Ralph, I'm not sure there's much we can do now, but maybe someone will be able to help you overnight.
Join us tomorrow for England's battle and Ralph's quest to #getsammendesautograph.
See you then.
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Ralph Whittaker: I love listening to your Test Match Special. I was particularly interested today as I am a huge Bond fan. Can I ask would you be able to ask Sam Mendes for his autograph for me? Thank you so much in advance. I can send an SAE for posting to me.
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Excellent email just arrived in the TMS inbox, concerning TMS lunch-time guest Sam Mendes...
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So, are you ready for what the final two days might bring us? I can take a good guess that we'll see some Aussie willow-wielding in the morning, followed by the start of England's backs-to-the-wall effort around lunch time.
Player reaction
England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Sky Sports: "We didn't get off to the best of starts yesterday but me and Cooky tried to carry on our partnership. I try to stay as positive as I can but at the same time treat every ball on its merits.
"I wouldn't say there are any demons in the pitch - if anything it's a bit up and down. We're under the pump and tomorrow's a big day for us. We've got to get our heads round the fact that we're going to have to bat 150 overs to save this match."
Don't forget that 6-Duck-6 has just begun on BBC Radio 5 live with Michael Vaughan, who reckons England have "shot themselves in the foot" with this docile wicket.
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Michael Blakey: The key for Lyth and Cook tomorrow is to go out there convinced the score is 30-3.
When will Australia declare?
Seamer Josh Hazlewood on when Australia will declare: "We'll want a few more runs. We're getting them pretty quickly, so hopefully that will continue. We'll need a little while to get those wickets."
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Jim Chapman: England will lose this match. The Aussies can 'buy' wkts with a lead of 500, forget a docile pitch.
'Smooth sailing' for Australia
Australia's Josh Hazlewood, who took 3-68, on Sky Sports: "It has been pretty smooth sailing. Batting first was key and we did the job with the ball yesterday and today. So we're in a pretty good position.
"It was quite hard work today and we had to work for the rest of the wickets. It didn't reverse swing for us but it may do later in the game. The fuller the better on this wicket."
"The pitch is sapping a lot of pace out of the ball but the Australia bowlers are quick through the air. I've got a lot of time for Mitchell Johnson, he just kept running in. Mitchell Starc has got such a loose-limbed action, he's always going to bowl some bad balls and some very good balls."
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Niall McShary: I like England's tactics. Don't take any wickets, convince Aussies it's a batting pitch. Reduce their bowlers morale. Draw.
Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh on TMS: "It was really nice to contribute to the team today. The boys bowled really well and were able to put England under pressure. We've talked about being patient and setting the right fields and making England make the mistake, so hopefully we can do that again in the second innings. I'm sure we'll bat for a while tomorrow and then give ourselves enough time to take the final 10 wickets."
"I thought Cook played splendidly. Last night he gutsed it out, this morning he played much more fluently. Cook's natural way is to stay in and wear the bowlers down and he's very, very good at it."
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All out for 312, a first-innings deficit of 254. No follow-on from Australia, just Warner and Rogers grinding England into the dirt. 108-0 by the close, 362 ahead. Blast that lead to 500, then pull out?
"Stokes looks to be getting better and better, he played with real positivity. He played the situation, nothing silly, it was a splendid common-sense innings. Jos Buttler is a wonderful stroke-player and he got stuck playing too defensively. He should have played a bit more like Moeen Ali, who played conservatively to the good balls and put the bad balls away. Buttler didn't look right."
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The hosts must look to the efforts of Ben Stokes and Alastair Cook, who shared a fifth-wicket stand of 145. Stokes was the only wicket to fall in the morning session, playing on to Mitchell Marsh for 87. When the same man denied Cook a hundred in similar fashion in the afternoon, England's slide began.
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Gavin Grewcock: Can we put Paul Collingwood in a disguise for the second innings? #brigadierblock.
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Is there hope for England? Yes. The pitch continues to be docile, only the slightest hint of uneven bounce and turn. Today it took Australia 61 overs to take six wickets. What England must avoid at all costs is another collapse like that of the first innings, where they were four wickets down inside 11 overs.
"I think it will be tough for England, but I don't think you could get a better pitch than this to try and save a match on. The pitch isn't doing anything, it's straight and true with no great pace or spin. But history shows that it's not easy to do. Can all the batsmen put it together and play like Cook did?"
"I would imagine Australia will come back tomorrow, give it a bit of a whack, and declare around lunchtime, giving England five sessions to bat out for a draw."
"England need a bit of rain to save this Test match."
Close of play
Aus 108-0
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That is it, the end of another very good day for Australia and the beginning of two very difficult final days for England. The tourists have reached 108-0 in their second innings, a lead of 362. Some crash, bang and wallop in the morning, then probably five sessions for England to bat.
Aus 104-0
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Brilliant. The cameras pick up a lady walking back to her seat, pictures shown on the big screen too. Thing is, the lady goes for her seat, misses, and ends up on the floor. Cheers from the fans, even Root and Warner have had to stop because they are laughing so hard. She's OK, back up to bow to the crowd.
"This is the seventh hundred partnership for the first wicket between Chris Rogers and David Warner - five of them have been in the second innings."
Aus 103-0
Wood for the penultimate over of the day, faintly roared to the crease. Could well be by the travelling fans. As the lights take effect, Warner plays a lovely straight drive for four, so good he gets a pat on the back from his frenemy Chris Rogers. Though it's emptying quickly inside HQ, the Aussie fans remain in big numbers. They're having a great time. One over to go.
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Aus 99-0 (lead by 353)
Joe Root on to send down his Ronnie Roundarm off-spin for last couple of dog overs. Leg-side to Warner, kicked for three leg-byes. Wide to Rogers, flayed to the point boundary. England begging to get off.
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Benjamin Taylor: The mental damage of this Test will be far worse than the one on the scoreboard. England being broken here.
Terry Mahoney: England will lose this Test. They simply won't have the necessary application to bat out the one and a bit days needed to save it.
50 for David Warner
Aus 92-0
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How often do we see David Warner clean up in the second innings? A horrible shot in the first, Warner is now taking this game on for Australia, just as he has so many times before. A 16th Test half-century comes up, the left-hander well set for an assault tomorrow morning. Warner averages 51 in the second innings, compared to 43 in the first. He was dropped on nought, mind.
"If they lose this Test, I don't think England will make any changes. There are a few batsmen knocking about, but the main XI are here. It's one of those where you just pack your bags, move on, and say Australia have played very well."
Aus 88-0 (Rogers 38, Warner 49)
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Yep, plenty of empty seats at HQ now, lots of white plastic visible. Stokes, 87 with the bat earlier today, skids in under the gathering gloom, twice glided for four to third man by Warner. With how easy this pitch seems for batting, how will that effect the Australia declaration? England were bowled out in almost exactly a day in the first innings.
"If you were going to choose a track to bat 150 overs on, this would be the one. It's very flat, it's not going to change that much over the next two days."
Aus 76-0 (lead by 330)
Moeen continues to skip in as the floodlights flicker into life. Australia continue to play the England off-spinner with respect, ticking the score along while keeping maximum resources for the charge tomorrow morning. Lord's is just beginning to empty. I'll be honest, there's little more to see here tonight.
Aus 74-0 (Rogers 37, Warner 36)
England can take heart from the fact that this pitch has looked pretty flat for most of the day. There's been a hint of low bounce, but that's about it. Not a great deal for the seamers, little turn. Six wickets have fallen today, three on Thursday and, before that mad hour before tea last night, five on day two. We hammer the point that is the four-wicket slump that has left England in this mess. Six overs left today.
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Paul Walmsley: All of a sudden this pitch looks like a bowling green again.
Ian Swindlehurst: Oh hang on, is it a lifeless pitch again?
Aus 72-0 (lead by 326)
The umpires have asked for the lightmeter to be brought out as the sun disappears for what is likely to be the final time today. The floodlights are being readied, extending from their resting position to a spot that looms over HQ. Warner, who fell foul of Moeen in the first innings, is watchful, dabbing a late cut for three.
Aus 69-0 (Rogers 37, Warner 31)
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Ben Stokes the fifth England bowler summoned to this pretty helpless cause, his first ball pulled for four by Rogers. You sense that Australia are setting themselves for the big push tomorrow morning, but are still ticking along at four an over. Stokes looks to be struggling, favoring his side, but still produces one that beats Rogers' inside edge.
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Geoffrey Boycott is having none of it... but there's a definite commentator's curse imparted on Alastair Cook here.
Aus 63-0 (lead by 317)
The mystery of the cuddly rabbit in the England dressing room remains unsolved. The big, white rabbit (I say rabbit, it could be something else) has been in the dressing-room window since day one. Now it peers over the shoulders of Paul Farbrace and Trevor Bayliss, as if eavesdropping on the coaching team. Moeen to Warner, six dots.
"Warner's playing a more watchful innings this time. He's not taking the aerial route too often. He's got his first innings in the back of his mind, when he missed out on a big score."
Aus 62-0 (lead by 316)
Sunless once more at Lord's, England shuffling about to put a short leg in place for Chris Rogers. If Mark Wood is trying to bluff him in thinking it's going to be short, Rogers isn't falling for it. Too full, a full toss even, sliced down to third man for four. I wonder if there's any delivery that Rogers can't get to third man. England could probably do with a fourth, fifth and sixth man.
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Paul Bernal: Normal service has resumed.
Ian Dean: Rain dances at the ready.
Aus 56-0 (11 overs left today)
Oh, Shane, what are you doing here? Even when he's not in the team, Watson provides us with some comedy gold. Not one to smile much when at the crease or with ball in hand, I honestly think I've seen more enjoyment from Watson in this match than when he was asked to play in Cardiff. Captions please.
Tickets to the gun show
Aus 53-0 (lead by 307)
Wood, military issue haircut, short run-up, round the wicket to the immovable Rogers. Straight line, the man at short mid-wicket in play, if only to field when Rogers does a touch of bottom-hand shovelling. Hard yakka for England, but a sensational picture coming up...
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Dan: Six quick wickets and we are back in the Test.
Aus 53-0 (Rogers 25, Warner 27)
There's little in this contest at the moment. It's a question of how many and how long for Australia, with England's only hope to take wickets in order to slow their progress. Moeen Ali, a man likely to do a lot of work in this second innings, continues after drinks. Three from it.
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Australia 50-0 (12 overs) - lead by 304 runs
Batsmen: Warner 27*, Rogers 22*
Bowling figures: Anderson 4-0-21-0, Broad 4-2-10-0, Moeen 2-0-9-0, Wood 2-1-9-0
First innings
Australia 566-8 dec: Smith 215, Rogers 173; Broad 4-83
Charlie Rhodes: Difference between the sides at the moment? The way Australia ease to a solid platform when batting.
John M Butt: Absolute slaughter here by the Aussies. England have lost 4-1 no coming back from this. Ashes staying down under.
Aus 50-0 (lead by 304)
On the Nursery Ground, plenty sit on the grass and watch the action on a big screen, near to food stalls and the champagne bar. I can see what they're thinking. Wood to Warner, who persists with the fuzz on his top lip. Four through the covers, then a tickle to the fine leg boundary. Australia stepping on it. Drinks. 14 overs remain.
"The key to attacking Moeen Ali is to hit him along the floor. The two fours that Warner has hit so far have been controlled shots through extra cover."
Aus 41-0 (Rogers 21, Warner 19)
Despite the pain being suffered by England on the field, Lord's does not change. Blue overhead bathes the grand old terracotta pavilion, which sits directly opposite the space-age media centre. In the stands, those who come he regularly and those on a once-in-a-lifetime day out go through similar rituals. Chatter, snack, sip the bubbles, watch the cricket.
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Ian Bradley: England very likely to lose this Test now but vital they continue to fight and treat every ball as an event.
Aus 37-0
Another change for England, with Mark Wood coming on from the Nursery End. Wood round the wicket in the beautiful evening, targeting the stumps as England strengthen the leg side. This situation must be pretty demoralising for a bowler. You've been flogged for 500 and plenty, your batsmen have not done the business and now you're back out a day later with the oppo effectively 291-0
Celebrity spotting
Aus 37-0 (lead by 291)
Moeen Ali with his off-breaks, bowling with benefit of the slope. Slip and short mid-off in place. Moeen has got Warner twice in this series already, but Warner fires a response with a dance and drive for four. After only one over, Moeen is off the pitch, through the Long Room and into the dressing room. Where's he going?
"In the third innings of a Test match when Australia have a lead, David Warner averages just over 60, with five centuries."
Aus 32-0
Wonder no longer. Moeen is on.
Frosty sporting partnerships
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Liam Humphrey: I think Senna and Prost was a bit of a frosty partnership.
Andy Campbell: Eyal Berkovic and John Hartson at West Ham.
Mark Stevens: Sporting partnerships that didn't get on? Geoffrey Boycott and everyone he ever batted with.
Aus 32-0 (lead by 286)
Even if they aren't best mates, Rogers has the courtesy to shout "your end" to Warner as a throw comes in. Broad the bowler, Anderson the fielder, sliding to do good work. I've heard a lot of references to "fieldsmen" in this series. What's the difference between a fielder and a fieldsman? I wonder how long it will be before England turn to spin?
"What people don't realise about Warner is that when he's clicked in he's got very good natural technique. He's well organised and makes the game look very simple."
Aus 27-0 (lead by 281)
Apparently Ed Miliband is at Lord's. John Major has definitely been there. There's even a rumour about Nigel Farage. That's three steps towards a Political XI. Warner watchful as Anderson is round the wicket, leaning into a flowing cover drive. Anderson back over, producing a rozzer that has Warner groping. I'd say Anderson looks at Warner with disdain, but it wasn't that pleasant.
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BBC Sport at Lord's
"Is this what Adam Lyth was trying to do?"
