot.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Starts off with a length ball just outside off, Smith flicks it towards mid-wicket.

Chris Woakes to bowl for the first time today. His figures yesterday - 9-3-27-1

Stuart Broad to Tim Paine. Another one outside off on a good length, Paine lets it be.

Stuart Broad to Tim Paine. Fifth stumper from Broad, Paine lets it go to the keeper.

Stuart Broad to Tim Paine. Fuller one this time, closer to the batsman, Paine leaned forward to drive past the covers, got the gap but no timing there, gets a couple.

Stuart Broad to Tim Paine. Shortish ball outside off, closer to Paine who blocks it off his back foot.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Good delivery but equally well played. That came in from a good length ball. Smith lunged to push it towards fine leg to change ends.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Good length outside off, on fifth stump line, Smith leaves this one.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. Tim shows the full face of the bat and defends this ball off the back foot.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. FOUR! Educated edge this one by the skipper. Good length ball outside off, Paine looks to guide it towards third man but gets a bit of an outside edge. The ball races to the third man fence. The skipper is off the mark but with a bit of luck.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. Oohh! Edged but falls safely. Short of a length on middle, Paine looks to pull this one but gets an inside edge onto it. The ball then hits the pads and bounces but falls safely. Close call with short leg in place.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. Fuller this time on off, Paine plays this back to Archer.

Jofra Archer to Tim Paine. Length ball just outside off, Paine guides this one to the point fielder.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Good length ball on off, Smith tucks it towards mid-wicket and takes a single. First run after 18 balls for the Aussies.

Stuart Broad to Tim Paine. Full and around off, this is driven compactly towards mid on. Third maiden on the trot.

By the way, it has gone pretty overcast right now and the floodlights are in effect already.

Stuart Broad to Tim Paine. Outside off, Tim looks to drive but the ball swings back in and goes off the inner half towards Jofra Archer at mid on.

Stuart Broad to Tim Paine. Fuller in length, well blocked out.

Stuart Broad to Tim Paine. On a length outside off, some extra bounce, Tim blocks it out watchfully.

Stuart Broad to Tim Paine. Outside off, the skipper taps it towards cover, looks for a single, then looks at his ex-skipper and is sent back.

Stuart Broad to Tim Paine. Full and outside off, Paine pushes this towards cover.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Outside off, Smith lets it be. Wicket maiden followed up by a maiden. England piling up the pressure here.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. That one was awkward. Short of a length on off, Smith lines up for the pull but backs out at the last moment to defend it. The ball kept a bit low and Smith did well to defend it out.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Back of a length this time, Smith defends it towards the point region.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Outside off, Steve shoulders arms to let that one through.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Beaten! Nerves finally getting to Smith maybe. Archer bowls this one wide and short outside off and Smith lashes at it. However, the ball swung away a lot and just beats the blade of Smith.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Good length ball just outside off, Smith looks to defend but misses to get hit on the thigh pad.

Stuart Broad to Tim Paine. Shortish one outside off, Paine shoulders arms again. Superb over from Broad. Can be the opening England were after.

Stuart Broad to Tim Paine. Fourth stump line on a good length, Paine lets it be.

Stuart Broad to Tim Paine. Looked for another good length ball outside off, dishes a full toss, Paine mistimes it towards mid on.

Stuart Broad to Tim Paine. Shortish one to the skipper to start with. Rises a bit after coming into the batsman, Paine blocks it well.

Tim Paine, the skipper walks out to the middle to replace Matthew Wade. Australia in deep trouble now as they are 5 down and they still trail by 156.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. OUT! Caught! Very good low catch at gully from Rory Burns. Broad goes slightly fuller outside off, the length is perfect for the drive and Wade goes for that. The shot produces an outside edge and Burns grabs that inches above the turf. One hand came off the bat when Wade went for the drive. Wade's struggle is over.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Good length ball outside off, Wade is not fending at that.

Jofra Archer to Matthew Wade. Good bouncer by Archer, Wade tries to evade it but fails to get out off the way and the ball hits his right bicep. The ball rolls towards fine leg and the batters cross for a leg bye.

Joe Root has decided to get a bat-pad in now. It is such an underrated position in Test cricket.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Full on middle and off, Steve flicks it towards mid-wicket and takes a single.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Just outside off, Smith shoulders arms to it.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Fuller on off, pushed towards cover. The fielder there stops it.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Good bumper. Hits the deck hard on the middle pole line, Smith ducks under it as the ball is collected by Bairstow.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Archer steams in, bowls this one just outside off on a good length. Smith lets it be.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Good length ball outside off, Wade is aware of his stumps as he lets this pass to the keeper. Another one shaped into the left-hander. Tight over from Broad.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Good ball! Fullish one on middle, Wade lunges to block it.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Good length ball, on the fourth stump, came slightly in to the batsman who blocked it well of his back foot.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Full ball on middle to Wade, he flicks it straight to mid-wicket.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. This one is again on a good length, closer to Smith who tucks this towards square leg to take a single. 100 up fur Australia with that run.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Good length outside off, Smith has no business with it. After pitching shaped further away.

Jofra Archer to Matthew Wade. Ouch! This bounces rapidly towards Wade, he is hit on the gloves. The ball rolls towards the leg side. It seems that the ball hit Wade on the fingers, he takes off his gloves and stretches them, he seems alright as he puts his gloves back on quickly.

Jofra Archer to Matthew Wade. This time just outside off, blocks it out.

Jofra Archer to Matthew Wade. On middle and leg, Wade this time shuffles across and plays it towards square leg.

Jofra Archer to Matthew Wade. Good length and on off, pushed towards mid off.

Jofra Archer to Matthew Wade. Bouncer! Well directed by Archer, on off pole line. Wade ducks under it.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Good length ball on off, Smith shuffles across and tucks it towards fine leg. Crosses ends.

Just 1 over for Stokes today as Jofra Archer is into the attack.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Fullish on off, Wade flicks it towards short mid-wicket. End of a good over for Australia. 9 off it.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. FOUR! Fuller one outside off to the left-hander, Wade punches it through mid off superbly. Archer dives to his left to stop but fails to do so. Wade reaches 1000-run landmark with that boundary.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Good length ball outside off, Smith pushes it towards mid-wicket to change ends.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Beaten! Superb comeback! This is again on a shortish length, shapes away from the batter, Smith fends to get beaten.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Slightly short this time outside off, Smith blocks this towards leg side off his back foot.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. FOUR! Superb timing from Smith. Good length ball outside off, Smith punches this through point to get another boundary. No chance for the fielder there.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Fractionally short on middle and leg, Smith gets on one foot and pulls it towards deep square leg. He runs quickly for the first and thinks about going for the second, but decides against it. Tidy over from Stokes, just 2 off it. Australia are 89/4.

Ben Stokes to Matthew Wade. Full on middle and leg, Wade flicks it towards fine leg and takes a single.

Ben Stokes to Matthew Wade. Good length ball just outside off, Matthew shoulders arms to this one.

Ben Stokes to Matthew Wade. Again full outside off, this time Wade lets it be.

Ben Stokes to Matthew Wade. Fuller this time just outside off, Archer makes a good stop at mid off.

Ben Stokes to Matthew Wade. Outside off on a good length. Wade leaves it alone.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. This one is closer to off pole on a good length, Smith blocks it well and does his antics.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. FOUR! Top shot! Shortish length outside off, Smith punches this off his back foot through covers to hit the first boundary of the day.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Fifth stump line on a good length, Smith leaves this alone.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. WIDE! Goes for the bouncer but not the right line, too wide down the leg side, Smith ducks under it.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. This is on a shortish length on off, Smith blocks again.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Another one on the same line, Smith walks across and blocks it off his back foot.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Good length ball outside off, Smith looked to play at it but kept the bat just away. Good delivery from Broad.

Stuart Broad from the other end for England.

Ben Stokes to Matthew Wade. Again on middle and off, Wade blocks it out towards off. 2 runs off the over.

Ben Stokes to Matthew Wade. Good length ball on off, Wade defends it out.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. This time on middle, Smith flicks it towards fine leg and rotates the strike.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Good bounce on this ball. It pitches on a length outside off, Smith awkwardly defends it out. It hits the handle of Smith's bat.

Ben Stokes to Matthew Wade. Length ball above the hips, Wade looks to flick and the ball hits Wade's gloves. The ball rolls towards square leg and the batters cross for a single. Wade is off the mark after 23 balls. Wade wrings his hand in pain.

Out come Steve Smith along with Matthew Wade. Ben Stokes will continue from where he left off yesterday to start the day. Matthew Wade on strike and here we go...

A crucial day awaits us as the Three Lions will be going all out attacking in order to level the series while the Men Down Under will try everything possible (also praying to the rain gods) to ensure that doesn't happen.

As it stands, Australia trail England by 178 runs and they have lost 4 wickets as well. The good news for them will be that Steve Smith is still at the crease and if he plays another innings like he did at Edgbaston, Australia can again get the advantage. Coming onto the hosts, they will be unhappy with the rain gods interrupting their momentum on Friday as they were ripping through the top order of Australia. Everyone in Australia except for Smith, were struggling to deal with the swinging conditions and given more time, the English pacers will be confident of dismissing the visitors early today.

Welcome to Day 4 of the 2nd Ashes Test. The match hinges in the balance right now as 5 sessions out of 9 have been washed out. However, in those 4 sessions that happened, 14 wickets have been taken so we are expecting another day which will be dominated by the ball.

