6.04pm Crumbs... well, what do we know eh? A very handy lead of 69 for England, on a pitch that, to judge by the lack of bounce that scrambled Smith's brain for his rare dismissal, is going to get a bit up-and-down as the match wears on. But there's a tricky 20 minutes yet for England to negotiate. I wonder if Leach is padding up yet? Or if Burns is regretting the screamer that is about to send him out to face Cummins and Hazlewood once more...
Gupta Ji: "Steve Smith is a great player definitely among one of all time greats but isn't' his current form over hyped. I remember there was time when bolwers had no answer to Alister Cook, if you look at his record around 2013 won't imagine he will short of sachins record by such a good margin . Similarly there was a peak for Pointing. In fact scahin won't have seen down fall in form at end of his career, he himself would have around 2000 runs extra with another 10 hundred ." No, I'm not sure it's possible (or legal) to over-hype an average of 65 that is still rising after a decade of international cricket ...
PM Siddle c Burns b Archer 18 (72m 39b 2x4 0x6) SR: 46.15
NM Lyon b Archer 25 (31m 30b 4x4 1x6) SR: 83.33
END OF OVER:68 | 3 Runs | AUS: 224/8
- Nathan Lyon25 (29b)
- Peter Siddle18 (36b)
- Jack Leach6-1-18-0
- Jofra Archer23-9-61-4
chakra: "This is the fifth test in a series and Archer is bowling his 23rd over, more than anyone in the side. This is literally bowling your strike bowler to dust. Poor captaincy from Root." Yep ... it's a recurring theme. But he's back for another... I daresay he wants that five-for though
Ehab: "1000 test runs for the GOAT with that drop!" Well, well...
So, moments after letting that chance slip away, here's Leach to prise the opening with the ball
END OF OVER:67 | 6 Runs | AUS: 221/8
- Peter Siddle17 (35b)
- Nathan Lyon23 (24b)
- Jofra Archer23-9-61-4
- Chris Woakes10-2-51-1