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Aus 22-0 (lead by 276)
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Broad strains up the hill, resuming the decent length and seam movement that he showed both in the first innings and in Cardiff. Warner, new wand in hand, can't get the ball away. A maiden. I'll be honest, this is a more sedate start than I imagined.
"Only five teams have batted for 150 overs - equivalent to five sessions - to save a Test match."
Aus 22-0
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We've got a delay because David Warner has broken his bat. He picks up the offending stick and looks at the toe end. He's stunned to discover that it's got 'Blackpool Rock' written all the way through it.
Not surprising that Australia didn't enforce the follow-on. There's a long time left in this Test.
Aus 22-0 (lead by 276)
Anderson grimaces as he pushes in down the slope, a grimace that turns into a gurn when Moeen mis-fields at long leg to allow Rogers back for two. Just thinking about the supposed frostiness between Rogers and Warner, which other sporting partnerships didn't get on? Teddy Sheringham and Andy Cole is one that springs to mind.
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Michael Blakey: Jimmy would be on 500 wickets now if his fielders could catch.
Aus 16-0 (Rogers 9, Warner 6)
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Broad gallops in with a shadow cast behind him, a short mid-wicket for nuggety shuffler Rogers. When the leftie shovels through the leg side for three, Moeen Ali is given an almighty cheer for the chase to deep mid-wicket, one of the loudest in the match. A well-oiled Saturday crowd?
"It was a hard chance but it was catchable. I think Lyth should have gone the other way, with his fingers pointing to the sky. But you have a fraction of a second to make that decision."
Warner dropped on 0
Aus 11-0
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These catches really have to be held. England missed a couple of costly ones in the first innings and now Adam Lyth has given a life to David Warner. Very good ball from Anderson, leaving Warner, who fences at the ball. Lyth, gully, moves to his right to one that isn't too far away from him. He gets in a complete tangle, parrying the ball around the post for four.
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Aus 2-0 (lead by 256)
Stuart Broad to David Warner, who threw it away in the first innings and then had to watch Rogers and Smith pile on the runs. Uppish from Warner, almost finding the man at square leg. Only 76mph from Broad, the ball sticking in the pitch. You know how I said Warner and Rogers don't get on...
"Australia last enforced the follow-on in an Ashes Test at Melbourne in 2002, when they won by five wickets.
"The last visiting team to enforce the follow-on at Lord's was Sri Lanka in 2002. That match was drawn."
Aus 2-0 (lead by 256)
Swing for Anderson, bowling for the third successive day in this match and facing the prospect of doing it on a fourth too. Saturday evening sunshine at Lord's, perfect conditions for playing and watching cricket. An excellent pre-amble to a weekend night. Rogers away with a couple off his hips.
"From Australia's point of view, they've just got to come out and bat. They don't want to come out and do anything silly, just bat sensibly and lay a platform. It's tomorrow morning that the fireworks will start."
Aus 0-0 (lead by 254)
Big thanks to the London Fire Brigade. Do let me know your guides to doing non-cricket related activities during the Ashes. Anderson to Rogers, three slips in place.
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It feels like a David Warner situation, doesn't it? Score quickly in the third innings, take the game away from the oppo. Sky TV have just run a package describing Warner and opening partner Chris Rogers as the best of enemies", with the likes of Michael Clarke, Steve Smith and Ryan Harris freely admitting that these guys do not get on.
End-of-innings scorecard
England 312 (90.1 overs) - first-innings deficit of 254
Cook 96, Stokes 87
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Lyth 0), 28-2 (Ballance 23), 29-3 (Bell 1), 30-4 (Root 1), 5-175 (Stokes 87), 6-210 (Buttler 13), 266-7 (Cook 96), 294-8 (Moeen 39), 306-9 (Wood 4), 312-10 (Broad 21). Not out: Anderson 6*
Bowling figures: Starc 22-1-86-1, Hazlewood 22-2-68-3, Johnson 20.1-8-53-3, Lyon 16-1-53-1, Marsh 8-3-23-2, Smith 2-0-9-0
Just looking at pictures of David Warner sprinting through the Long Room. Running in your spikes on that wooden floor is a recipe for disaster, liking messing about by a swimming pool.
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JoElle: 312 is unacceptable on this flat track at Lord's.
Rachel T: That's how much a mad 20 minutes can cost you in Test cricket.
Will Hinch: Is it just me who thinks the Aussies should bowl again? Enforce the follow-on, and they could have this game won by tonight.
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There are 26 overs left today, plus maybe 30 tomorrow morning. If Australia score at 4.5 an over, they could declare at lunch with England needing 507 to win.
"To bowl England out for 312 is a decent effort by Australia, because there's nothing in the pitch. I think Michael Clarke will bat again and probably bat until lunch tomorrow. That would give them five sessions - I know it's a flat pitch, but that's a long time for England to bat."
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All over. Full from Mitchell Johnson, flashing Stuart Broad, edge well held by sub fielder Shaun Marsh at first slip. England are 312 all out and the sight of David Warner and Chris Rogers running off shows that Australia are not enforcing the follow-on.
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Tom, NJ: I wish people would stop talking about Ballance's innings as if he got 0. He got 23 in a huge pressure situation against some quality new ball bowling. It's not phenomenal but he's been doing far better than Bell, Lyth and even Buttler recently.
Eng 312-9
Lots of company for James Anderson. Three slips, short leg short mid-wicket. More popular than a man handing out free fivers. Anderson, the first England Test player to do the double of 400 wickets and 1,000 runs, isn't fussed by the catchers, pouncing on a full ball to drive through mid-on for four.
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Joe McLusky: So far, this is still very much Flower/Farbrace's team. I expect Bayliss and Strauss will want to make a mark soon, which means a new name, surely a batsman or two, with a firm eye on the future.
Eng 306-9 (trail by 260)
Brian Moore! The Brian Moore! He's got a blue tick and everything. I've always wondered how many celebs/famous sportspeople follow the live text and now we know there's at least one. Would love to see how many blue-tickers would could get tweets from this evening. Johnson to Broad, lots of willow wielding, not a lot of bat on leather.
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Former England rugby international Brian Moore is feeling the pain in the cricket. Glad to have you with us, Brian.
Eng 306-9 (Hazlewood 21-2-62-3)
Another good ball from Hazlewood, threatening to swing down the hill, only to nip back off the seam. The Aussie pacer has three wickets and is hunting a fourth as number 11 James Anderson comes to the crease.
"It just nipped back up the hill a touch, committing Wood to the drive and just squeezing through the gate."
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Bowled him! Full and straight from Josh Hazlewood, beating the drive of Mark Wood and pushing off stump back. England are nine down and, in all likelihood, one away from an evening chasing leather.
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Eng 301-8 (trail by 265)
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Sun back out at HQ, casting shadows that point in the direction of the media centre. Starc to Wood, who has a Test average in excess of 43, the ball swinging into the left-hander. It's swinging off the bat, too, Wood pulling for four to take England past 300.
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Evan Samuel: That was a bit of a Leg Before Watson review, to be honest. Well bowled Josh.
Eng 294-8 (Hazlewood 20-2-57-2)
With that wicket, England have lost as many today as they did in the mad hour after tea last night. It was that carnage that leaves them in this mess. Their last four wickets have added 264 runs. If the first four had done that they would be on the way to parity. Mark Wood the new man.
"It was a nice delivery from Hazlewood, it just did enough. That is the way to get a left-hander out with the new ball: pitch it on the stumps and swing it back in."
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Moeen lbw Hazlewood 39 (Eng 294-8)
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It looked out to the naked eye and the review confirms it was hitting the middle of middle. Without the context of what is to come, it looks like a pretty silly review, but Moeen Ali knew he was the last recognised batsman. It was a good delivery from Josh Hazlewood, moving off the seam to trap Moeen on the crease. Michael Clarke is two wickets away from a decision.
"Michael Clarke has had three opportunities to enforce the follow-on in Test cricket, but has never done it."
Eng 291-7 (Moeen 39, Broad 10)
Stuart Broad is here for a good time, not a long time. Blade flashing outside the off stump, Broad almost comes a cropper to the leaping man at point. Just out of reach. Mitchell Starc, the bowler, responds with a shin-high full toss that Broad somehow misses. In the posh seats, Adam Hollioake is on the phone, arranging his next cage fight. Is that the most bizarre career for an ex-cricketer? Help me out.
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Dave in Teignmouth: So have we reached the sort of scenario talked about before the series where 3 & 4 look well short of form and we're wondering who on earth with a proven Test pedigree might replace one of them if their failures continue..?
Eng 288-7 (trail by 278)
Three slips and a short leg for Broad, Hazlewood with the new ball in hand, moving it down the slope and in to left-hander Broad. The sun has disappeared, there's men in dark suits just emerging from the pavilion post-tea and this England pair help themselves to three singles.
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"I didn't expect there to be restricted view seats at Lord's but I'm struggling to keep up from this spot in the lower tier of the Warner Stand. Have England followed on yet?"
Eng 285-7
Here come the Aussies, Michael Clarke still with a mouthful of food. Was there not enough time to finish his cake? Stuart Broad takes guard at the beginning of the evening session, Josh Hazlewood has the ball. There are 36 overs left in the day.
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Alex C Meissner: So, Broady now just 95 runs shy of another Test century at Lord's. Cough.
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In other news, when I went to get my lunch from the BBC canteen, I was supposed to get a pound coin in change. When I inspected later, I spotted it was actually a two euro coin. Have I been cheated, or am I winning? I think it's the latter.
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Rob Co. Clare: Re Andy in France (15:49), the people who should have "manned up" are Lyth and Bell. Broad was our most effective bowler yesterday. He can't do it all.
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Thanks, Marc. Lots of chat about England and the follow-on, with 82 needed to ensure that Australia have to bat again. In reality, it probably doesn't matter whether England get those runs or not. Australia are likely to bat for a maximum of about two sessions, leaving England at least four to save the game.
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Can England's tail drag this innings into tomorrow? Stephan Shemilt is your man to find out.
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Sam Sheringham
BBC Sport at Lord's
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"This sparrow was killed by a cricket ball in a 1936 match between Cambridge University and the MCC. Now it's one of the most popular artefacts in the Lord's museum. Morbid bunch, cricket fans."
"England had a very good afternoon session. Alastair Cook went on playing well, his innings was splendid, he played to the situation. Moeen has played very well, he hasn't over-defended. The only real disappointment was Buttler: he's such a naturally gifted strokemaker, I think he could have been a bit more expressive."
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Will Gwynn: Broad is all over the shop here.
Jay Mullings: Broad looks like he couldn't even edge one if he tried right now. Who would bet against him getting a 50?
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Eng 285-7
The Lord's crowd are getting behind Stuart Broad here, who ducks under a Mitchell Starc bumper and is happy to see the ball run away for four byes. Surely they only need to get it straight? Time for tea.
Eng 278-7 (trail by 288)
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Moeen Ali's no friend of Stuart Broad. After singles put the big man on strike in the last two overs, this time he takes three through the off side. Over to you, Stuart.
Eng 275-7
Stuart Broad survives... and gets a bonus two runs via a mis-field at backward point.
Eng 273-7
Ironic cheers from the England fans as Stuart Broad manages to hit one. But only because the ball hit the bat, not vice-versa.
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The first ball sent down by MJ is so quick, Peter Nevill almost needs step ladders to catch it behind the stumps.
Eng 273-7
A Moeen Ali single. And now it's Mitchell Johnson versus Stuart Broad.
"Stuart Broad is still fighting demons in his head. He's not inspiring a lot of confidence. I don't think Moeen wants to be over-defensive, but at the same time he can't just be gung-ho."
Eng 272-7 (Starc 19-1-70-1)
Stuart Broad once scored 169 at Lord's, against Pakistan in 2010, but he averages just 11 with the bat in this calendar year. Two more plays and misses to Mitchell Starc.
Eng 272-7
Never has it been so obvious that a batsman is scared of the ball. Waiting for the short stuff, he squares himself up and backs away, groping helplessly as Mitchell Starc bowls a good length. Double bluff.
Eng 272-7 (Moeen 34, Broad 0)
Moeen Ali pushes a single to mid-off, putting Stuart Broad on strike. This new ball is going to be whistling round the big man's chops in a moment.
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Ben Stephenson: Absolutely gutted for Cook there; such bad luck. Poor ball begging to be driven into the covers.
Matt Peck: Cook should keep his pads on, he'll be back out again in an hour.
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Eng 271-7 (trail by 295)
The third umpire brings out the new ball, takes it out of its wrapper and gives it to umpire Erasmus. Australia take it immediately. Mitchell Starc to get first use of it.
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Will in Romford: Trying to keep updated in the middle of my daughters fifth birthday party. Subtlety my main concern...
Eng 271-7
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Mitchell Johnson is getting loose in Stuart Broad's eye-line. Some exaggerated warming up. Mr Motivator-style.
"I think it's good that Moeen Ali comes out and plays his shots, and tries to get the scoreboard ticking along. You generally bat for longer periods when you play your natural way. Having said that, I don't think Australia will enforce the follow-on."
Eng 270-7
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Moeen Ali must concur with us. He charges Nathan Lyon's first ball and smashes it back down the ground for four.
Eng 266-7
It's hard to fancy Stuart Broad to get runs here. He takes his eyes off a ball which is not even a bouncer, getting into all sorts of problems as he tries to get out of the way. And this is only Mitchell Marsh bowling.
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The Angry Dog: Johnson needs to put his bottom lip back in before someone uses it for a spring board.
Eng 266-7
Stuart Broad is England's number nine. He can expect the quick lads to be lining up to pepper him with the new nut.
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Pete in Newark: I agree with Jim Maxwell, Moeen should be at 3 and Rashid at 8. Still a strong order and more variety in the bowling.