... Day 4, Session 1 ...

What's in store for day 4 then? If we get a full day's play, we might stand a chance of having a result or else we are in for a draw. Let's hope for the former and if that happens, England would have to bundle Australia quickly and score some quick runs to give themselves a good enough total to defend. And obviously, bundle Australia out, again. As far as the Aussies are concerned, they would want to bat out a couple of sessions tomorrow to keep an upper hand in the series. Join us for the 4th day of this match at 1100 Local (1000 GMT) and let's pray that we get a great and FULL day of play. Till then, cheers!

Today's play consisted of just one session but it was an eventful one as after a good start from Khawaja and Bancroft, Australia found themselves at 71/4. Smith and Wade held out until Lunch with Wade yet to get off the mark. The English bowled beautifully as they didn't let any of the batters settle and were duly rewarded. Archer got his maiden Test wicket as he dismissed Bancroft and brought an end to the 49-run second-wicket stand. Broad and Woakes took one wicket each as well.

STUMPS! Yawn! It has been a tiring time since Lunch as both the sessions after that have been washed out. As it stands, it seems like only one result is on the cards (draw). Unless a dramatic collapse from either side happens, the match is just going to be stretched out. Six sessions of play remain and with two-and-a-half innings to go, a result doesn't seem possible from this match.

1540 Local (1440 GMT) - Early Tea has been taken on the third day as the rain continues to pour down. No positive news to look forward to as well, as it is gloomy all around England and the forecast says that there are no signs of the showers going away anytime soon. However, Australia will be happy with this as another session of play is washed out and just seven sessions remain. Meanwhile, the task for England gets tougher with the match heading towards a draw when they clearly had the upper hand.

Update 1420 Local (1320 GMT) - And it continues. Nothing positive to update as rain continues to pour down in London.

Australia may not might mind it too much. They were certainly up against it and would love if a session or two gets washed out. That means facing England bowlers for a lesser amount of time. Not much batting left any which ways...

Welcome back. Er... go back. Nothing much to report. The rain is steady and we are definitely not going to resume on time. The wait begins.

... DAY 3, SESSION 2 ...

Rain has arrived and the forecast says that there will be heavy rains. England would want to come into the middle as soon as possible and make further inroads in the Australian batting line-up. Interesting to see if we can start on time post Lunch. Join us back for the second session at 1340 Local (Hopefully).

Who goes happier into Lunch then? Any doubts? Well, England have taken 3 already and Wade is just surviving. However, Smith is again into the act. He is batting on 13 and hasn't been troubled much. But all the others were troubled by the English bowlers. Archer and Broad started the proceedings exactly the way they finished yesterday. But Bancroft and Khawaja did well to see off the initial hour. However, Archer eventually got the better off Bancroft to claim his maiden Test wicket. That brought a mini collapse as Australia slipped from 60/1 to 71/4 in the span of 45 balls.

Right. Pretty punctual rain clouds. It was forecast that it would begin to rain around 1 pm and boy, has it been proved right. The forecast is very iffy for the rest of the afternoon but the ground has excellent drainage. So, if the rain does stop, it should not take too long to resume.

Well, just one ball bowled in the over and umpire Aleem Dar has called for the covers. The persistent drizzle has just gotten to heavy to continue playing. LUNCH WILL BE TAKEN AS WELL, with just 4 minutes to go for the break.

Ben Stokes to Matthew Wade. Good delivery! Good length on off, goes a bit away from the batsman. Wade knows his off pole and leaves it alone. Also, drizzle getting heavier.

Some sawdust is being applied on the landing area of the bowler. Oopss... a spectator is unable to fold his umbrella and it breaks! Just a sign of the heavy wind. Might be a good one, because it means that the clouds could be blown away.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. A hat-trick of leaves to end the over.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Outside off, left alone again.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Outside off, another exaggerated leave from SS.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. FOUR! A bit too straight from Broad, the length being a bit too full as well, Smith gets across and tickles it to the fine leg fence. The deficit is now 178.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. A bouncer down the leg side, Steve ducks awkwardly.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. A length ball outside off, Smith gets across and tucks it towards square leg.

Ben Stokes to Matthew Wade. Wade survives! Stokes steams in and pitches this full on leg, Wade looks to flick it but misses again to get hit on the pads. The England team put in a loud appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Wade has a quick look at Smith as he thinks it was pitching outside leg and Smith agrees. They go for the review, replays roll in and Hawk Eye shows that the ball was pitching outside leg. Two reviews taken by Australia and neither lost although one resulted in the dismissal of Bancroft. However, this time Wade survives and Australia breathe a sigh of relief.

Wade has been adjudged LBW! He has taken the review though. Seems to be pitched outside leg. And Hawk Eye confirms...

Ben Stokes to Matthew Wade. Ouch! That must have hurt quite badly. It pitches outside leg and Wade looks to flick towards fine leg but misses to get hit on the glove.

Ben Stokes to Matthew Wade. Full ball on the off side, played towards covers.

Ben Stokes to Matthew Wade. Short and Wide to Wade this time, he moves away from it and leaves it alone.

Ben Stokes to Matthew Wade. Fuller this time just outside off, Wade lets it through to JB.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Length ball on middle, Smith shuffles across and tucks it towards deep square leg for one.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Fuller from Broad to Wade as he leans into this cover drive and times it superbly but can't go pass the diving fielder at covers. Very good stop that.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Good length outside off, Wade leaves this alone.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Another fuller one on middle, Wade leans forward to block it.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Fuller on from Broad this time, Wade looks to power this through point but finds the fielder. The ball was in the air but pretty short.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. This is on fifth stump outside off, Wade leaves it alone.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Good length ball on middle, Wade pushes this to mid-wicket for nothing.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Again outside off, Smith leaves it alone. Stokes starts off with a maiden.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Well left this one by Smith. Pitched on a length outside off, Smith lets it through.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Again length ball on off, defended towards the off side by Smith.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Length ball on off, Smith defends it from within the crease.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Full around off , Smith comes down the track and defends it towards mid off.

Ben Stokes to Steve Smith. Beaten! Stokes starts well as he bowls this one on the fourth stump line and gets it nip away from Smith. He squares him up and beats the outside edge.

Ben Stokes into the attack now as England have the momentum.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Good length ball outside off, Wade works it on the off side. Yet to open his account after 11 balls.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. On a good length again coming into the batsman, Wade works it towards point and looks for a run but there is no run. The fielder has a shy at the stumps there but Wade was well in.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Good length on middle, Wade lunges to work it towards leg side.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Goes wider this time on a good length, Wade lets it be.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Good length ball outside off, Wade looked to play at it initially but left it alone later.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Good length on off, comes into the batter who blocks it off his back foot.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Shortish length on middle, Smith works it straight to Jofra Archer at mid-wicket.

The umbrellas are opening in the stands...

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. On fifth stump line this time, Smith is not worried and lets this go.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Fuller this time, Smith blocks it coming forward.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Shortish one again as Smith looks to open his arms and smash it through point. Finds the fielder though.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Wide outside off on good length. Smith leaves this alone.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. FOUR! Smashed! Shortish one to Smith from Woakes which rises just perfectly for Smith to pull this through square leg and collect a boundary. Very good shot.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Fifth stumper this time on a good length. Wade leaves this alone. A wicket maiden from Broad. Australia need runs from this partnership. England need Smith. Period.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Fuller this time and it is on the middle, Wade leans into his shot to push this towards mid on.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. This is on good length but again wide of off stump, Wade leave this alone too.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Slightly fuller outside off from Broad this time. Wade knows his off stump as he lets this go to the keeper.

Stuart Broad to Matthew Wade. Good length ball outside off, came into the batsman, Wade blocks this one off his back foot.

Matthew Wade walks in amidst a plethora of crisis.

Stuart Broad to Travis Head. OUT! LBW! Australia lose their fourth wicket and third of the day. Loud appeal by England. Looks plumb to the naked eye but umpire Aleem Dar has denied it. The ball pitches just outside off and goes in with the angle. Head tries to block it out but misses to get hit on the front pad. Broad and the whole team are in disbelief as Aleem Dar denies the appeal. The umpire feels that there were two sounds but the replays show that they were of the ball hitting the front and then the back pads. Root gives the 'T' and reviews it straightaway. The Hawk Eye comes in and shows three reds as the ball is crashing into the middle pole. Head is a goner. They have lost 3 quick wickets in the span of 11 runs with the deficit still 187. England are well and truly on top here!

That's out. That's out. That's so so out! Aleem Dar has turned down an appeal for LBW against Travis Head. Stuart Broad is shocked (as always) but this time the whole team supports him in that shock. Up goes Root's signal for the 'T'. Here comes Hawk Eye. Missing off. Missing leg. CRASHING into middle. Off goes Head. Thank god for reviews...

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Again wide and on a length outside off, Smith again leaves it.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Outside off, Smith leaves this one late outside off.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Again full and on off, Smith blocks it out.

Jack Leach is getting ready to bowl it seems. He is getting loose at his fielding position.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Fuller, much fuller outside off, Smith blocks it out towards covers.

Chris Woakes to Travis Head. This time on the legs of Travis, he clips it towards square leg and takes one.

