Mitchell Starc has a go now at trying to wrap it up. Anderson survives a couple of swings and misses before guiding one for four to the vacant third man region. And we continue....

Allan Border
Ex-Australia captain on BBC Test Match Special

"It's a great little cameo from James Taylor and there's only 10 overs to go, but England have left themselves with too much to do."

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain

"You can see @jamestaylor20 growing with every shot... Well maybe not but this is a fantastic innings on the biggest stage."

Mitchell Johnson wants to finish this off, but Taylor's still enjoying himself. Picks up a couple as he glances it away to the legside down to long leg. He has to take evasive action from the final delivery as one whistles past his gloves as he ducks away.

Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special

"Amongst the debris, this is a little gem of a knock by Taylor. Great hands and innovation."

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Jack Maclaren: The way Taylor has played today just proves to me he should be coming in at three, giving him the time to construct an innings.

Shane: Taylor is putting in a great innings in a dire situation and Boycott still plays him down because he's not golden boy Ballance.

Tameena Hussain: Watching ENGvsAUS with 1 year old nephew. Giving him a lecture on how he shouldn't play like England when older. He's laughing.

More clever stuff from Taylor after that praise from AB as he continues to show his invention. Banged in short by Starc and he helps the ball on its way over Brad Haddin for four more. It's almost all over though a few balls later as George Bailey dives right-hand outstretched to try and clutch a catch at point. Taylor moves in to the 90s next ball with another neat shot with an open face behind the wicket to third man for four more.

Allan Border
Ex-Australia captain on BBC Test Match Special

"James Taylor has been impressive, particularly in the second part of his innings. He's invented some shots and been busy at the crease."

Australia, according to you.

The public has spoken and an overwhelming 45% think the Aussies will win the World Cup. New Zealand (14%) and South Africa (9%) were the next most popular picks. England, for those who still care after this performance, collected up only 6% of the vote.

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"Oh Jimmy, Jimmy. Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy Anderson" is the last man in for England. Johnson sends one down in to the body, but it's off target and down the legside for five wides to bring up England's 200. Taylor moves to 80 with another neat use of his hands to open the face and guide it for four behind point.

Allan Border
Ex-Australia captain on BBC Test Match Special

"If you look at the stats, there's not much difference in the scores of the two sides at this stage. It's just England's death bowling was so poor."

Jim Maxwell
BBC Test Match Special

"Like a beachball, he just knocked it back to Mitchell Johnson. It was the easiest catch of all time... poor Finny was just stuck in the headlights and the ball followed him."

Short and in to the ribs from Mitchell Johnson (I think we've been here before). Finn can only fend it off from the shoulder of his bat and it loops up to give the left-armer plenty of time to take the return catch.

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Very much in to the last knockings here as Steven Finn comes out at 10 for England. Starc sends down some "rippers" as Allan Border would say and Finn gets nowhere near any of them apart from a prod to the legside for a single from the final ball.

Allan Border
Ex-Australia captain on BBC Test Match Special

"He thought it was going to be a bouncer and he just picked the wrong one. It needs somebody to stay with Taylor while he gets his hundred, he's batted really well, has been inventive, has shown a range of shots and I'm very impressed."

Thanks for coming Stuart. It's all over after one ball for him today as Starc sends down a Yorker and it hits the base of middle stump. A hint of him backing away there to square leg. Not much else to say about that other than it gives me some crucial fantasy team points.

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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"James Taylor has lovely hands, he's doing well. But you can sometimes be mis-led by stats - can he win the match? Can he see England through in tight situations?"

Stuart Broad strides to the middle of the MCG - where a crowd of more than 85,000 have come through the turnstiles today. A fair number of them dish out the now customary boos for him. Meanwhile, James Taylor moves in to the 70s with a clever bit of opening the face against Johnson for four down to third man and then he backs away to get four more down to point.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"It was just a slower ball and he didn't pick it. He was too early on his shot, he realised he had been deceived and he just spooned it into the air."

That's the end of that for Chris Woakes and Mitchell Johnson claims another England scalp. Woakes tries to loft him over mid-off, but doesn't middle it and finds the hands of Steve Smith, who takes a much more regulation catch this time.

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