"It was well wide of off stump, he didn't have to play it. But he's looking for his hundred because the new ball is due and he knows it's dangerous."
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Cook b M Marsh 96 (Eng 266-7)
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It's as though somebody has pressed the mute button at Lord's. Pin drop-like silence before groans all round as Alastair Cook, four away from his 28th Test century, plays on to Mitchell Marsh. He can barely believe it himself - he drops to his knees and then trudges off in desolation.
Ian Wood: What was the funniest or weirdest bit of sledging you came across?
Tuffers: Probably one of mine. When I was bowling to Brian Lara in Antigua and he had about 290 to his name he hit me for six and I called him a lucky so-and-so. Might have got that one wrong.
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Eng 266-6
Moeen Ali recovers his poise to cut Nathan Lyon for four through point. Two overs until the new ball - England need 101 to avoid the follow-on.
"Australia will feel themselves a bit unlucky, but they're not. The DRS is there for bad umpiring decisions."
Eng 262-6
Moeen Ali is cleared to fight another day. The ball was pitching in line, the impact was in line - two reds - but it was umpire's call when it came to whether the ball was hitting the wickets. Close, but no cigar.
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Nathan Lyon to Moeen Ali. Hit in front. Big appeal. Not out. Aussies review.
Eng 262-6 (run-rate: 3.40)
England are very hard to finish off with players like Moeen Ali at number eight. Rather like a snake which loses its body but can carry on biting, England still have plenty of life left in them. Steve Smith stands in the field looking a little bored. That Sunday round of golf looks like it'll have to wait.
Back to more pressing matters, Alastair Cook moves to 96 with a four through square leg. Everyone on the balcony. He's one shot away now. Quick, wake up Jimmy.
"I'm not sure this is where Moeen Ali fits into the England side. I think he'll end up higher in the order."
Eng 256-6 (trail by 310)
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Alastair Cook is doing this at his own pace. "Just nipping out for a paper love, and I'll bat Australia out of the game too. See you Monday." A gentle single into the leg side off Nathan Lyon moves the skip into the nineties before the leisurely Lord's afternoon hum is replaced by cheers as Moeen Ali belts Nathan Lyon back over his head and into the sightscreen. Six!
Michael Rice: Who has been England's greatest captain in Test matches?
Tuffers: I would have to say Michael Vaughan. That 2005 series was fantastic. On and off the field he instilled belief in the team and he played very well with the bat.
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Eng 249-6 (Cook 89 off 223)
Mitchell Johnson ended his last over by firing some verbals in Alastair Cook's direction. Cook just shoots a disappointed stare back - the type parents give to a hormone-fuelled tantruming teenager. "You're embarrassing yourself now, Mitch." Maiden for Mitchell Marsh.
"Captain Cook is navigating this innings to some kind of respectability."
Eng 249-6 (trail by 317)
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Moeen Ali has a special field set for him by Michael Clarke - two men standing in the mid-wicket area hoping to pounce on any aerial flicks off the pad or hips. Two singles in the over.
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LJ Davies: Well done Jos Buttler on maintaining the decency of the game. You should walk when you know you're out.
Geoff Kidd: If the game was played with complete honesty then umpires wouldn't exist. Stand.
Eng 247-6 (Cook 88, Moeen 17)
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh is bowling only his fifth over of the innings here and he's getting it through at a decent lick (around 83-84 mph), but Moeen Ali goes through his repertoire of forward prods before caressing a couple through the covers with the elegance of David Gower in his prime. Four leg byes advance England's score further.
Jeanette Homewood-Browning: Who were the fastest and slowest bowlers you faced?
Tuffers: The fastest was Patrick Patterson of the West Indies. As he was launching into his delivery you used to see the spikes on his front foot before it slammed down. It was scary stuff. Franklin Stephenson's slower ball was an amazing delivery. You would be flinching, you'd think you couldn't see it, then it would just touch your pad.
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Eng 241-6 (trail by 325)
To say England were 30-4 last night, they have really made Australia work hard for their wickets today. Mitchell Johnson, who could've been a Brylcreem model back in the day, charges in to test Moeen Ali's well-known frailties against the short stuff. A pulled single gets him off strike and Alastair Cook gets back to doing what he does best: a forward defensive push back to the bowler. Waiting for the bad ball, he then belts it through the off side for four.
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Paul Adams: I have a feeling that Jos Butler is batting too low in the batting order. Someone with his obvious ability should have scored a century by now. Could he be considered at number 5?
Joe Root is clearly talented enough to bat at number 4. The current top four other than Cook also need to be reassessed.
Alastair Cook is averaging 63 in 2015 - his first year since he stopped playing ODI cricket. Last year he averaged 38 and the year before it was 35.
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John in Derbyshire: England need a proper opener to partner Cook, a world-class spinner who can win matches in a session and to bring James Taylor into the team for Gary Ballance.
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Eng 234-6
Alastair Cook loves days like these. Knowing he can bat all day, he is doing just that... waiting for the bad ball from Josh Hazlewood and flicking an elegant two through the leg side. There's flutters in the England dressing room, however, when the bowler gets one to rear off a length and the skipper nibbles at it. Careful.
"I think Michael Clarke will think about batting again. There's still a long way to go and the forecast is good."
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Chris G in Switzerland: Following TMS whilst climbing up this mountain - probably an easier mountain than the one England will attempt to conquer this afternoon.
Matthew Lugg: Trying to follow the cricket while my wife insists telling all about Chopin at his museum in Vallemossa, Mallorca.
Eng 232-6 (Lyon 13-1-37-1)
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Moeen Ali is taking Nathan Lyon on here, crouching down and sweeping four over deep square leg.
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Merlyn: Really don't like to see batsman walk. I don't understand it. It really is giving up. Umpires decisions are a part of the game.
Stoney: Jos Buttler's honesty is evidence that a batsman always knows he's hit it, however fine the edge. To stand is basically cheating.
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Eng 228-6 (Cook 81, Moeen 9)
Josh Hazlewood is a superb bowler, but he still occasionally bowls a bad one and an attempted bumper is turned round the corner for four by Alastair Cook. Next ball up the keeper pushes it round the post and it runs for four byes.
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Eng 220-6 (68 overs)
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Nathan Lyon is a vital cog in this Australian team. He ties down an end, takes wickets and is in charge of leading the team song when they win. He's the equivalent of the bloke down your local cricket club who collects all the subs, runs the bar, answers the phone and bats at nine. Except better. Much better. Another tidy set of six - one from it.
"Moeen Ali hasn't got the timing of this wicket yet. It's a bit slow and the ball just sticks in the surface."
Eng 219-6 (trail by 347)
Should Jos Buttler have walked there? I'm interested to know your opinion. Moeen Ali can walk here... back to his mark after unfurling a cover drive which is going in one place, and one place only... the boundary. He then chips a catch off his hips which evades a fielder and runs for four.
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"Mark, when you get out there... play a positive brand of cricket. And don't listen to the Aussies. Block 'em out. They're just noise."
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Matt in Nottingham: Re Thomas Clark - I think Bell should be more worried about Bairstow, not Buttler.
Eng 211-6
Moeen Ali... what are you doing to us? He plays across the line and almost chips a catch to Josh Hazlewood at mid-on. "The kind of shot which gets you dropped," reckons my colleague.
"In the modern game, you know the other side are going to review it even it's given not out. It's good to see batsmen walk. I was always a walker."
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Buttler c Nevill b Lyon 13 (Eng 210-6)
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Jos Buttler walks off with his head bowed, not even waiting for the umpire's decision. Nathan Lyon, bowling from round the wicket, runs the ball across the right-hander's outside edge and Buttler gets a little tickle behind. The Aussies appeal, Buttler walks and the umpire points out that he doesn't have to make a decision because the batsman is already halfway to the pavilion.
Eng 210-5 (need 157 runs to avoid follow on)
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Here's another perspective of the Peter Nevill catch that wasn't (13:55). Alastair Cook continues to look in fine fettle and he plays a gorgeous on-drive for four. He's not just booked in for bed and breakfast. He wants an evening meal too. Half board.
Yep, there's the confirmation - a cover drive to the boundary. Have a rest, Mitchell Starc. Josh, get warm.
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"Steve Smith will be very disappointed with that. Yes, it was a full-blooded pull shot, but it went straight to him."
Cook dropped on 63
Eng 201-5
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You've got to take those, Smithy. Alastair Cook gets another life when he swivels on a Mitchell Johnson short ball and pulls it into the hands of Steve Smith at backward square. The Australian double-centurion, who was dropped on 50 himself, shells it. Cook responds to the let-off with a tickle down the leg side for four.
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Thomas Clark in Edgbaston: For me Buttler has a point to prove here. He has been too quiet and a certain Jonny Bairstow is lighting up the county Championship.
Eng 197-5 (Cook 63 off 187)
There's four slips in place for Alastair Cook, all stood next to the keeper. Spread apart, they look like they're standing in a bus queue. The type in which nobody wants to strike up conversation. The skipper is blunting Mitchell Starc here, pushing two down the ground.
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Conor Myers: The ball obviously, definitely, categorically, unmistakably, 100% hit the ground. Pipe down Aussie team.
Calum W White: Hoping that the Buttler 'drop' is to this test as Root's early escape was to the first. Gotta make 'em regret it, Jos!
Eng 190-5 (Johnson 15-7-36-2)
Mitchell Johnson is being miserly today. He has a career Test economy rate (runs conceded per over) of 3.28 but it's 2.40 in this match. He bowls five successive dots to Jos Buttler who keeps things ticking over by pushing four through the covers.
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Good to know McBusted's drummer is keeping on top of the cricket.
Eng 190-5 (trail by 376)
Jos Buttler has been dismissed in that corridor of uncertainty quite a few times in his brief Test career, so Australia will continue to probe away on the same line and length. Alastair Cook restores a bit of calm by dealing with Mitchell Starc's latest set of six. The England captain is in one of those trance-like, obdurate states where he digs in at the crease and it'd take a wrecking ball operated by an elephant to shift him. Four down to third man completes a decent over.
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"If that had carried, it would have been an amazing catch. The Australians can't believe it. Michael Clarke is talking to Marais Erasmus as if to say, 'Are you joking, mate?' Is it one of those telling moments in the game? Because Buttler is a very dangerous player."
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Eng 186-5 (Buttler 9 off 15)
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Jos Buttler should put the lottery on tonight because his luck is clearly in. The right-hander edges Mitchell Johnson behind to wicketkeeper Peter Nevill who appears to have taken a fantastic catch diving to his right. The umpires want to check if the ball touched the turf in the course of it all - and it did. Just about. Buttler survives. Johnson is furious.
Eng 186-5 (Cook 57 off 175)
Mitchell Johnson looks as if he's chasing a street mugger as he fields off his own bowling to try and deny Alastair Cook a sneaky single. The skipper does get down the other end though and probably has a little heart palpitation when Jos Buttler fishes at one outside off. The audible groans from MJ say it all.
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Eng 185-5 (Starc 14-1-47-1)
Jos Buttler has never made a Test hundred. If Alastair Cook sticks around today, the wicketkeeper has a chance to go big himself. Always happy to play himself in - even in the shorter formats - he watches a couple sail through to the keeper and then leans into a signature cover drive for four.
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Steve in Manchester: Can someone tell me what happened to the dangerous reverse swing? Back in 2005, it was continually talked about after 40 overs or so but barely seems to get a mention.
Eng 181-5 (Cook 56, Buttler 5)
Left-arm quick from both ends then as Mitchell Starc bounds in and is met with a forward defensive from Jos Buttler.
Eng 181-5 (trail by 385)
"Sniff the leather, Alastair." Mitchell Johnson continues with the chin music, but Alastair Cook refuses to sing along - swaying out of the way of a snorter which trims his nose hairs.
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Gary Jones, on holiday in Dubrovnik: Dale Ward (12.27) needs to be careful taking photos in women's clothes shops. Imagine trying to explain to security that you were taking a picture to send to the chap at the BBC who is doing the cricket, honestly!
Eng 181-5
Mitchell Johnson tears in for the first over after lunch.
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And here comes Jos Buttler and Alastair Cook, applauded enthusiastically as they walk through the Long Room with helmets on and bats in hand. Imagine walking into a bank in such attire.
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The Australians return to the field, led by skipper Michael Clarke who applies lip balm. I never saw Allan Border doing that.
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So far in this innings, Alastair Cook has faced 167 balls. Between them, Adam Lyth, Gary Ballance, Joe Root and Ian Bell faced 39.
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Sarah Fenwick: My Ashes Saturday is... trying not to fall out with my Australian boyfriend!
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Thank you Stephan. Here's to more Alastair Cook dots. And lots of them.
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Hoped you've lunched well on this Ashes Saturday. Marc Higginson has and he's here to talk you through the afternoon.
Film director Sam Mendes with parallels to his own profession: "I don't think there is a great deal of difference between sporting leadership and directing, you're trying to make them create the same goal. One of the ways I learnt to exert authority was to captain a cricket team, giving people instruction without patronising. A lot of it is reading other people. To me, Brearley was the master of that as a cricket captain."
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Evan Samuel: Well done Mitch Marsh. A proper morning of Test cricket; England's on the face of it but wicket was vital. Great stuff.
Film director and cricket lover Sam Mendes: "There are some areas where the game has to look at itself. We failed to capitalise on Twenty20 when it first came out and I don't think the structure is properly organised, there isn't a section of the season that is given over to it, there is just this jumble of matches. I don't want to see any team go out of business but have we really got space for that number of counties?"
Film director Sam Mendes on his own playing career: "I discovered film, theatre and girls so I got distracted but about 15 years ago I started playing cricket regularly and we got to the village final at Lord's, where we were in the England dressing room. Unfortunately it was the day Princess Diana died. It was one of the strangest days I can remember."