Chris Woakes to Travis Head. Beaten! Good length ball on middle and off, it pitches and nips away from Head. He tries to block it out but does so inside the line and misses.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Good length ball on off again from Broad as Smith is ready to leave it alone. He does his usual walk across on off side as he leaves this, the ball clips Smith's pad on its way to the keeper.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. This is closer one but still wide for Smith to play it it, lets it through to the keeper.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. This time a good length ball outside off, Smith leaves it again and then does his circus with the bat.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Goes at the stumps this time from a shortish length, Smith works it towards square leg to take couple of runs.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Another one on the same line, goes further away as it passes the batsman, Smith is not fending at those.

Stuart Broad to Steve Smith. Broad starts with a wide outside off delivery which is on the fifth stump, Smith lets this go to the keeper.

Stuart Broad is back for another spell. 8-0-20-1 so far.

Chris Woakes to Travis Head. FOUR! Much better this time by Head. This again on a length, but outside off. Head goes onto the back foot and punches it towards covers and the ball races away to the fence.

Chris Woakes to Travis Head. Great fielding and bowling here from England. Woakes bowls this one on a length on middle and off, the ball pitches and straightens. Head tries to push it towards covers but gets an inside edge onto it as the ball rolls towards fine leg in a jiffy. Leach there runs to his right, puts a dive in and again saves two runs for his side. He has been fielding well there throughout the day. Head gets off the mark, but in unconvincing fashion.

Chris Woakes to Travis Head. Full ball outside off, Head lets it through to JB.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. On the hips of Smith, he works it round the corner towards fine leg and rotates the strike.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Good length outside off, Smith lets this go through to the keeper.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Good length ball on middle, Smith blocks it well and then does his antics.

Jofra Archer to Travis Head. Down the leg side, Head looks to flick it but misses.

Jofra Archer to Travis Head. Again this time full on the off pole, Head defends it towards point.

Jofra Archer to Travis Head. Full and way outside off, Travis lets it be.

Jofra Archer to Travis Head. Fuller this time and on the middle pole, Head is late to bring his bat down and gets an outside edge on it as the ball rolls towards cover-point.

Jofra Archer to Travis Head. Length ball outside off, Head lets it go but is a tad bit late in doing. He should be more careful about it.

We are in for a slight delay as the physio is looking after Bairstow's thumb. Meanwhile, the umpires have called for the Drinks Break.

Jofra Archer to Travis Head. Good length delivery outside off from Archer, Head leaves this ball alone. That shaped a tad away from the batsman and Bairstow failed to collect it cleanly and he gets hit on the thumb. He looks in pain there, taking his time.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Again outside off, Smith leaves it again. Maiden by Woakes. England continue their consistent bowling.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Unorthodox leave by Smith to this length ball outside off. But well, that's his way and if one looks at the results it has given him no one would be too unhappy about it. Smith and his leaves - very peculiar. Takes his bat skywards and after the ball passes, brings the willow down like attempting to swat a fly.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Loud appeal by England but turned down. This time down the leg side, Smith looks to flick this one but misses. The ball hits the thigh pad and Bairstow dives to his left and grabs it. The English players appeal as they thought there was some bat on it but the umpire disagrees.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. This time on a length, the ball pitches outside off and comes back in. Smith offers the leave but gets hit high on the thigh pad outside off.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Another length ball outside off, Smith again defends it towards covers.

Chris Woakes to Steve Smith. Good length ball just outside off, Smith blocks it out towards the off side.

Jofra Archer to Travis Head. Too high! Archer bangs this short but it is too high, Bairstow leaps to get a hand to it. The batters looked for a run but decided against it.

Jofra Archer to Travis Head. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot.

Jofra Archer to Travis Head. This on the hips, comes in from good length on middle as Head pushes it towards mid-wicket.

Jofra Archer to Travis Head. Full and outside off, Travis is nowhere close to the ball as he looks to defend and is comprehensively beaten.

Jofra Archer to Travis Head. Beaten! This kept slightly low. Outside off on a fuller length as Head looks to play at it to get beaten.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Smith is off the mark. Good bowling this from Archer. On middle but shortish in length, Smith works it awkwardly towards leg side to take a run.

Chris Woakes to Travis Head. Good length on fifth stump line, Head is not going to fend at that.

Chris Woakes to Travis Head. MIX-UP, SAFE! Nervy moments for Australia. Full and around middle, stays low, Head crouches to flick this towards square leg and sets off for a single. Smith immediately responds but then Travis changes his mind. Steve has to go back and the throw comes at the bowler's end but misses. Smith was in anyways.

Chris Woakes to Travis Head. Beaten! What a beauty from Woakes! Shortish length on middle, squares up Head completely as he looks to fend at the ball. Very close to getting an edge and have some early lunch with Khawaja.

Chris Woakes to Travis Head. Good length ball outside off to Head first up, he leaves this alone through to the keeper.

Travis Head comes in at number 4, replacing Khawaja. The rain is falling a bit heavier now...

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. OUT! Caught! Khawaja is out of here now! Good length ball outside off, Khawaja pokes at the ball with no feet movement whatsoever. There is an outside edge Bairstow is not going to drop that. Australia in a spot of bother here. Second wicket in the span of 4 balls and we now have two new batsmen in the middle.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. Shortish length on off, shapes away from Khawaja who lets it be.

Jofra Archer to Steve Smith. Outside off on a length, Smith leaves his first ball alone. Finally a successful over for England and Archer is the man. Wicket maiden it is for the youngster.

Last game's centurion Steve Smith to join Khawaja in the middle now. Smith vs Archer now! What has Root set for him? Two slips, a short leg and a leg slip. Here we go... the most awaited contest of this week...

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. OUT! LBW! Archer gets his first Test wicket! A gritty innings by Bancroft comes to an end and so does the 49-run stand between Khawaja and him. Jofra bowls this one on a good length outside off. The ball nips back in after pitching and the ball hits the pads of Bancroft, as he shuffles across the stumps in his usual way, attempting to block this one out. However, he does so outside the line and is caught in front of the wickets. Jofra straightaway runs to the keeper in celebration and then appeals. Umpire Aleem Dar does not even wait a second in raising his finger. Cameron is a touch disappointed, looks at the pitch for a while and then towards Khawaja. He feels it might be too high and after some discussion, goes for the review. Hawk Eye shows that the ball has pitched outside off, impact is in line and the ball is clipping the bails of the leg and middle poles. Bancroft might consider himself unlucky here. He fought a battle out there, staying out there for so long and this was one such decision which could have gone either way. England get the breakthrough that they dearly needed and Australia lose their first wicket of the day. The deficit is 198.

'Looks a bit high!' says Bancroft to Khawaja. Cameron has been adjudged LBW here by Aleem Dar. Here comes Hawk Eye. Clipping the top of the stumps! Review is not lost but Bancroft's wicket is...

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Defended off the back foot by Bancroft.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Another good bouncer by Archer. Bancroft ducks under it.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Bowls another length ball here and it hits Bancroft in the box. Painful but he is okay.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Archer continues here. Bowls a length ball here and it hits Bancroft on the thigh pad.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. Another good length ball outside off, Khawaja lets this go to the keeper again.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. Good length ball on off, it shapes away further from the left-hander who shoulders arms again.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. This is slightly short but is on middle, Khawaja blocks off his back foot.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. Another one on fifth stump line but shortish in length, Khawaja has no business with it.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. Fifth stump line outside off, Khawaja leaves this alone.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. Ohh! That was very close. Good length ball on off, goes slightly away from the batsman as he lets this go. Looked in two minds there but left it alone eventually.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Fuller this one near the pads, Bancroft pushes this one through mid on where Broad gives it a chase and the batters take a couple. Australia cruising along apparently.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Oohh! Bancroft looks to flick this leg side ball on the pads and misses. Some noise on that but looks like it hits the pads of Bancroft.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Bouncer and Bancroft does well to evade it. The ball goes through to the keeper.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Outside off length ball, CB lets it go.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Good length just outside off, Bancrofts gets squared up on this one and the ball hits the outside edge of his bat. However, the ball just goes onto the pitch. Oohs and Aahs by the English.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Length ball outside off, left alone by Cameron.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. This is fuller on middle, Khawaja flicks it to mid-wicket.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. Slightly shorter outside off from Woakes, Khawaja with a chance to open his arms. He goes with the short and slams this through point for a boundary. Third of the over.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. FOUR! This time bowled shorter and outside off, Usman stands tall and punches it towards the cover-point fence.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. Good length ball on middle, tucked towards square leg by Usman.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. This is slightly fuller from Woakes, Khawaja again gets an outside edge but the ball doesn't carry to third slip.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. FOUR! Lucky boundary! Woakes starts with a good length ball on middle, Khawaja looks to defend but gets an outside edge which goes wide of third slip. Races to the fence. 50 up for Australia. They trail by 208 runs.

