Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
126 | 11 Runs | AUS: 497/8

  • Nathan Lyon26 (26b)
  • Mitchell Starc54 (58b)
  • Joe Root6-0-39-1
  • Jofra Archer27-3-97-0

...and Australia have declared on 497 for 8. That means around 45 minutes for Joe Denly and Rory Burns to bat out this evening, which might prove a tough ask with the light gradually beginning to fade, not least after a long old day in the field. SPD Smith's magnificent 211 underpinned the innings and dominated the day, but there were useful runs for Labuschagne (yesterday), Paine, and Starc to help him along. England were pretty average with the ball - Broad and Leach stuck at their task well, Archer was short of his best, and Overton was fairly lukewarm. I'll be back in five to talk you through the rest of the day.

125.6
1
Root to Lyon, 1 run, full outside leg, sweeps out of the rough...
125.5
4
Root to Lyon, FOUR, straight length ball, Lyon waltzes down the track and launches this over midwicket for a one-bounce four! Bosh!
125.4
1
Root to Starc, 1 run, flighted up, Starc gives it the big heave-ho... but can only find the fielder at deep midwicket
125.3
0
Root to Starc, no run, short and wide offbreak, Starc carves it out to cover for no run
125.2
1
Root to Lyon, 1 run, full on off stump, swept hard out to Archer at square leg
125.1
4b
Root to Lyon, 4 byes, pitches outside leg, Lyon sweeps, doesn't get any bat on it but it turns a fair bit and beats Bairstow. Fifty partnership!

Root continues, from round the wicket, with a slip in.

Nope, Paine continues to delay. I can't really work out why...

Duncan Ward: "Hey Matt, Zafar Ansari would have ended this hours ago ;)" Ha!

END OF OVER:
125 | 5 Runs | AUS: 486/8

  • Mitchell Starc53 (56b)
  • Nathan Lyon20 (22b)
  • Jofra Archer27-3-97-0
  • Joe Root5-0-32-1
124.6
0
Archer to Starc, no run, short ball, prodded out into the covers, Archer scampers after it and they don't take the run
124.5
0
Archer to Starc, no run, sharp short ball, squeezed out to backward point, 89mph/143kph. Good wheels from Archer this spell

Declaration must be imminent. End of the over, I'd guess?

124.4
1
Archer to Lyon, 1 run, backs away, smites it down to long leg via an inside edge
124.3
4
Archer to Lyon, FOUR, backs away, has a slash at the short ball, and top edges it away for four over the keeper's head!
124.2
0
Archer to Lyon, no run, backs away but Archer follows him, gets decent bat on it trying to carve it through the on side but midwicket fields
124.1
0
Archer to Lyon, no run, backs away, full just outside off, looks to whack this through the covers and doesn't connect

Erasmus is having another look at that run-out effort, but Root clearly broke the stumps with his hands rather than the ball. And the big screen confirms it's not out.

Paramdev: "So the approach from Australia is simple, throw player out, to ignite fire in them, once they are back in 11, they lash out all their anger"

END OF OVER:
124 | 4 Runs | AUS: 481/8

  • Mitchell Starc53 (54b)
  • Nathan Lyon15 (18b)
  • Joe Root5-0-32-1
  • Jofra Archer26-3-92-0
123.6
2
Root to Starc, 2 runs, full on the off stump, worked out into the leg side, and they come back for a quick two despite Roy's best efforts in the deep. Gone with a better piece of work by Root

England 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0JL DenlyRJ Burns
2nd0JL DenlyJE Root
3rd66JL DenlyJJ Roy
4th8JL DenlyBA Stokes
5th19JL DenlyJM Bairstow
6th45JM BairstowJC Buttler
7th34JC ButtlerC Overton
8th1C OvertonJC Archer
9th23MJ LeachC Overton
10th1SCJ BroadC Overton

ICC World Test Championship

TeamMWLDPTSWRpWr
AUS1484233221.392
IND17124152051.577
ENG21117344241.120
NZ1174042031.281
PAK1245328630.822
SL1226420010.729
WI1338219410.661
SA1358026420.787
BAN70612000.601