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Ben in Hove: I think England's batsmen were complacent yesterday after seeing how easy it was for Smith and Rodgers.
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"I think honours are shared 50/50 between England and Australia. Getting the wicket of Stokes late on will make Australia think it wasn't such a bad session."
"Cook has played the usual Cook innings of old: it's the Cook we know and love. He has led the way and played absolutely magnificently. England have still got a huge mountain to climb, but they've got a little bit above base camp."
Lunch - Eng 181-5
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The end of a morning session that was so close to being perfect for England. Ben Stokes was doing the business, but the drag-on off Mitchell Marsh will make Australia pretty happy as they tuck into a sandwich. Alastair Cook remains - so much rests on his shoulders - in the company of Jos Buttler. England need another 186 to avoid the follow-on.
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Eng 179-5 (need 188 to avoid the follow-on)
The physio convinces the skipper he's good to go, with Cook once again fronting up to Mitchell Johnson as a leg slip lurks around the corner. Quick from Johnson, rising at 88mph, Cook jack-knifing backwards as the leather whistles past his nose. One over to go before the break.
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Robert Woodhead: A good start but now having lost Stokes there is a lot riding on Cook to get a "daddy" hundred.
Eng 179-5 (trail by 387)
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Ooofff, this will hurt. Alastair Cook, involved in every minute of this match so far, has taken one on the point of the elbow from Mitchell Johnson. The funny bone. Not so funny when you get hit there. The physio is on, along with two England subs. No idea why they need two of them out there. There's five minutes to go before lunch.
"This is the first time that three Mitchells have taken a wicket in a Test innings."
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Eng 175-5 (Marsh 4-1-15-1)
Looking again, I don't think that has kept low, it's just that Stokes's foot movement let him down. I'll make the point again that, even after such a big stand, England are still in so much myther. At the start of the innings, they would have bitten your hand off for a fifth-wicket partnership of 145. Trouble is, their first four wickets contributed nothing. Jos Buttler the new man, a huge task ahead of him, away with a flick for four.
"Stokes will be sad, he knows in a way he's let England down. It was a superb innings. Mitchell Marsh has taken the place of Shane Watson, who used to make those sort of breakthroughs, and now he's done it."
"It was a good ball in a good area from Marsh, it probably didn't come on quite as quickly as Stokes expected, and he was just a bit early on the shot."
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Stokes b Marsh 87 (Eng 175-5)
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Gone! It was all going so well for England, but Mitchell Marsh has ended Ben Stokes' very fine innings. Maybe a hint of uneven bounce, no feet from Stokes, an inside edge on to the stumps. Australia delirious at the wicket they have coveted all morning. Even after a stand of 145, England are still in the deepest trouble.
Eng 175-4
I like the story of the Ashes urn, the trinket of victory presented to Ivo Bligh by Florence Murphy, the woman who would become his wife. You think it's cricket's greatest rivalry, but the Ashes is actually a love story. No love here as Mitchell Johnson returns for a pre-lunch, tearing down the slope. Radar awry, no chance for Peter Nevill, four byes. Mitch doesn't even bother to have a word with Alastair Cook.
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"Australia may win the Ashes but they won't be allowed to take home the real Ashes urn. The 11cm terracotta pot resides permanently in the Lord's museum after it was donated in the 1920s by the widow of Ivo Bligh, the England captain who won back the 'ashes' of English cricket in 1882-83 and was presented with the urn by a group of Melbourne women."
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Eng 171-4
Oooohhh, now, this is the first false shot by an England batsman for some time. Mitchell Marsh into the attack, Ben Stokes wafting at a wide one, edging through a vacant third-slip area. Australia have two slips, then a floater. This would have cracked third slip between the eyes. The floater comes finer, the gate is shut with the horse already halfway across the field. Stokes celebrates with a cut that takes him to 87.
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Eng 163-4 (need 204 more to avoid follow-on)
Still Smith, the mechanical action of a man inventing bowing, providing England with a pre-lunch buffet of full-bungers and half-trackers. An attempted googly almost pitches at Smith's feet and just about reaches Alastair Cook. England must beware the horrible delivery. After seeing off Johnson and co, you'd be ready to retire if you fall to a Steve Smith pie.
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Eng 160-4 (trail by 406)
A skill Ben Stokes seems to have is getting runs when England are in trouble. His maiden ton was against the rampaging Aussies in Perth. He got 90+ when England were nothing for four against New Zealand earlier on this year. Now, he's hunting a third century after arriving with the score 30-4. Still beautiful at Lord's, we've had a morning entirely bathed in sunshine. There's just under half an hour to go before lunch.
"There's nothing going on with the pitch, it's still very very lifeless. England have just got to dig in, build partnerships and wear Australia down."
Eng 158-4 (Cook 52, Stokes 77)
Australia go for, well, not Plan B. Let's call it Plan S, for Steve Smith. Once a leg-spinning all-rounder, now one of the world's best batsman and purveyor of occasional filth, Smith serves up some all-sorts with an action of a man being controlled by a puppeteer. Last ball, horrible half-tracker, belted for four by Stokes.
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Eng 151-4 (partnership 122)
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In the previous Nathan Lyon over, the Australia physio was on the boundary edge chatting with Mitchell Starc. "Mitch, the kitchen wants to know if you want sausages or fish fingers for lunch?" Lunch order in, Starc switches round the wicket to Stokes, who has luminous flashes on his gloves and bat. Lord's hums, then ooohs as Stokes hooks a short ball for a single.
"Because Cook worked hard last night, he's now getting his reward this morning because it's a different. He's playing lovely now, but you have to guts it out in the hard sessions."
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Eng 150-4
Oh captain, my captain. While all fell around him last night, Alastair Cook survived and is leading this England claw towards getting back into this match. A 142-ball half-century, his 43rd in Test cricket, a study in the art of accumulation. As usual, there's been nudges and dabs square of the wicket, barely a run scored down the ground. Remember when there were calls for his head?
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Eng 146-4 (trail by 420)
Just tapping out Ben Stokes's score, I was surprised to see that he already reached 70. We usually associate the all-rounder with fire and brimstone, but this has been a proper Test knock, yet still bumping along with a strike-rate of 66. Cook edges Starc, all along the ground, through the slips, then takes a couple through the leg side. Even including that very optimistic lbw review against Stokes, there's barely been a sniff for the Aussies this morning.
"I think Nathan Lyon is a really good spinner. He's got that shape through the air and the ability to change his pace for different surfaces."
Eng 142-4 (Cook 43, Stokes 70)
Lyon, set for a lot of work today, tweaks in underneath the media centre. A few steps, coil, pivot over the front leg. He's battling to turn the ball up the slope, but succeeding only in drifting on to the pads. Cook, for the millionth time in his Test career, nudges off his pads for a single.
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Eng 141-4 (need 226 more to avoid follow-on)
It's hard to think of a more contrasting batting partnership. Stokes the son of a New Zealand rugby league coach, Cook the former choirboy. Stokes all aggression and tattoos, Cook the farmer. Stokes the straight power hitter, Cook all cuts and nudges off the legs. At the moment, they have made a good start to the huge task of dragging England from the brown.
Scorecard update
England 137-4 (44 overs) - trail by 429
Batsmen: Cook 41*, Stokes 67*
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Lyth 0), 28-2 (Ballance 23), 29-3 (Bell 1), 30-4 (Root 1)
"There's something rather refreshing about watching Ben Stokes bat. He seems to enjoy playing the ball on its merits. If the ball is there to be hit, he'll give it a whack."
Eng 137-4 (Cook 41, Stokes 67)
Lord's a picture. Sun and blue up above. Lush green surrounding the straw-coloured pitch below. It's a friendly, expectant Saturday atmosphere. Day-trippers and once-in-a-lifetimers. There's one chap with a huge hamper, the size of a cricket coffin. Surely he doesn't need that much food? Stokes belts a sweep off Lyon to take us to drinks.
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The Angry Dog: Ben Stokes is everything that Ian Bell isn't right now and has proven this recently. We need more like him in the top order.
Evan Samuel: I had Cook as the key wicket this morning but I'd quite like to see the back of Stokes now, to be honest...
Eng 133-4 (partnership 103)
Our first look at Mitchell Starc today, the left-armer with the benefit of the slope to take his out-swingers away from this pair of left-handers and towards the slips. Stokes, all biceps and tattoos, gets on the front dog to play into the off side. If you're fielding in the covers when Ben Stokes is batting, you're likely to come off with sore hands. On the England balcony, Moeen Ali takes part in what looks like a one-man Mexican Wave.
This is the second hundred partnership for Alastair Cook and Ben Stokes in the last two Tests at Lord's - they put on 132 together against New Zealand
England have now made hundred partnerships for the fifth wicket in their last four Lord's Tests
In their last 14 Tests at Lord's, England's average fifth-wicket partnership is 105
Eng 133-4 (Cook 40, Stokes 64)
It's windy again at Lord's, breezy enough to ruffle the shirt of Nathan Lyon as he waits at the end of his run. Shaven-headed, suncream, whispiness of man that needs a good meal. Stokes gets nothing from a couple of attempted cuts, then picks up three with a pre-meditated sweep. Remember the carnage of last evening? Seems a while ago now.
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"There was a real intensity about England's net session this morning. Here's batting coach Mark Ramprakash locked in conversation with Joe Root, following his rare failure at Mitchell Johnson's hands yesterday."
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Eng 129-4
Yep, at least one stump outside the leg peg. Michael Clarke took some advice from Peter Nevill, the new wicketkeeper. "If you think we should we review, then let's review, skipper." Once he's played 20 Tests, he'll know to leave those alone.
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Eng 129-4
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I think this is a touch of desperation from the Aussies. Hazlewood to Stokes, lbw shout. Surely it's pitched outside leg stump?
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Eng 124-4 (Cook 40, Stokes 56)
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Hello, what's this? Alastair Cook has a dance at Nathan Lyon, lofting a drive down the ground for four. England not just happy defend, but intent on scoring too. Lord's still picture in the sunshine, blue sky and fluffy white clouds. In the crowd, a couple of mates pose for a picture with the famous ground in the background. Why wouldn't you? The day we went to Lord's...
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Eng 120-4
If the tweet below is from the same Dr Jamie Barker that has written on the mental toughness of cricket, then I'm delighted he's reading. Hazlewood, Glenn McGrath Jr, switches ends to bowl from the Pavilion End that McGrath hunted from. England remain watchful, just one from it.
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Dr Jamie Barker: Nice balance of approaches from England- Cook watchful and calm-Stokes assertive and instinctive.
Jack Allum: Cook is never going to score quickly, but this situation demands more than ultra defensive bunker batting
Eng 119-4 (trail by 447)
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Indeed we do have a change, spin for the first time today. Nathan Lyon will try to turn his off-breaks up the slope, with a slip, silly point and short leg in place to Alastair Cook. Lyon gives it a real rip, but there's no great turn. Hard to understate how much conditions favour batting at the moment, which makes England's poor start last night all the more of a crime.
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Eng 118-4 (Cook 34, Stokes 56)
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Johnson looks for a three-card trick against Stokes, but the Durham all-rounder spots the ploy. Couple of toe-crushers dug out, then a short ball pounced on and pulled for four. So far so good for the home side, Australia preparing to make a change.
"In the last five Tests Alastair Cook has played, six different men have kept wicket against him: Denesh Ramdin in the West Indies, BJ Watling, Tom Latham and Luke Ronchi for New Zealand, and Brad Haddin and now Peter Nevill for Australia."
Eng 114-4 (trail by 452)
Once more, there is a disgusting array of blazers at HQ. One man is in leopard print, another is in a mustard and blue stripe combo. Hazlewood round the wicket to Cook, angling the ball down the slope. The skipper, open stance, gets across to guide through third man for four. The first half hour belongs to England.
"What a tremendous innings. He's already scored 92 and a hundred against New Zealand at Lord's this summer, but in many ways this was the best innings of all three, under enormous pressure."
50 for Ben Stokes
Eng 108-4
Ben Stokes is an exciting cricketer, one who attacks with bat and ball, but he is also up for the fight. Last night, he arrived at the crease with England 30-4 and Australia rampant. Now he has a fourth Test half-century and third score in excess of 50 at Lord's this summer, reached with a beautiful cover drive off Johnson for four. At present, Stokes averages 37.68 in Test cricket. Higher than both Flintoff and Botham.
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Eng 104-4 (Stokes 48, Cook 28)
Is Darren Lehmann awake? The Aussie coach sits in a shaded area on the balcony, sunglasses on, head in hand. Motionless. Someone give him a nudge. When Hazlewood drops short, Cook pulls for four, then almost comes a cropper with a cut that could have been chopped on to the stumps.
"Mitchell Johnson loses his line when he drops his arm. When he gets it straighter, he's more dangerous."
Eng 100-4 (trail by 466)
Johnson to Stokes, left-arm over to left-hander. Johnson, slick back hair and moustache that would have been at home in a 1920s speakeasy, is pushing towards 90mph, but the pitch is again show no great sign of pace or carry. Once England got through the calamitous four-wicket burst last night, the pitch looked very similar to the one on which Australia made 566-8. The hosts need the same to happen again.
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Eng 98-4 (Cook 24, Stokes 48)
We did this last Saturday, so let's go again. On a weekday, there's an even money chance you're following the cricket from work or school, but what about the weekend? Relaxing in the garden? Off on holiday? Dragged to the shops? Painting the kitchen? Complete this sentence for me: "My Ashes Saturday is...". If you've got a picture, all the better. Careful, Alastair Cook, leave those off-stump tempters from Josh Hazlewood alone.
"Someone needs to go big today, get 150 to pull England out of the mire. Cook and Stokes have both got history here."