Short spell here for Broad as Woakes comes into the attack now.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Bouncer and Bancroft does well to get out of the way as he ducks and the ball goes through to the keeper.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Wide down the leg side, the batsman leaves it alone.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. FOUR! Edged this time but runs for Bancroft. First boundary in 53 balls for Bancroft. Wow, that took a while! Bowled full and outside off, Bancroft goes for the cover drive but gets a thick outside edge. The ball races behind third slip towards the third man fence for a boundary. Streaky but will do for the Aussies.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. FOUR LEG BYES! Again near the hips and waist of Bancroft, the ball hits the waist and rises off it over the keeper's head, racing towards fine leg fence.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Short of a length this time and it hits Bancroft on the side of his stomach as he misses his flick towards fine leg. Looks to be in a little bit of pain here Bancroft.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Good length ball on off pole, Bancroft defends it towards the off side.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. This one is drifting in towards the stumps, Khawaja blocks it out.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Good length ball outside off, Khawaja pushes it towards covers.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Goes for a shorter one this time but the line is not right as Khawaj swivels to pull this through square leg. The ball was racing to the fence but Jack Leach hared at it from fine leg to make a diving stop. Stops two there.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Good length again from Broad, he is looking to hit the pads of Khawaja who again leans forward and blocks it well.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Goes for a fuller one on middle, Khawaja defends this solidly again.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Shortish length coming into the left-hander, Khawaja blocks it off his back foot.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. This time Bancroft manages to defend it as he gets right behind the line of the delivery on middle. The plan for England should be to bowl Archer in short and impactful spells.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Beaten! What a ball by Archer! Again similar line and length, this time the ball leaves Bancroft's bat. He is squared up and the ball goes past the outside edge.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Good ball by Archer, pitching on off, it nips in towards Bancroft. He misses the ball and gets hit on the thigh pad.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Outside off again but this time fuller, Bancroft places it towards covers.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Outside off, CB shoulders arms to this one.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Short ball just outside off, Bancroft ducks away and lets it through to the keeper.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Beaten! First one of the day. This was on fourth stump line outside off, Khawaja looks to fend at it and is beaten. Lucky not to edge there.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Dishes this on a fuller length again which was coming into the batsman, Khawaja pushes this to mid-wicket.

Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. Fuller on again outside off, Bancroft tucks it towards cover to change ends.

Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. This is slightly fuller as Bancroft looks to defend but manages it with inner half of the bat.

Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. Another good length ball, coming into the batsman, Bancroft blocks it by leaning into the shot.

Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. Starts the second over with a good length ball outside off, Bancroft lets it go through to the keeper.

Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja. Well bowled bouncer by Archer on middle and leg, it hits the shoulder of Khawaja and goes to the keeper. England appeal but nothing doing for the umpire.

Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja. Outside off and on a length, Khawaja leaves it.

Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja. Down the leg side, Khawaja looks to flick but misses.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Close one this for Bancroft. He shuffles across the stumps to block this one out but gets an inside edge on it. The ball rolls uppishly towards fine leg as the batters cross and take a single. There was a leg gully in place and the ball was not far away from him. Also, had Bancroft missed, it might have been plumb in front of the wickets.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Wide outside off, Bancroft lets this one through.

Plenty of predictions, at least here in our com box. Selfie, who likes taking pictures of mother nature with himself taking centrestage, has a smile on his face looking at the skies at Lord's considering that he himself is a fast bowler. 'Lovely conditions to bowl', he says. Then his face contracts a little (because he is an Aussie supporter) and adds, 'I feel England will bundle out Australia cheaply'. Another one, Suraj, reckons that it is going to be Cameron Bancroft's day as he finds his luck similar to that of Rory Burns. Interesting thoughts...

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Good ball, full and on a driving length by Archer. Bancroft plays it towards mid off.

Archer to share the ball with Broad from the other end.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Wide outside off, Khawaja lets it go. Comfortable start for Australia so far.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Pitched just outside off on a length, the ball shapes back in a bit and misses the stumps by a small margin. Khawaja was sure where his wickets are and lets it go.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. On the leg side, played to square leg.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Again on the hips, played to mid-wicket by Usman.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Similar ball again, angling into Khawaja from Broad, he again flicks it towards fine leg and takes a couple.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Good length ball on the pads, Khawaja tickles it off his pads towards fine leg to start off the day with a couple. Leach dives and keeps the ball in play.

'Looks to be a bowling day,' says David 'Bumble' Lloyd on air. And he ain't incorrect. It is a gloomy morning, with plenty of overcast skies and Australia will have a pretty stern examination of their batting technique. Here is Stuart Broad to UK in the UK, with three slips in place. Here we go...

Australia should consider themselves really lucky that they lost just one wicket yesterday as the ball was moving a lot. The first hour today will be crucial for them because if they lose wickets early on, the tide could completely swing England's way. Let's wait and see how the Aussies respond in these testing conditions.

Yesterday, one can say that both the sides shared the day. England were 26/2 before Burns and Denly steadied the ship with a 66-run stand. They again had a collapse post lunch, but Bairstow and Woakes again stitched up a partnership of 72 runs as they took England from 138/6 to 210/7. Burns and Bairstow both scored half a ton as England crossed the 250-run mark. For the Men Down Under, it was a good day of bowling as Hazlewood, Cummins and Lyon took three wickets apiece, and Siddle took one. The fielding department was a mixed bag for Aussies as they dropped Burns on 11 and then on 47, but Bancroft made amends by taking a blinder to dismiss him later at short leg.

At the end of day 2, Australia are 30/1 and trail the English by 228 runs. The Aussies lost the wicket of Warner late in the day yesterday and suffered an early setback in their innings. Broad and Archer bowled well towards the end and will be looking to continue their good momentum. Khawaja and Bancroft, on the other hand, will be looking to provide a solid foundation to the Australian innings and cut the deficit as much as they can.

Good morning and a warm welcome, or should I say a cloudy welcome to the third day of the second Ashes Test. We do have good news for you, as it seems like play will start today on time as well. However, there are forecasts for showers later today so let's keep our fingers crossed.

... Day 3, Session 1 ...

Australia in reply, have lost Warner early but Bancroft and Khawaja have done well to ensure no more wickets fell. On Day 3, the wicket will probably be easier to bat on at the start and Australia will hope to cash in. England on the other hand, need to keep taking wickets regularly and hope to go into their second innings with a lead. There is rain predicted on Friday but we should get play. Do join us for the action which begins at 1100 local (1000 GMT). Till then, take care and goodbye!

The day began with Australia winning the toss and electing to field. They had England on the mat at 138 for 6 but then Bairstow along with the lower order took England to a very competitive total. He scored a half ton along the way and was the last wicket to fall. For Australia it was a combined effort from the bowlers but Cummins and Hazlewood were probably the pick. The latter ran through the top order and the former took wickets of the batters from the middle order.

A very entertaining day of cricket today! The match is evenly poised at the moment. Yes, Australia did lose Warner but Cameron Bancroft and Khawaja hung in there, survived the hostile bowling from the England pacers and have brought down the deficit to 228.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. On the off pole, defended. That is it for today. STUMPS ON DAY 2!

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Way down the leg side, Bancroft looks to flick but misses. Bairstow does well to make a half stop diving to his left. No runs conceded.

Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja. Shorter and on the body, it is worked through mid-wicket for one.

Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja. Fuller and on middle, Khawaja strokes it down towards long on for two.

Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja. The batsman has been struck on the thigh pad.

Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja. Good running! You don't see batters running 4 runs these days, do you. This is full and on the pads of Khawaja, he flicks it towards mid-wicket nonchalantly and sets off. Buttler from short leg goes running to collect the ball near the fence and does so but by then the batters had run a quadruple.

Chris Woakes to Cameron Bancroft. Length ball on the leg side, it hits the thigh pads of Bancroft and the ball rolls towards the vacant short leg.

Chris Woakes to Cameron Bancroft. It is a back of a length ball by Woakes, Bancroft is early into the shot and gets a thick outside edge as the ball rolls towards third man.

Chris Woakes to Cameron Bancroft. Similar line and length, CB again defends it nicely.

Chris Woakes to Cameron Bancroft. Good length ball on middle and off, Bancroft moves across the stumps and blocks it out back to the bowler.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. Shorter and around off, comes off slow of the surface. Khawaja is early in the pull. It goes off the toe-end and falls short of Roy at second slip. He gets a hand to it but can't stop it. It goes towards third man for one. Second slip does the mopping up job.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. On a good length and around off, Khawaja blocks it out.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Bancroft leaves this one alone. Archer finishes off a very good over.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. BEATEN! Another beauty by Archer. He bowls this just outside off on a good length, forcing the batsman to come onto the front foot. Bancroft plays at it but misses as the ball straightens very late.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Mixing his length up nicely here Archer, this time bowls full. Cameron gets his bat down in time.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Bowls this one short on the leg pole line, Bancroft ducks and lets it through to the keeper.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Another length ball outside off, CB lets it be.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Shorter and on off, Bancroft stands tall and pushes it to covers.

Change of ends for Jofra Archer.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. Again wide outside off, UK lets it through to the keeper.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. Another beauty by Woakes, Khawaja leaves this one again but it hits him on the stomach. He's playing dangerously right now.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. No run. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. Length ball outside off, the batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. Good leave or not? Well we can't decide on this one. The ball is pitched on middle and off, it straightens after pitching. Khawaja shoulders arms to it but the ball goes from just above the stumps. Too close for comfort.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja. Good length ball on the hips of Khawaja, he nudges it towards fine leg and takes a couple.

Chris Woakes is on now! He has a brilliant record on this ground. England would love for him to take a wicket at least.

Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. Once again looks to hit the pads of Bancroft as Broad goes full and on middle. CB gets his bat down in time and works it to mid-wicket.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Works it with the angle towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. This is on off, Khawaja is solid in defense.

Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. This is angled into the pads of the batter, he works it through mid-wicket for one.

Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. This is angled into the pads, CB defends it out.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Good running! Back of a length ball on off, Khawaja taps it towards cover for one.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. On middle again, this is shorter. CB nudges it to short leg.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Looks to hit the pads of Bancroft as he bowls it on middle, Cameron gets his bat down in time and works it to mid-wicket.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Well bowled again! On off and once again the ball straightens and causes problem for the batter. CB defends the original trajectory but is beaten.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Good length and outside off, left alone.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. A short one on middle, too high. Bancroft evades it. JB leaps and collects it nicely.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Well fielded! This is fuller outside off, Bancroft looks to drive but it goes off the inner half to the right of short leg. Buttler sticks his hand out and stops it.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. FOUR! First boundary off the bat in this innings! A little too straight to end. Khawaja stylishly clips it through mid-wicket and the ball races away to the fence.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Another lovely delivery! This is on middle, it pitches and straightens once again. Khawaja looks to defend but misses to get hit high on the pads.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Lovely, lovely stuff this! Once again angles this on off and gets it to shape away. Khawaja defends inside the line and gets beaten.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Slightly fuller again and on off, Khawaja guides it to the man at point.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Closer to the off pole this time but not close enough to make the batter play.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Fuller and outside off, Khawaja lets it be.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. On a good length again around off, this is guided towards point.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. One more delivery on a length and outside off, left alone.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. This time gets the ball to come back in but the line is a little too wide outside off. Left alone.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Another one on a length and outside off, CB lets it be.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Good length again and outside off, this is left alone.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Another good delivery. This is on off and then straightens. Squares Bancroft up as he tries to defend.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. That is a beauty! Not a lot you can do with that. From around the wicket, he angles it into the off pole and then gets it to leave the batter. Khawaja looks to push at it but gets beaten. End of a wonderful over by Broad.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Fuller and on off, Khawaja times it through covers. It does not go all the way but a couple results. UK is off the mark.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Back of a length on off, Khawaja guides it to point.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja. Good length and outside off, left alone. The crowd is right behind Broad at the moment.

Usman Khawaja is the new man in for the Aussies.

Stuart Broad to David Warner. OUT! Knocked him over! Does not matter if the Warner nick was not appealed, there is no appeal needed here! Three in three for Broad against Warner in this series! Top class delivery and the crowd here is going bonkers. England are ecstatic. Early strike for them and another failure for Warner. Broad once again lands this on a length and around off, it jags back in and also skids through. Warner looks to defend but leaves a gap between bat and pad. The ball sneaks through and hits the top of leg. England would love another or maybe two more by Stumps.

What are we seeing here? Replays have rolled in for the ball on which Archer had beaten the outside edge of Warner's bat (3.4) but it seemed that he did not. However, there was a spike on Ultra Edge as the ball went past the bat and if the English team would have appealed or reviewed, Warner would have been back in the hut by now!

Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. Back of a length on off, Bancroft pushes it towards cover.

Jofra Archer to David Warner. The batsman goes after a wide one but misses.

Jofra Archer to David Warner. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot.

Jofra Archer to David Warner. Beaten! Archer is bowling well here on his debut. Full again outside off, David tries to defend this one but the ball pitches and straightens and goes past the outside edge of Warner's blade.

Seems like a friendly warning from umpire Chris Gaffaney to Jofra Archer for running on the danger area. Nothing official.

Jofra Archer to David Warner. Another full ball outside off, Warner plays it towards mid off.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Archer attacking the stumps now, he bowls this one fuller and around off pole. Bancroft blocks it out towards the covers and takes a single.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Length ball outside off, Bancroft lets it through to the keeper.

Stuart Broad to David Warner. Another one angled into the batter, Warner defends it out.

Stuart Broad to David Warner. Edged but short! Broad almost got Warner for the third time in a row! Fuller and around off, this one holds its length after pitching. Warner looks to push at it by staying rooted to his crease. The ball goes off the outside edge but short of second slip.

Stuart Broad to David Warner. Leading edge but runs! This is fuller and into the pads, Warner is falling over as he tries to flick. It goes off the leading edge through covers for two.

Stuart Broad to David Warner. This is angled into the batter, Warner works it to the man at square leg.

Stuart Broad to David Warner. This is angled into the batter, Warner defends it onto the ground.

Stuart Broad to David Warner. Good length and outside off, it has been left alone.

Jofra Archer to David Warner. A solid push! Fuller and on off, Warner strokes it towards cover for one. Warner is off the mark. A testing over from Archer comes to an end.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. A single! This is on middle, once again Archer gets it to jag back in. CB looks to defend but it goes off the inner half through square leg for one.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Another one outside off, it has been left alone.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. A good short one now! The batter ducks under it.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. FOUR BYES! But what a delivery. This lands outside off and jags back in. Bancroft has a gap between bat and pad as he tries to defend. It sneaks through and keeps going away from Bairstow too who dives to his left but fails to stop it. A boundary.

Jofra Archer to Cameron Bancroft. Shorter and outside off, Bancroft lets it be.

Jofra Archer comes onto bowl. The last time he bowled at Lord's was the Super Over in the World Cup final and it was from this end. This though is a completely different challenge. He was brilliant with the white ball and I am very excited to see how he goes about with the red ball. Here he comes to bowl his first ball.

Stuart Broad to David Warner. A dot to end! On middle, Warner keeps it out.

Stuart Broad to David Warner. Another one on a fuller length outside off, Warner makes a leave.

Stuart Broad to David Warner. Very short and way too wide outside off, Warner lets it be.

Stuart Broad to David Warner. Fuller and around off, Warner drives it square on the off side but straight to point. Good confident shot that one.

Stuart Broad to David Warner. Straightaway comes from around the wicket to Warner and lands it outside off, Warner makes a leave.

Stuart Broad to Cameron Bancroft. Australia and Bancroft are underway! Broad starts off with a very straight delivery, CB shuffles right across and works it through mid-wicket for one. Had he missed that, it would have been close.

Coming to the Aussie batsmen, how do they play this? Do they have the mental strength to see off the England bowlers? A score of 150/3 or 4 would look like a better reading but losing 10 wickets or more than 6 would really send a strong negative signal to the English team which will read - 'We are nothing without Smith.' An hour left to Tea. First aim to play this hour without losing any wicket. Stay tuned to check what happens.

The 90-run stand between Stokes and Buttler this morning literally killed Australia's hopes of going 2-0 up in this series. The visitors themselves looked deflated since morning and that news of Smith has already pegged them on the back foot. None of the bowlers were effective or impressive and Nathan Lyon endured a torrid third innings with the ball.

How the absence of one man can affect an entire team. Till yesterday evening, this English unit was thinking how to survive, how much target do they need to set for Australia with Smith and Warner in their unit, etc... etc... This morning, the very news of Smith being ruled out seems to have oozed in tons of confidence. The approach was positive and after Lunch, Stokes went berserk. The hosts were in a spot of bother at 71/4 but the big Ben played an innings of substance. Yes, he gave 2 catches in the span of 4 balls which were not taken by David Warner, but that is not his problem, is it?

So England declare with 50 overs remaining in the day. Remove another 2 overs for the changeover of the innings. Which means Australia have been given a target of 267 in 48 overs. Next to impossible. But can England pick up 10 wickets inside 48 overs? Very much a possibility. A longggg but exciting passage of play awaits us.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Good length ball on off, Jonny looks to drive it on the up to the off side but gets an inside edge which takes the ball to the on side and gets a single. 16 runs off the over and there is the declaration from Joe Root.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. Short ball, Stokes pulls it towards square leg and gets just a single.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. Length ball outside off, Stokes punches it through covers for a couple.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. Very well fielded. Good length ball on off, Stokes pulls it wide of square leg. Wade in the deep runs to his left to clean it up. He gets wrong-footed as the ball spins in. Matthew Wade does really well to save it from going to the fence.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. SIX! Hello, forget the whites, Stokes is making it look like T20. Fuller on middle, Stokes clears his front foot and heaves it over the square leg fence for a biggie.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Don't know when the declaration is coming but Stokes is adding more to England's bucket. Low full toss on middle and leg, Stokes clears his front foot and smashes it straight down the ground through mid off for a boundary.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. SIX! Bairstow going big now! Floated on middle and off, Bairstow takes his foot out of the way and slams it over mid-wicket for a biggie. Also with this six, Lyon has conceded over 100 runs in this innings itself without taking a wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Defended off the front foot by Bairstow, presenting the full face of the bat.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. There it is! Stokes completes his ton and is soaking in the applause from the crowd. This is on the leg side and Stokes just helps it down to fine leg and takes a single. Plays another superb innings at the home of cricket, taking England to a comfortable lead. 7th ton in Tests for Stokes and the second and Lord's.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Shorter this time, Stokes blocks this one out. Stokes making the world wait.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Full down the leg side, Stokes goes for the reverse sweep but misses.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Floated and on off, Stokes blocks this one out.

