8.39pm Australia will bat again Warner and Harris sprint off the pitch, for a 17-over stint under the lights. Interesting decision, but maybe a night's rest for the quicks is prudent with two full days yet to come. And two more sunsets obviously.
Anyway, pick the bones out of that one. Root and Malan batted with barely a flicker of concern through the morning session. And then, familiar carnage as Cameron Green unsettled Root, before Nathan Lyon provided a crucial old-ball threat with his offspin. Stokes and Woakes resisted up to a point, but the rest of England's batting was abject. This goose is cooked. How crispy do you want the skin? Alex will be here in a mo to find out.
SCJ Broad c Head b Starc 9 (44m 17b 0x4 1x6) SR: 52.94
END OF OVER:84 | 11 Runs | ENG: 236/9
- James Anderson5 (13b)
- Stuart Broad9 (16b)
- Jhye Richardson19-4-78-0
- Mitchell Starc16-6-37-3
Sam: "Genuine question - why not pitch it up to Broad? He is clearly terrified of short stuff and backing away? Am I missing something obvious? " It's rather like cats toying with mice