Eng 98-4 (trail by 468)
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It's Mitchell Johnson, two wickets last night, sharing morning duties. As Mark Wood returns from the nets and signs a few autographs, Cook squirts a couple behind point. With the pavilion behind him, Johnson pads towards the media centre spaceship, sweat already on his brow. Oooofff, take that. Short, Stokes going up and over with a cut shot for four. There's a word from Johnson, too.
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Ollie Bartlett: England can save this match. They must still be batting tonight and their second innings must not start until tea on day 4.
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Eng 91-4
We know it's flat, but there's an early bit of encouragement for the Aussies. Hazlewood moves one up the slope, squaring up Stokes for a leading edge through the vacant gully area. Stokes gets four, but would have been on his way had the Australians had a man in that spot.
"Cook and Stokes played very well last night. Stokes in particular played some nice straight drives, he stood up - he's a fighter, a very combative character, totally whole-hearted and committed. England aren't out of it yet, but Australia will fancy their chances."
Eng 85-4
Ben Stokes will take guard to Josh Hazlewood with four slips in place. One of them is Shane Watson, on the field for Adam Voges. He's even smiling. It must be because he knows he won't have to bowl. Play.
"Mitchell Johnson is very much a confidence player. He's a totally different bowler now to what he was on previous tours here - his arm's a lot higher, which means he's going to hit the seam a lot more, which you need to do in England.
"England are facing a lot of scoreboard pressure, if they lose another couple of wickets in the morning session that could send tremors through the whole dressing room."
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Alastair Cook and Ben Stokes emerge into the Long Room, roared on by the members. Can you imagine how inspiring that must be? They strut through the open door, out on to the lush green, under wonderful blue sky. It feels like a batting day.
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The Aussies are standing on the boundary edge in the Saturday sunshine, pawing at the ground. They're huddling even before the umpires emerge.
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'A day for fighters'
England assistant coach Paul Farbrace: "We're disappointed from last night. I thought we were disciplined for two sessions with the ball but a lack of concentration slipped us up. It's a case of batting as long as we can now. It's a day for fighters."
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Stuart Man Price: Cook & Stokes. Dig in blokes! So big Mitch chokes.
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Thanks, Marc. By my reckoning, England need to bat at least seven, probably eight of the remaining nine sessions in order to save this match. They've got 16 wickets to play with, but lost four in the space of one hour last night. Dig in, or dug out?
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Australia bowler Mitchell Johnson on TMS last night: "It was a very good day, the boys are very happy. The partnership between Smith and Rogers really set up the game, which gave us the freedom to go out there and bowl as we did.
"I felt really good out there, I had really good rhythm in the second innings at Cardiff and I've been able to bring that here. The plan was to go hard at Joe Root and it worked, and we'll definitely come hard at Cook and Stokes in the morning."
"Even though the Australians are so far ahead of the game, it's important that the likes of Stokes go out there and play their natural game: hit a few fours and sixes. It's important to put the bowlers under pressure."
BBC Weather's Helen Willetts on TMS: "It's another glorious day and it's highly unlikely that we'll get any interruptions. Overnight though the clouds will gather and there could be some dampness around tomorrow, but at this stage it looks like it won't be any more than a delayed start, brightening up during the day."
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"Forgive this misty-eyed musing from a former north Londoner but surely Regents Park, whose north-west corner is just a Ben Stokes slog away from Lord's, has to be one of the world's great city parks. Where else would you find an open-air theatre, a boating lake, a rose garden, a sculpture park, facilities for just about any sport and a zoo all within a short stroll of each other?"
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Tim Skelton: England should have been watching replays of Botham and Willis's Headingley Test in 1981 and show you can pull it out of the fire. Forget this draw rubbish; win or go down fighting. Draw talk has driven a generation away from cricket! Fire and belief is what is needed and a reason to cheer.
England bowler Stuart Broad on TMS: "There's quite a few players who wish they could take back their shots. We had a really disappointing 20 minutes, but when you've been in the field for 150 overs, those little 30-over periods are really tough. We have to try and avoid the follow-on today, but there are no terrors in the pitch. There's definitely a big hundred out there for one or two of our guys."
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"England got blown away by pace and tiredness yesterday. They have got to stop being 40-3 - they can't just expect Joe Root to bail them out every time. But these are beautiful batting conditions today."
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Simon in Harrogate: There is obviously a very real possibility that England won't make the follow on target and be made to bat again. So far Cook has been on the field for the whole Test match. With that in mind, has a player ever played every minute of a Test match before?
"There's no reason why England can't make a few runs. This looks a pretty good pitch. But we're heading towards a very interesting point in this game. 2001 in Calcutta was a turning point in Australian cricket, when they enforced the follow-on and lost. Since then, they've had 25 opportunities to enforce the follow-on, and they've only done it 11 times."
"Alastair Cook is the key. He's got to bat for a long time for England to have any chance of getting anything out of this game, and drag the young players like Buttler and Moeen with him. Even if England lose this match, they have to take it into Monday and show a lot of fight."
Don't write these two off
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Antony Molinari: If England bat out the day, they draw this Test. If not, they lose.
Ben Sutton: To ensure I get to come to Lord's on Monday I need some heroics! The skipper to join Smith in the 200 club would be favourite.
Chris Parker: Question is, do Cook, Stokes, Buttler, and Moeen have 282 runs in them to avoid the follow on? I optimistically think they do.
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Tom Conway: Heading to Lord's this morning, but having a champagne breakfast with a fellow spectator first - it's had the rather peculiar effect of making us both quite optimistic about saving the draw.
'Move Root to three'
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England's top order is the subject of much discussion on the interweb this morning. Bob Willis, speaking to Sky Sports, believes Joe Root should be moved up to number three.
"He was a county opening batsman when he was picked for England," said the ex-England fast bowler. "He would have a technique that would stand up to No 3 in international cricket. I still think there's development for Root to move up the order."
I'm not sure I agree. Alex Hales, anyone?
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Terry Ray in Cardiff: What am I doing today? My brother is arriving from Oman where he works, having picked up my mother en route. Haven't seen him for a year or her for 6 months. Wondering how to convey to them that The Ashes are more important than them whilst remaining hospitable!
'Stars at every turn'
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You won't be surprised to know they're loving all of this down under. Writing in The Age, Greg Baum says: "Mitch Starc, Mitch Johnson and Josh Hazlewood cut the heart out of England's batting in 10 overs of supreme swing bowling, exhilarating to watch but terrifying to face, that consigned to already fading memory their erratic display in Cardiff and day one's seemingly benign pitch at Lord's, until at last Alastair Cook and Ben Stokes staunched the bleeding.
"By stumps, the imperturbable Cook had been on the field for every minute of the last three days of the series, and still had the presence of mind to go immediately to Smith and Chris Rogers to congratulate them on their hundreds. There were stars at every turn."
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'Raw and great to watch'
Now, if I was pressed on the finest sight in cricket I'd have to say a great spell of fast bowling: Allan Donald v Mike Atherton instantly springs to mind.
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew agrees: "Mitchell Johnson was at his devastating best. You can always tell when he's bowling well because his arm is high, enabling him to bowl fast and straight.
"When his arm is low and he's slinging it, he bowls to the left and to the right. There is no better sight in the game than watching a bowler rushing in and bowling as fast as he can. It's not subtle, but it's raw and a great watch."
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Sam Shepherd: Today is my 1st Test since 2005. Trescothick scored a run a ball 150 v Bangladesh. Could do with some similar heroics today.
Matt Hickey: 3 or 4 early wickets and put the Poms back into bat, or is that too optimistic?
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'We didn't switch on'
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England paceman Stuart Broad, who took 4-83 in Australia's first innings, accepted his side had succumbed to the pressure of the tourists' huge total.
"It's always a tricky period when you've conceded a lot of runs to then go out and bat for 30 overs," he said. "It's always a big test for you and I think mentally we didn't switch on for 20 minutes - and lost four wickets.
"We'll have a few batsmen in that changing room wishing they could face their balls again and play them pretty differently, I think."
Johnson lays down the challenge
Johnson also goaded the England team to continue their 'attacking' style of play in this match. Realising it gives him a better chance of quick wickets, he said: "We were hoping they would come out and play the aggressive brand they've been talking about. We hope they come out in the morning and do the same thing.
"I guess Ben Stokes is a very aggressive player anyway so we'd like to see him play some shots and hopefully get a couple of quick wickets in the morning."
Re-opening old wounds
Like picking off a scab, England's batting wounds began to gush for all to see once Mitchell Johnson got his tail up. And, ominously for today, the Aussie quick loves the smell of frightened batsmen in the morning!
"That'd be nice, to have those scars come back out," he said. "The ball's been swinging over here too and I've really enjoyed that. When the ball swings at good pace it makes it a little more difficult."
"A great day here at Lord's. The sun's shining, there's a slight breeze... a perfect day for bowling!"
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Pint-sized Ashes
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Rain on Sunday?
And a final, sobering word from Laura: "Rain is possible early Sunday morning but we're anticipating it to have cleared before play starts."
England have to do it all themselves then.
Weather forecast
BBC Weather's Laura Gilchrist has been looking at what we can expect from the elements over the next three days:
Today: Dry, sunny spells, gentle breezes, a high around 24°C.
Tomorrow: Cloudier and breezier than today but still with some spells of sunshine breaking through in the afternoon, will be dry with a high of around 23°C.
Monday: Cloudy and damp in the morning. Turning drier, brighter and breezier in the afternoon with a high of 25°C.
Setting the standard
Maybe Alastair Cook can take a leaf out of Steve Smith's book...
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England's captain looked in good nick last night - leaving well outside off stump and strong in defence. He's the man you'd want in this situation. He loves a dot ball.
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In Captain Cook England must trust
It appears that only two things can save England now: skipper Alastair Cook or the weather, with some rain around tomorrow. But it's not three days' worth.
Not again...
Of course, yesterday was not the first time in 2015 that England have suffered a top-order collapse:
First Test v Australia, Cardiff: 43-3 & 73-3.
First Test v New Zealand, Lord's: 30-4 & 25-2.
Third Test v West Indies, Bridgetown: 38-3 & 39-5.
First Test v West Indies, North Sound: 34-3 & 52-3.
England's problems
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In fact, the Aussies are highlighting quite a few deficiencies in the England top order. It's got more holes in it than a colander at the moment - Gary Ballance and Ian Bell seemingly have some technical flaws and Adam Lyth looked a bit frazzled when he poked at one outside off and edged behind.
Mercurial Mitch
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We're doing the Aussies a great injustice if we put their success purely down to pace. Mitchell Johnson did Gary Ballance like a kipper - inviting a push down the ground for four and then bowling another full ball which swung a little and smashed into the base of off stump. The batsman had to remove his feet from the concrete he was standing in and head back to the dressing room.
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We'll continue the post-mortem/look ahead shortly, but I want to know what your plans are for today? How are you spending your Ashes Saturday?
"The London skies are bright blue this Saturday morning, and it's set fair for the day. If England's remaining batsmen got any sleep between the Mitchell Johnson-induced nightmares they will have woken up to see conditions ideal for batting."
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There's just one man dominating the cricket pages in the nationals this morning. A familiar foe:
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State of play
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It means England have three days to try and bat themselves to a draw. Australia need 16 more wickets to level the Ashes series.
Forgive me for stating the obvious... but today is crucial.
Hunting as a pack
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The Australian bowlers, to a man, were fantastic. Mitchell Starc was whipping it through at 90mph, Mitchell Johnson was at his intimidatory best and Josh Hazlewood showed he is probably the most skilled of them all with a beauty to send Ian Bell packing.
We've been here before
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It was all a bit too familiar last night, wasn't it? Australia racked up 566-8, declared and then bombarded England with some rib-tickling, ear-whistling short stuff.
In the blink of an eye, England had slumped to 30-4. Only the determination of Alastair Cook and Ben Stokes got them through to the close without any further loss.
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- This is the second hundred partnership for Alastair Cook and Ben Stokes in the last two Tests at Lord's - they put on 132 together against New Zealand
- England have now made hundred partnerships for the fifth wicket in their last four Lord's Tests
- In their last 14 Tests at Lord's, England's average fifth-wicket partnership is 105
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Ralph, I'm not sure there's much we can do now, but maybe someone will be able to help you overnight.
Join us tomorrow for England's battle and Ralph's quest to #getsammendesautograph.
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Ralph Whittaker: I love listening to your Test Match Special. I was particularly interested today as I am a huge Bond fan. Can I ask would you be able to ask Sam Mendes for his autograph for me? Thank you so much in advance. I can send an SAE for posting to me.
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Excellent email just arrived in the TMS inbox, concerning TMS lunch-time guest Sam Mendes...
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So, are you ready for what the final two days might bring us? I can take a good guess that we'll see some Aussie willow-wielding in the morning, followed by the start of England's backs-to-the-wall effort around lunch time.
Player reaction
England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Sky Sports: "We didn't get off to the best of starts yesterday but me and Cooky tried to carry on our partnership. I try to stay as positive as I can but at the same time treat every ball on its merits.
"I wouldn't say there are any demons in the pitch - if anything it's a bit up and down. We're under the pump and tomorrow's a big day for us. We've got to get our heads round the fact that we're going to have to bat 150 overs to save this match."
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Don't forget that 6-Duck-6 has just begun on BBC Radio 5 live with Michael Vaughan, who reckons England have "shot themselves in the foot" with this docile wicket.
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Michael Blakey: The key for Lyth and Cook tomorrow is to go out there convinced the score is 30-3.
When will Australia declare?
Seamer Josh Hazlewood on when Australia will declare: "We'll want a few more runs. We're getting them pretty quickly, so hopefully that will continue. We'll need a little while to get those wickets."
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Jim Chapman: England will lose this match. The Aussies can 'buy' wkts with a lead of 500, forget a docile pitch.