Nathan Lyon is back for another over. This might be the last over before the declaration comes in.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Good shot but no runs. Stokes on strike is all that matters. Full and outside off, JB drives it towards the cover fielder.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Length ball just on off, Bairstow tries to defend it but the ball takes an inside edge and then onto the pads.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Bairstow plays that off the front foot and into the ground.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Down the leg side, JB leaves it alone.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Quick double this time. Stokes has to wait. JB plays it towards point and takes off quickly, he completes the first one and then also takes the second one quickly as well. Tricky but will do.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. Moves to 99, Stokes! He pushes this one towards covers and takes one.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Defended off the front foot by JB presenting the full face of the bat.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. Outside off length ball, Stokes guides this towards third man and takes a single as he inches closer to his ton.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Short-arm jab by Stokes and he moves to 97 with that. On the pads was this one, Stokes goes onto the back foot and flicks it towards backward square leg for a boundary.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. Shorter one this time and pulled away by Stokes towards mid-wicket. The batters take two runs.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. Full and on off, JB pushes it towards covers and takes a single.

Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman drives this through the covers.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. FOUR LEG BYES! Down the leg side this time by Siddle, he looks to flick and misses. The ball goes through Paine as he fails to collect it and gives away four byes.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Bairstow pushes this fuller ball towards cover and rotates strike.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Educational edge one must say. Good length ball on off, Bairstow goes back and opens the face of his bat to guide it towards third man. However, he gets a fine edge on it and the ball goes between the slip cordon and gully for a boundary towards third man.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller this time, Bairstow pushes it towards mid-wicket.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Bairstow has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Length ball on middle and off, Bairstow tries to defend at it but gets an inside edge onto the pad.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Stokes gets on the back foot and cuts it towards covers for a boundary.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. Length ball just outside off, defended by Stokes towards covers.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. The ball has taken the inside edge of the bat of Stokes and goes down the leg side. The batters manage to come back for the second. 50-run stand comes up between the two in very quick time here.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. Ouch! That must have surely hurt. It is pitched on a length just outside off, the ball nips back in after pitching. Stokes goes for the drive straight down the ground but misses and is hit on the box. Stokes gets back up again quickly. Tough man!

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. Again goes for the shot to this ball outside off but misses.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. Stokes has attempted to put bat on ball but fails.

Josh Hazlewood is back!

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Good running! Guided down to fine leg by the batsman. They manage to come back for the second.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. This time driven towards mid off, Khawaja dives towards his right and saves at least a run. Good fielding by him.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Great shot through extra cover. Full ball outside off, Stokes gets into his stride and plays this one through extra cover for a boundary.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. This time JB times it properly and takes a single off this one as he plays it towards mid-wicket.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. Edged but safe! Full ball this time on the off pole, he looks to flick it towards mid-wicket but gets a leading edge. The ball floats towards covers but falls short of the fielder.

Peter Siddle to Jonny Bairstow. On a length just outside off, JB defends it off the back foot.

Peter Siddle is back.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. SIX! Action replay! Again full and floated outside off, Stokes reminding us of the knock he played in the 2019 World Cup finals at this very same venue.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. SIX! Brilliant shot! Full, floated on off, Stokes gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence. He has waited to play this shot in this innings and now when he has connected he has connected it sweetly. Takes the lead over 200 in style.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Full and floated this time, Stokes goes for the drive but gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes through gully towards third man for a couple.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Short and wide this time, cut to the point fielder.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Flat and on the off pole, Stokes defends it towards cover off the back foot.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Again on a length, blocked towards the cover fielder.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Good length on middle and off, tucked towards mid-wicket for one.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Superb pull shot by Bairstow here. Cummins goes short this time outside off, JB pulls it strongly towards mid-wicket but straight to the man. Single taken.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Length ball on the fifth stump line, pushed towards the cover fielder again.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. This time on the off side similar length, Jonny pushes it towards the cover fielder.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Length ball on middle and leg, JB pushes it towards mid on off the back foot.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. On the pads again, blocked towards mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. On the leg side, Bairstow glances it towards fine leg and takes a single.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Defended off the back foot towards mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. This time on the pads, Stokes flicks it towards square leg and takes a single.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Floated on middle, pushed towards mid on.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Flat and full on off, pushed back to Lyon.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Full on off, Bairstow drives it straight. Cummins gets his big boot on the way of the ball and it deflects it to mid on. Stokes at the non striker's end ends up falling as he anticipated the ball to come towards him. Ben provides us with some Matrix-esque dodge.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Length ball around off, Stokes strokes it towards point for one.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Full outside off, Ben swings his bat at it, going for the big one but misses.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Length ball on off, Ben gets on his back foot and blocks it.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Fuller on middle, Stokes strokes it to mid on.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Good length ball around off, Stokes punches it towards cover for a single.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Floated outside leg, Bairstow gets down on one knee and looks to play the paddle sweep. Tim Paine takes the ball and puts in a confident appeal. Aleem Dar is unmoved. Australia do not have any reviews left. It would have been wasted even if they had a review as the ball had indeed missed the bat which is later confirmed by Ultra Edge.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Flighted outside off, Stokes looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge. The ball falls short and spins in after pitching. Labuschagne at second slip dives but gets beaten by the spin. The ball goes past him towards the third man fence. Three taken.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Now the reverse sweep. It is on middle, Jonny gets down on one knee and reverse sweeps it towards third man for one.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. SIX! Brilliant shot! Tossed up on middle, Bairstow comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and smashes it over the long on fence for a biggie.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Floats one on off, Ben strokes it to cover and gets to the other end.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. On the pads, Bairstow looks to defend but the ball takes the outside edge towards the side of the pitch on the off side for one.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Good length ball around off, Stokes drives it wide of sweeper cover for a couple.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Fuller on off, Stokes keeps it out.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Outside off, Stokes leaves it alone.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. On the pads, Bairstow glances it fine down the leg side for a single.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Bouncer! Bairstow sits under it.

Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow. Good length ball on middle, Bairstow pushes it towards mid on.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Tossed up on off, Stokes keeps it out.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. NOT OUT! Australia lose both their reviews. Floated delivery on middle and leg, Stokes looks to defend but misses and the ball hits him on the pads. There is a confident appeal from the Aussie players. Paine has a word with Lyon and then takes it upstairs. Replay rolls in and first confirms there is no bat involved. After some technical error our wait prolongs to see the Hawk Eye. After some laughs, Hawk Eye rolls in and it shows that the ball was missing the leg stump.

Australia have taken a review for LBW. Stokes is the man in question. The players are having a laugh in the middle as the Hawk Eye has some issues and the decision is on stand-by. Finally, the Hawk Eye comes in and shows that... MISSING LEG!

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. On the pads, Stokes looks to flick but the ball deflects off his pad fine down the leg side. There is a stifled appeal as the ball hits his thigh pad but the umpire is unmoved. The ball goes fine down the leg side and they take two leg byes.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Bairstow is off the mark with some help by the misfield. Tossed up on off, Bairstow strokes it to the right of mid off. Head there moves and dives to his right but fails to gather the ball. It deflects towards mid on and they take a single.

Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Play and miss! Floated outside off, Bairstow looks to drive but misses. Not an ideal start to the innings for Jonny.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. On the pads, Stokes glances it to the on side for a single.

Jonny Bairstow walks out to the middle.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. OUT! Caught! Buttler's patient innings comes to end. The short ball does the trick here and Cummins has ended this building stand. Cummins bangs it in short around the body. Buttler goes for the pull but gets a top edge on it. It goes high and straight to deep backward square leg. Hazlewood there hardly moves an inch and takes a simple catch. Soft dismissal for Buttler, he would be gutted to get out in such a fashion especially after taking his time out in the middle.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. On a length around off, Buttler nudges it to point.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Length delivery on off, Ben strokes it to point and gets to the other end.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Short ball which rises just over the belly. It is down the leg side, Stokes goes for the pull but misses.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Excellent running, Good length ball on middle, Stokes tucks it with soft hands towards mid-wicket and immediately calls for two. The ball is to the left of the fielder and the duo of Buttler and Stokes is quick so they manage to get the second with ease.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Back of a length ball outside off, Stokes lets it carry to the keeper.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Shorter on top of off, Jos defends it to get through the over.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. On the pads, Buttler glances it to mid-wicket with the spin.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Floated on the stumps, Buttler gets behind it and blocks it.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Excellent shot but straight to the man at cover. Flighted on off, Buttler drives it hard but cannot get it past the fielder at short cover.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. That has spun leaps and bounds. It is pitched on the rough and spins away. Stokes looks to drive but misses. Paine too cannot gather it as the ball deflects off his gloves towards the third man region for one. They steal a bye.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Floated on off, Stokes keeps it out.

Nathan Lyon to continue from the other end.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Gets bat on ball for the first time in this session. Back of a length ball on off, Buttler gets on his toes and keeps it down.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. On the fourth stump line and fuller in length. Jos offers no stroke.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Second bouncer of the over and it is also closer to the body. Buttler picks it early and ducks under it.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Fuller on the fifth stump line, Buttler leaves it alone.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Good length ball outside off, Buttler continues his cautious approach and leaves it alone.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Starts the new session with an unwelcoming bouncer. It is around middle and leg, Buttler sits under it.

We are back for the second session. Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler walk out to resume their innings. Pat Cummins to bowl the first over of the session.

... Day 5, Session 2 ...

So, do England go for the win and come out all guns blazing after Lunch (especially as they know that Steve Smith is not there for Australia) or do they play safely and drive this match towards a draw (which it already is)? Join us soon to find out!

