Player of the Match
Player of the Match

11.29am So, the deficit is 85 - still substantial but not nearly as crushing as it might have been at 168 for 8. The last two wickets have added a precious 118 runs, with Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer's half-centuries central to that. Australia plugged away, until the new ball did their bidding. They left a fair few runs out there in their first innings of 371, but not half as many as England to judge by the composure of their batting this morning. Can Archer take the inspiration from his maiden Test fifty, and turn it into a command display with the ball? For the sake of the series, he might have to...

BigMig: "Might not be the worst time to lose that last wicket. A tricky 20 mins before lunch then having to start again afterwards could be Englands best chance. " Yes, it's a fair point. A real licence to have a go, then go again after a break.

Peter: "So based on what Graham Swann said, England have left about 300 runs out there? " Frankly, yes. They needed 500-plus. The fightback is all very well, but it hasn't yet atoned for yesterday's batting.

Prashanth : "Carse takes 6, Aus gets 325, Eng chase down 400 in 75 overs to win. Crawley 100, Pope 50, Stokes single digits. This happens "

Matt Roller notes: "Root having a bowl on the practice strip between innings, along with Jacks and Carse"

87.2
W
Boland to Archer, OUT, very full, drilled into slip's midriff! Archer flung his hands through the length, but Boland's nip off the seam is too much for Archer's ambitions. Labuschagne tumbles backwards as he cushions the edge. That ends a very gutsy morning's work from England, but they remain right up against it

JC Archer c Labuschagne b Boland 51 (151m 105b 5x4 1x6) SR: 48.57

87.1
0
Boland to Archer, no run, right on that handkerchief, angled in at the top of off. Archer is already on the front foot, meeting it with a full face

Change of bowling. Here's Boland

END OF OVER:
87 | 7 Runs | ENG: 286/9

  • Josh Tongue7 (12b)
  • Jofra Archer51 (103b)
  • Mitchell Starc16-1-61-1
  • Pat Cummins17-3-69-3
86.6
2
Starc to Tongue, 2 runs, lovely strike from Tongue, meeting the very full length, outside off, with an open-faced steer to deep point. England keep that deficit coming down

England 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4BM DuckettZ Crawley
2nd27Z CrawleyOJ Pope
3rd78JE RootZ Crawley
4th68Z CrawleyHC Brook
5th12BA StokesZ Crawley
6th5Z CrawleyJL Smith
7th91WG JacksJL Smith
8th52BA CarseWG Jacks
9th12BA CarseJC Archer
10th3BA CarseJC Tongue