'Smooth sailing' for Australia
Australia's Josh Hazlewood, who took 3-68, on Sky Sports: "It has been pretty smooth sailing. Batting first was key and we did the job with the ball yesterday and today. So we're in a pretty good position.
"It was quite hard work today and we had to work for the rest of the wickets. It didn't reverse swing for us but it may do later in the game. The fuller the better on this wicket."
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"The pitch is sapping a lot of pace out of the ball but the Australia bowlers are quick through the air. I've got a lot of time for Mitchell Johnson, he just kept running in. Mitchell Starc has got such a loose-limbed action, he's always going to bowl some bad balls and some very good balls."
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Niall McShary: I like England's tactics. Don't take any wickets, convince Aussies it's a batting pitch. Reduce their bowlers morale. Draw.
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Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh on TMS: "It was really nice to contribute to the team today. The boys bowled really well and were able to put England under pressure. We've talked about being patient and setting the right fields and making England make the mistake, so hopefully we can do that again in the second innings. I'm sure we'll bat for a while tomorrow and then give ourselves enough time to take the final 10 wickets."
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Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"I thought Cook played splendidly. Last night he gutsed it out, this morning he played much more fluently. Cook's natural way is to stay in and wear the bowlers down and he's very, very good at it."
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All out for 312, a first-innings deficit of 254. No follow-on from Australia, just Warner and Rogers grinding England into the dirt. 108-0 by the close, 362 ahead. Blast that lead to 500, then pull out?
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Evan Samuel: Good day, Australia. Good day.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Stokes looks to be getting better and better, he played with real positivity. He played the situation, nothing silly, it was a splendid common-sense innings. Jos Buttler is a wonderful stroke-player and he got stuck playing too defensively. He should have played a bit more like Moeen Ali, who played conservatively to the good balls and put the bad balls away. Buttler didn't look right."
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The hosts must look to the efforts of Ben Stokes and Alastair Cook, who shared a fifth-wicket stand of 145. Stokes was the only wicket to fall in the morning session, playing on to Mitchell Marsh for 87. When the same man denied Cook a hundred in similar fashion in the afternoon, England's slide began.
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Gavin Grewcock: Can we put Paul Collingwood in a disguise for the second innings? #brigadierblock.
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Is there hope for England? Yes. The pitch continues to be docile, only the slightest hint of uneven bounce and turn. Today it took Australia 61 overs to take six wickets. What England must avoid at all costs is another collapse like that of the first innings, where they were four wickets down inside 11 overs.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"I think it will be tough for England, but I don't think you could get a better pitch than this to try and save a match on. The pitch isn't doing anything, it's straight and true with no great pace or spin. But history shows that it's not easy to do. Can all the batsmen put it together and play like Cook did?"
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Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"I would imagine Australia will come back tomorrow, give it a bit of a whack, and declare around lunchtime, giving England five sessions to bat out for a draw."
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"England need a bit of rain to save this Test match."
Close of play
Aus 108-0
That is it, the end of another very good day for Australia and the beginning of two very difficult final days for England. The tourists have reached 108-0 in their second innings, a lead of 362. Some crash, bang and wallop in the morning, then probably five sessions for England to bat.
Aus 104-0
Brilliant. The cameras pick up a lady walking back to her seat, pictures shown on the big screen too. Thing is, the lady goes for her seat, misses, and ends up on the floor. Cheers from the fans, even Root and Warner have had to stop because they are laughing so hard. She's OK, back up to bow to the crowd.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"This is the seventh hundred partnership for the first wicket between Chris Rogers and David Warner - five of them have been in the second innings."
Aus 103-0
Wood for the penultimate over of the day, faintly roared to the crease. Could well be by the travelling fans. As the lights take effect, Warner plays a lovely straight drive for four, so good he gets a pat on the back from his frenemy Chris Rogers. Though it's emptying quickly inside HQ, the Aussie fans remain in big numbers. They're having a great time. One over to go.
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Aus 99-0 (lead by 353)
Joe Root on to send down his Ronnie Roundarm off-spin for last couple of dog overs. Leg-side to Warner, kicked for three leg-byes. Wide to Rogers, flayed to the point boundary. England begging to get off.
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Benjamin Taylor: The mental damage of this Test will be far worse than the one on the scoreboard. England being broken here.
Terry Mahoney: England will lose this Test. They simply won't have the necessary application to bat out the one and a bit days needed to save it.
50 for David Warner
Aus 92-0
How often do we see David Warner clean up in the second innings? A horrible shot in the first, Warner is now taking this game on for Australia, just as he has so many times before. A 16th Test half-century comes up, the left-hander well set for an assault tomorrow morning. Warner averages 51 in the second innings, compared to 43 in the first. He was dropped on nought, mind.
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"If they lose this Test, I don't think England will make any changes. There are a few batsmen knocking about, but the main XI are here. It's one of those where you just pack your bags, move on, and say Australia have played very well."
Aus 88-0 (Rogers 38, Warner 49)
Yep, plenty of empty seats at HQ now, lots of white plastic visible. Stokes, 87 with the bat earlier today, skids in under the gathering gloom, twice glided for four to third man by Warner. With how easy this pitch seems for batting, how will that effect the Australia declaration? England were bowled out in almost exactly a day in the first innings.
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"If you were going to choose a track to bat 150 overs on, this would be the one. It's very flat, it's not going to change that much over the next two days."
Aus 76-0 (lead by 330)
Moeen continues to skip in as the floodlights flicker into life. Australia continue to play the England off-spinner with respect, ticking the score along while keeping maximum resources for the charge tomorrow morning. Lord's is just beginning to empty. I'll be honest, there's little more to see here tonight.
Aus 74-0 (Rogers 37, Warner 36)
England can take heart from the fact that this pitch has looked pretty flat for most of the day. There's been a hint of low bounce, but that's about it. Not a great deal for the seamers, little turn. Six wickets have fallen today, three on Thursday and, before that mad hour before tea last night, five on day two. We hammer the point that is the four-wicket slump that has left England in this mess. Six overs left today.
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Paul Walmsley: All of a sudden this pitch looks like a bowling green again.
Ian Swindlehurst: Oh hang on, is it a lifeless pitch again?
Aus 72-0 (lead by 326)
The umpires have asked for the lightmeter to be brought out as the sun disappears for what is likely to be the final time today. The floodlights are being readied, extending from their resting position to a spot that looms over HQ. Warner, who fell foul of Moeen in the first innings, is watchful, dabbing a late cut for three.
Aus 69-0 (Rogers 37, Warner 31)
Ben Stokes the fifth England bowler summoned to this pretty helpless cause, his first ball pulled for four by Rogers. You sense that Australia are setting themselves for the big push tomorrow morning, but are still ticking along at four an over. Stokes looks to be struggling, favoring his side, but still produces one that beats Rogers' inside edge.
Oh Geoffrey!
Geoffrey Boycott is having none of it... but there's a definite commentator's curse imparted on Alastair Cook here.
Aus 63-0 (lead by 317)
The mystery of the cuddly rabbit in the England dressing room remains unsolved. The big, white rabbit (I say rabbit, it could be something else) has been in the dressing-room window since day one. Now it peers over the shoulders of Paul Farbrace and Trevor Bayliss, as if eavesdropping on the coaching team. Moeen to Warner, six dots.
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Glenn McGrath
BBC Test Match Special
"Warner's playing a more watchful innings this time. He's not taking the aerial route too often. He's got his first innings in the back of his mind, when he missed out on a big score."
Aus 62-0 (lead by 316)
Sunless once more at Lord's, England shuffling about to put a short leg in place for Chris Rogers. If Mark Wood is trying to bluff him in thinking it's going to be short, Rogers isn't falling for it. Too full, a full toss even, sliced down to third man for four. I wonder if there's any delivery that Rogers can't get to third man. England could probably do with a fourth, fifth and sixth man.
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Paul Bernal: Normal service has resumed.
Ian Dean: Rain dances at the ready.
Aus 56-0 (11 overs left today)
Oh, Shane, what are you doing here? Even when he's not in the team, Watson provides us with some comedy gold. Not one to smile much when at the crease or with ball in hand, I honestly think I've seen more enjoyment from Watson in this match than when he was asked to play in Cardiff. Captions please.
Tickets to the gun show
Aus 53-0 (lead by 307)
Wood, military issue haircut, short run-up, round the wicket to the immovable Rogers. Straight line, the man at short mid-wicket in play, if only to field when Rogers does a touch of bottom-hand shovelling. Hard yakka for England, but a sensational picture coming up...
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Dan: Six quick wickets and we are back in the Test.
Aus 53-0 (Rogers 25, Warner 27)
There's little in this contest at the moment. It's a question of how many and how long for Australia, with England's only hope to take wickets in order to slow their progress. Moeen Ali, a man likely to do a lot of work in this second innings, continues after drinks. Three from it.
Scorecard update
Australia 50-0 (12 overs) - lead by 304 runs
Batsmen: Warner 27*, Rogers 22*
Bowling figures: Anderson 4-0-21-0, Broad 4-2-10-0, Moeen 2-0-9-0, Wood 2-1-9-0
First innings
Australia 566-8 dec: Smith 215, Rogers 173; Broad 4-83
England 312: Cook 96, Stokes 87; Johnson 3-53
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Charlie Rhodes: Difference between the sides at the moment? The way Australia ease to a solid platform when batting.
John M Butt: Absolute slaughter here by the Aussies. England have lost 4-1 no coming back from this. Ashes staying down under.
Aus 50-0 (lead by 304)
On the Nursery Ground, plenty sit on the grass and watch the action on a big screen, near to food stalls and the champagne bar. I can see what they're thinking. Wood to Warner, who persists with the fuzz on his top lip. Four through the covers, then a tickle to the fine leg boundary. Australia stepping on it. Drinks. 14 overs remain.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"The key to attacking Moeen Ali is to hit him along the floor. The two fours that Warner has hit so far have been controlled shots through extra cover."
Aus 41-0 (Rogers 21, Warner 19)
Despite the pain being suffered by England on the field, Lord's does not change. Blue overhead bathes the grand old terracotta pavilion, which sits directly opposite the space-age media centre. In the stands, those who come he regularly and those on a once-in-a-lifetime day out go through similar rituals. Chatter, snack, sip the bubbles, watch the cricket.
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Ian Bradley: England very likely to lose this Test now but vital they continue to fight and treat every ball as an event.
Aus 37-0
Another change for England, with Mark Wood coming on from the Nursery End. Wood round the wicket in the beautiful evening, targeting the stumps as England strengthen the leg side. This situation must be pretty demoralising for a bowler. You've been flogged for 500 and plenty, your batsmen have not done the business and now you're back out a day later with the oppo effectively 291-0
Celebrity spotting
Aus 37-0 (lead by 291)
Moeen Ali with his off-breaks, bowling with benefit of the slope. Slip and short mid-off in place. Moeen has got Warner twice in this series already, but Warner fires a response with a dance and drive for four. After only one over, Moeen is off the pitch, through the Long Room and into the dressing room. Where's he going?
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"In the third innings of a Test match when Australia have a lead, David Warner averages just over 60, with five centuries."
Aus 32-0
Wonder no longer. Moeen is on.
Frosty sporting partnerships
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Liam Humphrey: I think Senna and Prost was a bit of a frosty partnership.
Andy Campbell: Eyal Berkovic and John Hartson at West Ham.
Mark Stevens: Sporting partnerships that didn't get on? Geoffrey Boycott and everyone he ever batted with.
Aus 32-0 (lead by 286)
Even if they aren't best mates, Rogers has the courtesy to shout "your end" to Warner as a throw comes in. Broad the bowler, Anderson the fielder, sliding to do good work. I've heard a lot of references to "fieldsmen" in this series. What's the difference between a fielder and a fieldsman? I wonder how long it will be before England turn to spin?
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Ed Smith
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"What people don't realise about Warner is that when he's clicked in he's got very good natural technique. He's well organised and makes the game look very simple."
Aus 27-0 (lead by 281)
Apparently Ed Miliband is at Lord's. John Major has definitely been there. There's even a rumour about Nigel Farage. That's three steps towards a Political XI. Warner watchful as Anderson is round the wicket, leaning into a flowing cover drive. Anderson back over, producing a rozzer that has Warner groping. I'd say Anderson looks at Warner with disdain, but it wasn't that pleasant.
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Sam Sheringham
BBC Sport at Lord's
"Is this what Adam Lyth was trying to do?"
Aus 22-0 (lead by 276)
Broad strains up the hill, resuming the decent length and seam movement that he showed both in the first innings and in Cardiff. Warner, new wand in hand, can't get the ball away. A maiden. I'll be honest, this is a more sedate start than I imagined.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"Only five teams have batted for 150 overs - equivalent to five sessions - to save a Test match."
Aus 22-0
We've got a delay because David Warner has broken his bat. He picks up the offending stick and looks at the toe end. He's stunned to discover that it's got 'Blackpool Rock' written all the way through it.
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Glenn McGrath
BBC Test Match Special
Not surprising that Australia didn't enforce the follow-on. There's a long time left in this Test.
Aus 22-0 (lead by 276)
Anderson grimaces as he pushes in down the slope, a grimace that turns into a gurn when Moeen mis-fields at long leg to allow Rogers back for two. Just thinking about the supposed frostiness between Rogers and Warner, which other sporting partnerships didn't get on? Teddy Sheringham and Andy Cole is one that springs to mind.
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Michael Blakey: Jimmy would be on 500 wickets now if his fielders could catch.
Aus 16-0 (Rogers 9, Warner 6)
Broad gallops in with a shadow cast behind him, a short mid-wicket for nuggety shuffler Rogers. When the leftie shovels through the leg side for three, Moeen Ali is given an almighty cheer for the chase to deep mid-wicket, one of the loudest in the match. A well-oiled Saturday crowd?