LUNCH! Advantage England! Good session for England from all perspectives. The overnight batsmen who walked out to bat after the delay in play are still at the crease and continued the good momentum for them. It was expected that England would have come out aggressively but they just continued scoring around 3 runs per over. 21.4 overs bowled in this session, 61 runs scored and no wickets lost. Stokes has completed his 19th half ton of his Test career and looks to be going strong with Buttler who is on 31.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Flighted on off, Ben keeps it out to get to Lunch without any casualties.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. In the air and just wide. Tossed up on middle, Buttler drives it uppishly as the ball sticks onto the surface. Luckily he pushes it way wide, to the right of the bowler. Lyon dives but cannot get close. The batsmen take a single as the fielder from long on gathers it.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Floated around off, Buttler looks to defend but misses.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Floated outside off, Stokes looks to defend with soft hands. The ball takes the outside edge and goes wide of a diving first slip for a single.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Floated on middle, Stokes defends it off the front foot.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. WOW! That one has kept low and somehow managed to miss the stumps too. It is pitched on the rough outside off, Stokes looks to defend but the ball keeps very low and goes under Stokes' defensive bat on to the keeper.

Peter Siddle to Jos Buttler. FOUR LEG BYES! Length ball just outside the leg pole, Buttler looks to flick but misses. The ball hits his pads and goes towards the fine leg fence. Umpire Gaffaney waits for the Australian team to finish their decision on taking the LBW review and then signals leg byes.

Peter Siddle to Jos Buttler. Outside off, Buttler leaves it alone.

Peter Siddle to Jos Buttler. Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone.

Peter Siddle to Jos Buttler. Good length ball this time, Buttler pushes it nicely towards the cover fielder.

Peter Siddle to Jos Buttler. Outside off, left alone by Buttler.

Peter Siddle to Jos Buttler. Length ball just outside off, Buttler walks a bit down the track and the ball hits the inside edge of his bat and onto the pads.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Flights one on off, Stokes defends it off the front foot.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Tossed up outside off, Stokes lets it go.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Floated on off, Buttler follows the boundary with a single towards cover.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Creamed away! Floated on off, Buttler gets on his front foot and drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. FIFTY FOR BEN STOKES! His 19th in Test cricket. He has continued his good form and once again when England were in trouble, Stokes raises his hands up and delivers. Short around off, Stokes cuts it to point and gets to his milestone. He raises his bat and soaks in all the applause.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Shorter on off, Stokes continues to defend Lyon of his back foot.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. Length ball outside off, Stokes looks to push it towards covers. It takes the leading edge of his blade and the ball goes towards third man as the batters take one.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. Comes down the track this time and Siddle pulls his length short. Stokes adjusts at the last moment and defends it out.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. Length ball on middle and off, Stokes plays it back towards the bowler.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. On the pads of Stokes, he flicks it down the leg side.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. Length ball on middle and off pole, Stokes comes down the track and tries to hit the ball towards mid on. It takes the leading edge of his bat and the ball goes to point and the batters take two.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. Good length ball on off, Stokes defends it towards cover.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. On the pads of Stokes, he flicks it towards mid on and keeps the strike. The lead is now 150.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. That ball has taken the inside edge of the batsman and thudded into his pads.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. The ball pitches just outside the off pole and spins away, Stokes is beaten by the turn as he looks to defend.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. This is pitched on the leg pole, it turns in and hits the pads of Buttler. It loops towards short leg and he dives to catch it but isn't able to do so. Leg bye taken as the ball rolls towards fine leg.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Full and tossed up outside off, Buttler blocks it out.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Flat and on the pads of Buttler, he blocks it out.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. Fuller on middle and leg, defended towards the leg side by Stokes. Good start by Siddle.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. Very well left from Stokes. Siddle comes steaming in and delivers a length ball around off, Stokes comes down the track and then shoulders arms to it. You seldom see that and this shows the confidence this man is carrying.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. Well outside off, Stokes lets it be.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. Beaten! Good length ball just outside off, Stokes looks to push at it but does so inside the line and misses.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. This time a touch short, Stokes pushes it towards mid off.

Peter Siddle to Ben Stokes. Wide and full outside off, Stokes leaves it alone.

Peter Siddle back into the attack to bowl his first over of the day. 8-2-19-2 so far from him.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Excellent running. These two know each other well and that was visible here. Floated delivery on the pads, Stokes glances it towards fine leg. The fielder from square leg gives it a chase and pulls it back before the ropes. Stokes and Buttler are both quick between the wickets, they look for the third and get it with ease.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Shorter on the stumps, Stokes gets on his back foot and keeps it out.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Short around off, Stokes gets on his back foot and punches it to cover for one.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Tossed up on off, Ben keeps it out.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Flighted on the stumps, Stokes gets forward and defends it off the front foot.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Floated on middle, Stokes looks to defend but he does so off the inner half of his bat.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. Length ball on the off pole, Buttler defends it off the back foot.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. EDGED AND FOUR! Buttler gets lucky on this one. Pitched full and on off, Buttler goes for a cover drive but gets a thick outside edge as the ball goes between gully and the slip cordon to the third man fence.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. Length ball just outside off, Stokes pulls it towards mid-wicket and gets a single.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. Length ball just outside off, pushed back towards the bowler. Hazlewood bends and tries to get a hand to it but fails to do so as the ball goes towards mid on.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. FOUR! MAJESTIC! All of a sudden, England are playing with renewed vigour. Full and around middle, Stokes drives this straight back. Hazlewood tries stopping it with his right hand, putting half a bend, but the ball whizzes past. The lead is 140 now.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Length ball just outside off, pushed to point off the back foot.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Full and floated, Buttler pushes it back to the bowler.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Flat on off and middle, goes towards the off side off the outside half of the bat.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Full and tossed up on middle and leg, pushed back to Lyon.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Full and tossed up outside off, Buttler leans into the drive and caresses the ball through the cover region for a boundary.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Good length ball on middle and off, Stokes pushes it with soft hands towards covers and takes a single.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. Bouncer to end the over, Buttler ducks under it and the ball goes to Tim Paine behind the stumps.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. Length ball just outside off, Buttler pushes it towards the point fielder.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. Again outside off, Buttler shoulders arms to it.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. Full and on the pads of Buttler, he flicks it towards deep mid-wicket and the batters take a couple.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. Length ball outside off, Buttler leaves it alone.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. Short length ball on the leg pole, Stokes pulls it towards square leg for a single. 50-run stand up between Stokes and Buttler. This stand has tilted the match back in the balance. England will be looking to get a move on from here on if they want to stand any chance of winning this match.

11.4 overs have been bowled today and England still have 6 wickets intact with Stokes and Buttler going strong. The match seems to be heading back in the balance and maybe towards a draw too.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Tossed up away from the off stump, Buttler leaves it alone.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Flighted outside off, Buttler looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto his body.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Floated on off, Buttler looks to drive but it goes to the on side off the inner half of his blade.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Flighted around off, Buttler drives it through point and gets a couple to take the partnership to 49.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Tossed up around off, Jos gets on his front foot and keeps it out.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Shorter around off, Buttler nudges it to mid-wicket.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. Fuller on middle, Stokes comes down the track and taps it back to the bowler.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. Outside off, Stokes shoulders arms to it.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. Nicely bowled. Hazlewood hits the deck hard around off, Stokes looks to defend it inside the line and the away movement sees the ball go to the keeper.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. Length ball around off, Buttler stands tall and punches it wide of cover for one.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. Back of a length ball on off, JB defends it off the back foot.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. Good length ball outside off, Buttler leaves it alone.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Jaffa to end the over. This is pitched around off and turns in sharply. Stokes looks to defend but misses and the ball goes onto hit the thigh pad of Stokes.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Once again on the pads, Ben tucks it to mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. On the pads, BS flicks it to the on side.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Shorter on off, Stokes keeps it out.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. EDGED AND FOUR! That was not far away from Warner at first slip. Tossed up outside off, Stokes falls in the honey trap to drive. The ball turns away and finds the thick outside edge of Ben's willow. It flies to the left of Warner at first slip who dives but it goes wide of him and to the third man fence for a boundary.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Shorter around off, Stokes defends it off the front foot.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. Good length delivery on off, Buttler defends it off the front foot to get through the over.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. This one keeps low, something similar in the first Test was the undoing for Buttler. This time Jos keeps his eyes on the ball and defends it late.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. Length ball on top of middle, Stokes just helps it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. Beaten! Stokes tries to play at this ball outside off but fails.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes. NOT OUT! Inside edge detected by the Ultra Edge! Waste of a review by the Australian team. This is a good length ball, seems to be pitching outside leg. The ball hits the inside edge of Stokes' bat and then onto the pads. However, the Australians gambled on this one and thought that the ball hit the pads directly. They think about it and go for the review at the last second. The replays roll in and the Ultra Edge shows that the ball has hit the bat first. Stokes survives. Also, the Hawk Eye comes in later and shows that the ball pitched outside leg. Had it not hit the bat of Stokes, he was still safe. Australia lose one of their reviews.

Just at the last moment, Paine signals the 'T' to take a referral for LBW. Looks like a tough decision as the bat seems to be hitting the ball and pad at the same time.