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"It was a hard chance but it was catchable. I think Lyth should have gone the other way, with his fingers pointing to the sky. But you have a fraction of a second to make that decision."
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Aus 11-0
These catches really have to be held. England missed a couple of costly ones in the first innings and now Adam Lyth has given a life to David Warner. Very good ball from Anderson, leaving Warner, who fences at the ball. Lyth, gully, moves to his right to one that isn't too far away from him. He gets in a complete tangle, parrying the ball around the post for four.
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Aus 2-0 (lead by 256)
Stuart Broad to David Warner, who threw it away in the first innings and then had to watch Rogers and Smith pile on the runs. Uppish from Warner, almost finding the man at square leg. Only 76mph from Broad, the ball sticking in the pitch. You know how I said Warner and Rogers don't get on...
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"Australia last enforced the follow-on in an Ashes Test at Melbourne in 2002, when they won by five wickets.
"The last visiting team to enforce the follow-on at Lord's was Sri Lanka in 2002. That match was drawn."
Aus 2-0 (lead by 256)
Swing for Anderson, bowling for the third successive day in this match and facing the prospect of doing it on a fourth too. Saturday evening sunshine at Lord's, perfect conditions for playing and watching cricket. An excellent pre-amble to a weekend night. Rogers away with a couple off his hips.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"From Australia's point of view, they've just got to come out and bat. They don't want to come out and do anything silly, just bat sensibly and lay a platform. It's tomorrow morning that the fireworks will start."
Aus 0-0 (lead by 254)
Big thanks to the London Fire Brigade. Do let me know your guides to doing non-cricket related activities during the Ashes. Anderson to Rogers, three slips in place.
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It feels like a David Warner situation, doesn't it? Score quickly in the third innings, take the game away from the oppo. Sky TV have just run a package describing Warner and opening partner Chris Rogers as the best of enemies", with the likes of Michael Clarke, Steve Smith and Ryan Harris freely admitting that these guys do not get on.
End-of-innings scorecard
England 312 (90.1 overs) - first-innings deficit of 254
Cook 96, Stokes 87
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Lyth 0), 28-2 (Ballance 23), 29-3 (Bell 1), 30-4 (Root 1), 5-175 (Stokes 87), 6-210 (Buttler 13), 266-7 (Cook 96), 294-8 (Moeen 39), 306-9 (Wood 4), 312-10 (Broad 21). Not out: Anderson 6*
Bowling figures: Starc 22-1-86-1, Hazlewood 22-2-68-3, Johnson 20.1-8-53-3, Lyon 16-1-53-1, Marsh 8-3-23-2, Smith 2-0-9-0
Australia 566-8 dec
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Just looking at pictures of David Warner sprinting through the Long Room. Running in your spikes on that wooden floor is a recipe for disaster, liking messing about by a swimming pool.
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JoElle: 312 is unacceptable on this flat track at Lord's.
Rachel T: That's how much a mad 20 minutes can cost you in Test cricket.
Will Hinch: Is it just me who thinks the Aussies should bowl again? Enforce the follow-on, and they could have this game won by tonight.
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There are 26 overs left today, plus maybe 30 tomorrow morning. If Australia score at 4.5 an over, they could declare at lunch with England needing 507 to win.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"To bowl England out for 312 is a decent effort by Australia, because there's nothing in the pitch. I think Michael Clarke will bat again and probably bat until lunch tomorrow. That would give them five sessions - I know it's a flat pitch, but that's a long time for England to bat."
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Broad c sub (S Marsh) b Johnson 21 (Eng 312 all out)
All over. Full from Mitchell Johnson, flashing Stuart Broad, edge well held by sub fielder Shaun Marsh at first slip. England are 312 all out and the sight of David Warner and Chris Rogers running off shows that Australia are not enforcing the follow-on.
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Tom, NJ: I wish people would stop talking about Ballance's innings as if he got 0. He got 23 in a huge pressure situation against some quality new ball bowling. It's not phenomenal but he's been doing far better than Bell, Lyth and even Buttler recently.
Eng 312-9
Lots of company for James Anderson. Three slips, short leg short mid-wicket. More popular than a man handing out free fivers. Anderson, the first England Test player to do the double of 400 wickets and 1,000 runs, isn't fussed by the catchers, pouncing on a full ball to drive through mid-on for four.
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Joe McLusky: So far, this is still very much Flower/Farbrace's team. I expect Bayliss and Strauss will want to make a mark soon, which means a new name, surely a batsman or two, with a firm eye on the future.
Eng 306-9 (trail by 260)
Brian Moore! The Brian Moore! He's got a blue tick and everything. I've always wondered how many celebs/famous sportspeople follow the live text and now we know there's at least one. Would love to see how many blue-tickers would could get tweets from this evening. Johnson to Broad, lots of willow wielding, not a lot of bat on leather.
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Former England rugby international Brian Moore is feeling the pain in the cricket. Glad to have you with us, Brian.
Eng 306-9 (Hazlewood 21-2-62-3)
Another good ball from Hazlewood, threatening to swing down the hill, only to nip back off the seam. The Aussie pacer has three wickets and is hunting a fourth as number 11 James Anderson comes to the crease.
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It just nipped back up the hill a touch, committing Wood to the drive and just squeezing through the gate."
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Wood b Hazlewood 4 (Eng 306-9)
Bowled him! Full and straight from Josh Hazlewood, beating the drive of Mark Wood and pushing off stump back. England are nine down and, in all likelihood, one away from an evening chasing leather.
Middle of middle
Eng 301-8 (trail by 265)
Sun back out at HQ, casting shadows that point in the direction of the media centre. Starc to Wood, who has a Test average in excess of 43, the ball swinging into the left-hander. It's swinging off the bat, too, Wood pulling for four to take England past 300.
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Evan Samuel: That was a bit of a Leg Before Watson review, to be honest. Well bowled Josh.
Eng 294-8 (Hazlewood 20-2-57-2)
With that wicket, England have lost as many today as they did in the mad hour after tea last night. It was that carnage that leaves them in this mess. Their last four wickets have added 264 runs. If the first four had done that they would be on the way to parity. Mark Wood the new man.
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special
"It was a nice delivery from Hazlewood, it just did enough. That is the way to get a left-hander out with the new ball: pitch it on the stumps and swing it back in."
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Moeen lbw Hazlewood 39 (Eng 294-8)
It looked out to the naked eye and the review confirms it was hitting the middle of middle. Without the context of what is to come, it looks like a pretty silly review, but Moeen Ali knew he was the last recognised batsman. It was a good delivery from Josh Hazlewood, moving off the seam to trap Moeen on the crease. Michael Clarke is two wickets away from a decision.
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special
"It did look out. The only hope is that it's a little bit high."
Umpire review
Eng 294-7
Moeen Ali is almost obliged to review this, but he looks gone. Josh Hazlewood the bowler, nipping down the slope, no feet, in front...
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"Michael Clarke has had three opportunities to enforce the follow-on in Test cricket, but has never done it."
Eng 291-7 (Moeen 39, Broad 10)
Stuart Broad is here for a good time, not a long time. Blade flashing outside the off stump, Broad almost comes a cropper to the leaping man at point. Just out of reach. Mitchell Starc, the bowler, responds with a shin-high full toss that Broad somehow misses. In the posh seats, Adam Hollioake is on the phone, arranging his next cage fight. Is that the most bizarre career for an ex-cricketer? Help me out.
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Dave in Teignmouth: So have we reached the sort of scenario talked about before the series where 3 & 4 look well short of form and we're wondering who on earth with a proven Test pedigree might replace one of them if their failures continue..?
Eng 288-7 (trail by 278)
Three slips and a short leg for Broad, Hazlewood with the new ball in hand, moving it down the slope and in to left-hander Broad. The sun has disappeared, there's men in dark suits just emerging from the pavilion post-tea and this England pair help themselves to three singles.
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Sam Sheringham
BBC Sport at Lord's
"I didn't expect there to be restricted view seats at Lord's but I'm struggling to keep up from this spot in the lower tier of the Warner Stand. Have England followed on yet?"
Eng 285-7
Here come the Aussies, Michael Clarke still with a mouthful of food. Was there not enough time to finish his cake? Stuart Broad takes guard at the beginning of the evening session, Josh Hazlewood has the ball. There are 36 overs left in the day.
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Alex C Meissner: So, Broady now just 95 runs shy of another Test century at Lord's. Cough.
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In other news, when I went to get my lunch from the BBC canteen, I was supposed to get a pound coin in change. When I inspected later, I spotted it was actually a two euro coin. Have I been cheated, or am I winning? I think it's the latter.
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Rob Co. Clare: Re Andy in France (15:49), the people who should have "manned up" are Lyth and Bell. Broad was our most effective bowler yesterday. He can't do it all.
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Thanks, Marc. Lots of chat about England and the follow-on, with 82 needed to ensure that Australia have to bat again. In reality, it probably doesn't matter whether England get those runs or not. Australia are likely to bat for a maximum of about two sessions, leaving England at least four to save the game.
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Can England's tail drag this innings into tomorrow? Stephan Shemilt is your man to find out.
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Sam Sheringham
BBC Sport at Lord's
"This sparrow was killed by a cricket ball in a 1936 match between Cambridge University and the MCC. Now it's one of the most popular artefacts in the Lord's museum. Morbid bunch, cricket fans."
Ask Tuffers
BBC Radio Test Match Special
Tim Burrows: Who would win in a fight between Bruce Lee and the Fonz, and why?
Tuffers: Obviously Bruce Lee, unless the Fonz got a bit lairy with the comb.
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Hopefully you've enjoyed the Tuffers Q&A this afternoon. Now for the answer to the big question of the day...
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Andy in Auzon, France: If Broad is going to talk the talk he needs to walk the walk and man up.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"England had a very good afternoon session. Alastair Cook went on playing well, his innings was splendid, he played to the situation. Moeen has played very well, he hasn't over-defended. The only real disappointment was Buttler: he's such a naturally gifted strokemaker, I think he could have been a bit more expressive."
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Unlucky seven
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Will Gwynn: Broad is all over the shop here.
Jay Mullings: Broad looks like he couldn't even edge one if he tried right now. Who would bet against him getting a 50?
Tea
Eng 285-7
The Lord's crowd are getting behind Stuart Broad here, who ducks under a Mitchell Starc bumper and is happy to see the ball run away for four byes. Surely they only need to get it straight? Time for tea.
Eng 278-7 (trail by 288)
Moeen Ali's no friend of Stuart Broad. After singles put the big man on strike in the last two overs, this time he takes three through the off side. Over to you, Stuart.
Eng 275-7
Stuart Broad survives... and gets a bonus two runs via a mis-field at backward point.
Eng 273-7
Ironic cheers from the England fans as Stuart Broad manages to hit one. But only because the ball hit the bat, not vice-versa.
Eng 273-7
The first ball sent down by MJ is so quick, Peter Nevill almost needs step ladders to catch it behind the stumps.
Eng 273-7
A Moeen Ali single. And now it's Mitchell Johnson versus Stuart Broad.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Stuart Broad is still fighting demons in his head. He's not inspiring a lot of confidence. I don't think Moeen wants to be over-defensive, but at the same time he can't just be gung-ho."
Eng 272-7 (Starc 19-1-70-1)
Stuart Broad once scored 169 at Lord's, against Pakistan in 2010, but he averages just 11 with the bat in this calendar year. Two more plays and misses to Mitchell Starc.
Eng 272-7
Never has it been so obvious that a batsman is scared of the ball. Waiting for the short stuff, he squares himself up and backs away, groping helplessly as Mitchell Starc bowls a good length. Double bluff.
Eng 272-7 (Moeen 34, Broad 0)
Moeen Ali pushes a single to mid-off, putting Stuart Broad on strike. This new ball is going to be whistling round the big man's chops in a moment.
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Ben Stephenson: Absolutely gutted for Cook there; such bad luck. Poor ball begging to be driven into the covers.
Matt Peck: Cook should keep his pads on, he'll be back out again in an hour.
New ball
Eng 271-7 (trail by 295)
The third umpire brings out the new ball, takes it out of its wrapper and gives it to umpire Erasmus. Australia take it immediately. Mitchell Starc to get first use of it.
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My Ashes Saturday
Will in Romford: Trying to keep updated in the middle of my daughters fifth birthday party. Subtlety my main concern...
Eng 271-7
Mitchell Johnson is getting loose in Stuart Broad's eye-line. Some exaggerated warming up. Mr Motivator-style.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"I think it's good that Moeen Ali comes out and plays his shots, and tries to get the scoreboard ticking along. You generally bat for longer periods when you play your natural way. Having said that, I don't think Australia will enforce the follow-on."
Eng 270-7
Moeen Ali must concur with us. He charges Nathan Lyon's first ball and smashes it back down the ground for four.
Eng 266-7
It's hard to fancy Stuart Broad to get runs here. He takes his eyes off a ball which is not even a bouncer, getting into all sorts of problems as he tries to get out of the way. And this is only Mitchell Marsh bowling.
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The Angry Dog: Johnson needs to put his bottom lip back in before someone uses it for a spring board.
Eng 266-7
Stuart Broad is England's number nine. He can expect the quick lads to be lining up to pepper him with the new nut.
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Pete in Newark: I agree with Jim Maxwell, Moeen should be at 3 and Rashid at 8. Still a strong order and more variety in the bowling.
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Jim Maxwell
BBC Test Match Special
"It was a superb innings, he deserved a hundred."
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"It was well wide of off stump, he didn't have to play it. But he's looking for his hundred because the new ball is due and he knows it's dangerous."
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Cook b M Marsh 96 (Eng 266-7)
It's as though somebody has pressed the mute button at Lord's. Pin drop-like silence before groans all round as Alastair Cook, four away from his 28th Test century, plays on to Mitchell Marsh. He can barely believe it himself - he drops to his knees and then trudges off in desolation.