Josh Hazlewood is into the attack for the first time today.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Loopy ball on off, JB defends it to get through the over.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Floats one on the pads, Buttler glances it to the on side.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Flighted outside off, Buttler looks to drive it to the off side but it goes off the inner half of his bat towards mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Floated on off, Buttler tucks it to short leg.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Off spinner on off, Buttler glances it to short leg.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Short around off, Stokes hangs back on his back foot and punches it to sweeper cover for one.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Length ball outside off, Buttler leaves it alone.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Short ball down the leg side, it does not raise as much. Buttler though ducks under it. Paine dives to his left and takes a good carry.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Fuller on off, Buttler blocks it off the front foot.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Appeal for LBW but turned down. Full on middle and leg, Buttler looks to flick but misses. The ball hits him flush on the pads. There is an appeal from the Australian players but nothing from the umpire. It looked to be going down the leg and hence no review. Smart bowling this though, outside off, outside off and then one on the stumps.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Outside off and once again Jos is not interested.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Good length ball outside off, Cummins wants Buttler to go for a drive but Jos says no and leaves it.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Shorter on off, BS keeps it out.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Follows it up with a calm back foot defense.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Well placed and very well timed. Tossed up on off, Stokes just times it wide of mid on. He does not use power but just pure timing. Hazlewood gives it a chase from mid on and puts in a dive to pull it back but he fails in his attempt to do so.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Tossed up on off and middle, Ben strokes it to mid on.

BREAKING NEWS - Marnus Labuschagne has been approved by the ICC as an active player as he replaces Steve Smith and thus, he becomes the first ever concussion substitute made in cricketing history. Apparently, Smith reported grogginess and a headache this morning and his response to concussion testing had deteriorated. His availability for the Leeds Test now could be doubtful as players cannot participate in training for at least 6 days.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Flatter on off, Stokes defends it off the back foot.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Shorter on off, Stokes gets on his back foot and defends it onto the ground.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Length ball around off, Buttler defends it towards cover-point to get through the over unscathed. Maiden for Pat.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Good length ball outside off, Jos has nothing to do with it.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Cummins maintains his off stump line to Buttler. This is served full, Jos defends it to the left of mid off.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Fuller on off, Jos Buttler pushes it to cover.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. On a length very close to the off pole, Buttler keeps his eyes on the ball and defends it.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Good length ball around off, Buttler defends it towards point.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Shorter on off, Ben calmly defends it to get through the over.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Arm ball outside off, Ben gets on his front foot and leaves it alone.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Off spinner pitching on off, Buttler glances it with the spin towards fine leg for a single.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Slightly short and turning in, Buttler defends it off the back foot towards cover against the spin.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Flighted on off, Buttler blocks it out.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Tossed up on off, Buttler defends it off the front foot.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. On the fourth stump line, Stokes does not tease that one.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Not much swing on this one, it is outside off and calmly left.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Peach of a delivery! Length ball on the fourth stump line, it nips back in a lot after pitching. Stokes though shows his awareness and leaves it alone. The ball just about misses his front pad.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. FOUR! This is right off the meat. Brutal hitting. Good length ball outside off, Stokes picks the length early and flat-bats it wide of short cover. Wade there does not even move as he had little to no time to react. The ball goes wide and over him to the fence.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. EDGED AND FOUR! Nicely bowled this by Cummins. He bowls a pacy full ball outside off, tempting Stokes to drive. He obliges but gets a thick outside edge. It flies to the right of gully, Khawaja there dives on that side but cannot get his hand to it. The ball races away to the third man fence for a boundary.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Good length ball on top of middle and off, Stokes gets on his back foot and defends it.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Flatter and quicker on middle and leg, Stokes looks to defend but it goes off the inner half of his bat towards square leg for a single. Stokes will keep the strike.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Sharp spin on this one. It is pitched on off and spins away, Stokes defends it towards cover with the spin.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Floated outside off, Ben shoulders arms to his one.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Slightly shorter on off and middle, Stokes defends off the back foot.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Flighted outside off, Stokes leaves it alone.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. First run of the day. Off spinner on off, Buttler turns it behind square on the leg side with the spin and gets a single.

Nathan Lyon to partner Cummins from the other end.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Length ball outside off, Stokes once again has a slash but misses. One of the biggest overs this as it started on Day 4 and ended on Day 5 after an hour's delay.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Bounce and swing on this one. Good length ball outside off, Stokes covers his off stump and leaves it alone. There is late inswing on this one. Paine takes it around his head towards his right.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Back of a length and outside off, Stokes leaves it alone.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Play and a miss to begin the day. Cummins steams in and hits the deck hard outside off, Stokes has a slash at it but misses.

We are all set to begin. Isa Guha to ring the bell. Pat Cummins to resume the proceedings for Australia on Day 5. Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler step out onto the pitch for England. 2 slips and a gully in place. We also have some news on Steve Smith. He is ruled out of this match and the third Test match as well due to a concussion suffered yesterday. Marnus Labuschagne replaces him in the field. Here we go...

Update 1145 local (1045 GMT) - The rain has gone... for now at least, the inspection is done and we are all set to start at 1210 local. 88 overs to be bowled today.

Update 1126 Local (1026 GMT) - Finally we have a good news! The rain has stopped and the covers are coming off too. There will be an inspection at 1140 local.

We are all ready to begin. Oops... this is what happens when you write the same thing every day. WE ARE NOT READY TO BEGIN. It is raining in London and we are not going to have a start on time. So, on an already extended day, we will be having a delayed start. There is water on the covers and puddles on the outfield. We might need at least an hour before we begin. But first, the rain needs to stop.

Now, the second chain of thought. It is overcast today. Do you risk your bowlers and fielders by declaring? Thanks to a damp outfield, it might be slippery as well. Wouldn't it be better if you just keep batting and batting and batting and tire the Aussies out? The next Test is just 3 days away.

How is Steve Smith? That is the first and only question. He was pummeled down (in the literal meaning) by his Indian T20 league mate, Jofra Archer and his resilience to come back and fight was the talk of the town. England will believe that he may not be the same old self and will back themselves to get Australia all out quickly.

Welcome to our coverage of Day 5 of the 2nd Ashes Test! As it stands, the match is slightly in the favor of the visitors with England reeling at 96/4. The hosts lead by 104 runs. Are they thinking of a win? If they are, they will have to score some quick runs and then look to bundle Australia out. Also, in the search of quick runs, they might lose wickets and that would mean Australia will have an upper hand. As long as the visitors are concerned, they would not want to chase anything over 200. And for that to happen, the bowlers need to strike early in the first session.

... Day 5, Session 1 ...

Day 5. 98 overs. Four results possible. What will happen? Who will win? Will anyone win? Join us at 11 am local (1000 GMT) for all the action from the Sunday drama. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!

Australia have got a small carrot dangling in front of them. They have a slim chance of winning but for that, they will need to bowl England out before the lead crosses 150. Once the 150-mark is breached, the tourists' batting, which has been under the scanner as well, might find itself under severe pressure.

It will be interesting to see how England play this. Do they be proactive and score quickly, declaring at a time which is enough for their bowlers to take 10 wickets? Or do they just bat and bat and bat and make Australia toil? Remember, the next Test is on 22nd August, so they will make sure that the visitors do not recover in time.

Saturday started with Australia tantalizingly poised on 80/4, but Steve Smith and the lower order bailed the team out of trouble. The former skipper took a lot of blows on his body and the neck, left the ground being retired hurt but then came back to battle hard. If Australia do get to bat on Sunday, he will be definitely needed and the fact that he has been ruled out of any fracture on his arm or concussion comes as massive relief to Australia.

What a day of cricket. 89.4 overs, 266 runs, 10 wickets. When Australia batted out 2 sessions, it seemed like there is nothing else but a draw left in this game. But England's mini collapse has got the match open once again. 98 overs. Two nervous teams. A riveting Day 5 awaits us.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Defended off the back foot by Stokes and it looks like the heavens have opened up as well. That's it! STUMPS ON DAY 4!

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Length ball outside off, Stokes lets it be. It seems that the English players are trying every way possible to waste some time as we see Ben Stokes tapping the pitch before the start of the over.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. Again outside off, Buttler lets it go. Maiden by Josh but the Australians need a wicket here so that they can end the day on a good note.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. Finally Hazlewood attacks the stumps, it pitches on a good length on off. Jos blocks it out.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. Fuller this time, the ball pitches and moves away from Jos.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. Again a length ball outside off, Buttler shoulders arms to it.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. Outside off, left alone by Buttler.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler. Fullish just outside off pole, Buttler pushes it to the cover fielder.

Josh Hazlewood returns. 6-0-15-0 so far.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Outside off this time from Cummins, Stokes lets it be.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. FOUR! On the pads from Cummins as Stokes works it fine down the leg side to get a four.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Good shot that but finds the fielder in the mid off region.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Beaten! Swing and miss from Stokes. This is not needed right now with just a few overs left for the day. Wide outside off, Stokes again goes hard at the ball, gets beaten.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Full on middle this time, Stokes works it nicely towards mid-wicket and run a couple.

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes. Shortish one outside off, Stokes looks to power this through cover but mistimes it onto the pitch.

Nathan Lyon to Jos Buttler. Around off, solidly defended.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Full and down the leg side, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. This one darts in after pitching on the rough, Ben looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. How did that miss the off stump? Full and outside off, just missing the rough, Stokes lets it go and the ball goes straight on, just missing the off stick by inches!

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes. Full and around middle, watchfully defended.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Wide outside off on fifth stump, Buttler left it alone.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. Fullish one on middle and leg, Buttler works this towards mid-wicket and take a couple.

Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler. FOUR LEG BYES! Poor one now! Pitches this on middle and leg and seamed further down the leg side. Buttler misses his flick but the ball kisses the pads and go fine for a boundary.