Ask Tuffers
BBC Radio Test Match Special
Ian Wood: What was the funniest or weirdest bit of sledging you came across?
Tuffers: Probably one of mine. When I was bowling to Brian Lara in Antigua and he had about 290 to his name he hit me for six and I called him a lucky so-and-so. Might have got that one wrong.
Eng 266-6
Moeen Ali recovers his poise to cut Nathan Lyon for four through point. Two overs until the new ball - England need 101 to avoid the follow-on.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Australia will feel themselves a bit unlucky, but they're not. The DRS is there for bad umpiring decisions."
Eng 262-6
Moeen Ali is cleared to fight another day. The ball was pitching in line, the impact was in line - two reds - but it was umpire's call when it came to whether the ball was hitting the wickets. Close, but no cigar.
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Nathan Lyon to Moeen Ali. Hit in front. Big appeal. Not out. Aussies review.
Eng 262-6 (run-rate: 3.40)
England are very hard to finish off with players like Moeen Ali at number eight. Rather like a snake which loses its body but can carry on biting, England still have plenty of life left in them. Steve Smith stands in the field looking a little bored. That Sunday round of golf looks like it'll have to wait.
Back to more pressing matters, Alastair Cook moves to 96 with a four through square leg. Everyone on the balcony. He's one shot away now. Quick, wake up Jimmy.
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Jim Maxwell
BBC Test Match Special
"I'm not sure this is where Moeen Ali fits into the England side. I think he'll end up higher in the order."
Eng 256-6 (trail by 310)
Alastair Cook is doing this at his own pace. "Just nipping out for a paper love, and I'll bat Australia out of the game too. See you Monday." A gentle single into the leg side off Nathan Lyon moves the skip into the nineties before the leisurely Lord's afternoon hum is replaced by cheers as Moeen Ali belts Nathan Lyon back over his head and into the sightscreen. Six!
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Michael Rice: Who has been England's greatest captain in Test matches?
Tuffers: I would have to say Michael Vaughan. That 2005 series was fantastic. On and off the field he instilled belief in the team and he played very well with the bat.
Eng 249-6 (Cook 89 off 223)
Mitchell Johnson ended his last over by firing some verbals in Alastair Cook's direction. Cook just shoots a disappointed stare back - the type parents give to a hormone-fuelled tantruming teenager. "You're embarrassing yourself now, Mitch." Maiden for Mitchell Marsh.
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Jim Maxwell
BBC Test Match Special
"Captain Cook is navigating this innings to some kind of respectability."
Eng 249-6 (trail by 317)
Moeen Ali has a special field set for him by Michael Clarke - two men standing in the mid-wicket area hoping to pounce on any aerial flicks off the pad or hips. Two singles in the over.
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LJ Davies: Well done Jos Buttler on maintaining the decency of the game. You should walk when you know you're out.
Geoff Kidd: If the game was played with complete honesty then umpires wouldn't exist. Stand.
Eng 247-6 (Cook 88, Moeen 17)
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh is bowling only his fifth over of the innings here and he's getting it through at a decent lick (around 83-84 mph), but Moeen Ali goes through his repertoire of forward prods before caressing a couple through the covers with the elegance of David Gower in his prime. Four leg byes advance England's score further.
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Jeanette Homewood-Browning: Who were the fastest and slowest bowlers you faced?
Tuffers: The fastest was Patrick Patterson of the West Indies. As he was launching into his delivery you used to see the spikes on his front foot before it slammed down. It was scary stuff. Franklin Stephenson's slower ball was an amazing delivery. You would be flinching, you'd think you couldn't see it, then it would just touch your pad.
Eng 241-6 (trail by 325)
To say England were 30-4 last night, they have really made Australia work hard for their wickets today. Mitchell Johnson, who could've been a Brylcreem model back in the day, charges in to test Moeen Ali's well-known frailties against the short stuff. A pulled single gets him off strike and Alastair Cook gets back to doing what he does best: a forward defensive push back to the bowler. Waiting for the bad ball, he then belts it through the off side for four.
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Paul Adams: I have a feeling that Jos Butler is batting too low in the batting order. Someone with his obvious ability should have scored a century by now. Could he be considered at number 5?
Joe Root is clearly talented enough to bat at number 4. The current top four other than Cook also need to be reassessed.
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England 234-6 (71 overs) - trail by 332
Batsmen: Cook 83*, Moeen 13*
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Lyth 0), 28-2 (Ballance 23), 29-3 (Bell 1), 30-4 (Root 1), 5-175 (Stokes 87), 6-210 (Buttler 13)
Bowling figures: Starc 18-1-69-1, Hazlewood 18-2-51-1, Johnson 16-4-31-2, Lyon 13-1-37-1, Marsh 4-1-15-1, Smith 2-0-9-0
Australia 566-8 dec
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Alastair Cook is averaging 63 in 2015 - his first year since he stopped playing ODI cricket. Last year he averaged 38 and the year before it was 35.
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John in Derbyshire: England need a proper opener to partner Cook, a world-class spinner who can win matches in a session and to bring James Taylor into the team for Gary Ballance.
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Eng 234-6
Alastair Cook loves days like these. Knowing he can bat all day, he is doing just that... waiting for the bad ball from Josh Hazlewood and flicking an elegant two through the leg side. There's flutters in the England dressing room, however, when the bowler gets one to rear off a length and the skipper nibbles at it. Careful.
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Glenn McGrath
BBC Test Match Special
"I think Michael Clarke will think about batting again. There's still a long way to go and the forecast is good."
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Chris G in Switzerland: Following TMS whilst climbing up this mountain - probably an easier mountain than the one England will attempt to conquer this afternoon.
Matthew Lugg: Trying to follow the cricket while my wife insists telling all about Chopin at his museum in Vallemossa, Mallorca.
Eng 232-6 (Lyon 13-1-37-1)
Moeen Ali is taking Nathan Lyon on here, crouching down and sweeping four over deep square leg.
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Merlyn: Really don't like to see batsman walk. I don't understand it. It really is giving up. Umpires decisions are a part of the game.
Stoney: Jos Buttler's honesty is evidence that a batsman always knows he's hit it, however fine the edge. To stand is basically cheating.
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Eng 228-6 (Cook 81, Moeen 9)
Josh Hazlewood is a superb bowler, but he still occasionally bowls a bad one and an attempted bumper is turned round the corner for four by Alastair Cook. Next ball up the keeper pushes it round the post and it runs for four byes.
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Eng 220-6 (68 overs)
Nathan Lyon is a vital cog in this Australian team. He ties down an end, takes wickets and is in charge of leading the team song when they win. He's the equivalent of the bloke down your local cricket club who collects all the subs, runs the bar, answers the phone and bats at nine. Except better. Much better. Another tidy set of six - one from it.
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Glenn McGrath
BBC Test Match Special
"Moeen Ali hasn't got the timing of this wicket yet. It's a bit slow and the ball just sticks in the surface."
Eng 219-6 (trail by 347)
Should Jos Buttler have walked there? I'm interested to know your opinion. Moeen Ali can walk here... back to his mark after unfurling a cover drive which is going in one place, and one place only... the boundary. He then chips a catch off his hips which evades a fielder and runs for four.
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"Mark, when you get out there... play a positive brand of cricket. And don't listen to the Aussies. Block 'em out. They're just noise."
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Matt in Nottingham: Re Thomas Clark - I think Bell should be more worried about Bairstow, not Buttler.
Eng 211-6
Moeen Ali... what are you doing to us? He plays across the line and almost chips a catch to Josh Hazlewood at mid-on. "The kind of shot which gets you dropped," reckons my colleague.
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Glenn McGrath
BBC Test Match Special
"In the modern game, you know the other side are going to review it even it's given not out. It's good to see batsmen walk. I was always a walker."
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Buttler c Nevill b Lyon 13 (Eng 210-6)
Jos Buttler walks off with his head bowed, not even waiting for the umpire's decision. Nathan Lyon, bowling from round the wicket, runs the ball across the right-hander's outside edge and Buttler gets a little tickle behind. The Aussies appeal, Buttler walks and the umpire points out that he doesn't have to make a decision because the batsman is already halfway to the pavilion.
Eng 210-5 (need 157 runs to avoid follow on)
Here's another perspective of the Peter Nevill catch that wasn't (13:55). Alastair Cook continues to look in fine fettle and he plays a gorgeous on-drive for four. He's not just booked in for bed and breakfast. He wants an evening meal too. Half board.
Yep, there's the confirmation - a cover drive to the boundary. Have a rest, Mitchell Starc. Josh, get warm.
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Earlier on our man at Lord's, Sam Sheringham, asked Mumford & Sons lead singer Marcus Mumford and Maccabees guitarist Felix White to pick their ideal cricketing rock band from players past and present, as you can see in this video.
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Here's that Nevill 'catch' again...
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Ed Smith
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Steve Smith will be very disappointed with that. Yes, it was a full-blooded pull shot, but it went straight to him."
Cook dropped on 63
Eng 201-5
You've got to take those, Smithy. Alastair Cook gets another life when he swivels on a Mitchell Johnson short ball and pulls it into the hands of Steve Smith at backward square. The Australian double-centurion, who was dropped on 50 himself, shells it. Cook responds to the let-off with a tickle down the leg side for four.
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Thomas Clark in Edgbaston: For me Buttler has a point to prove here. He has been too quiet and a certain Jonny Bairstow is lighting up the county Championship.
Eng 197-5 (Cook 63 off 187)
There's four slips in place for Alastair Cook, all stood next to the keeper. Spread apart, they look like they're standing in a bus queue. The type in which nobody wants to strike up conversation. The skipper is blunting Mitchell Starc here, pushing two down the ground.
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Conor Myers: The ball obviously, definitely, categorically, unmistakably, 100% hit the ground. Pipe down Aussie team.
Calum W White: Hoping that the Buttler 'drop' is to this test as Root's early escape was to the first. Gotta make 'em regret it, Jos!
Eng 190-5 (Johnson 15-7-36-2)
Mitchell Johnson is being miserly today. He has a career Test economy rate (runs conceded per over) of 3.28 but it's 2.40 in this match. He bowls five successive dots to Jos Buttler who keeps things ticking over by pushing four through the covers.
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Good to know McBusted's drummer is keeping on top of the cricket.
Eng 190-5 (trail by 376)
Jos Buttler has been dismissed in that corridor of uncertainty quite a few times in his brief Test career, so Australia will continue to probe away on the same line and length. Alastair Cook restores a bit of calm by dealing with Mitchell Starc's latest set of six. The England captain is in one of those trance-like, obdurate states where he digs in at the crease and it'd take a wrecking ball operated by an elephant to shift him. Four down to third man completes a decent over.
What do the Laws of Cricket say?
Law 32: A catch shall be considered to be fair if the ball does not touch the ground even though the hand holding it does so in effecting the catch.
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Jim Maxwell
BBC Test Match Special
"If that had carried, it would have been an amazing catch. The Australians can't believe it. Michael Clarke is talking to Marais Erasmus as if to say, 'Are you joking, mate?' Is it one of those telling moments in the game? Because Buttler is a very dangerous player."
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Eng 186-5 (Buttler 9 off 15)
Jos Buttler should put the lottery on tonight because his luck is clearly in. The right-hander edges Mitchell Johnson behind to wicketkeeper Peter Nevill who appears to have taken a fantastic catch diving to his right. The umpires want to check if the ball touched the turf in the course of it all - and it did. Just about. Buttler survives. Johnson is furious.
Eng 186-5 (Cook 57 off 175)
Mitchell Johnson looks as if he's chasing a street mugger as he fields off his own bowling to try and deny Alastair Cook a sneaky single. The skipper does get down the other end though and probably has a little heart palpitation when Jos Buttler fishes at one outside off. The audible groans from MJ say it all.
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Eng 185-5 (Starc 14-1-47-1)
Jos Buttler has never made a Test hundred. If Alastair Cook sticks around today, the wicketkeeper has a chance to go big himself. Always happy to play himself in - even in the shorter formats - he watches a couple sail through to the keeper and then leans into a signature cover drive for four.
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Steve in Manchester: Can someone tell me what happened to the dangerous reverse swing? Back in 2005, it was continually talked about after 40 overs or so but barely seems to get a mention.
Eng 181-5 (Cook 56, Buttler 5)
Left-arm quick from both ends then as Mitchell Starc bounds in and is met with a forward defensive from Jos Buttler.
Eng 181-5 (trail by 385)
"Sniff the leather, Alastair." Mitchell Johnson continues with the chin music, but Alastair Cook refuses to sing along - swaying out of the way of a snorter which trims his nose hairs.
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Gary Jones, on holiday in Dubrovnik: Dale Ward (12.27) needs to be careful taking photos in women's clothes shops. Imagine trying to explain to security that you were taking a picture to send to the chap at the BBC who is doing the cricket, honestly!
Eng 181-5
Mitchell Johnson tears in for the first over after lunch.
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And here comes Jos Buttler and Alastair Cook, applauded enthusiastically as they walk through the Long Room with helmets on and bats in hand. Imagine walking into a bank in such attire.
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The Australians return to the field, led by skipper Michael Clarke who applies lip balm. I never saw Allan Border doing that.
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So far in this innings, Alastair Cook has faced 167 balls. Between them, Adam Lyth, Gary Ballance, Joe Root and Ian Bell faced 39.
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Sarah Fenwick: My Ashes Saturday is... trying not to fall out with my Australian boyfriend!
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Thank you Stephan. Here's to more Alastair Cook dots. And lots of them.
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Hoped you've lunched well on this Ashes Saturday. Marc Higginson has and he's here to talk you through the afternoon.
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Film director Sam Mendes with parallels to his own profession: "I don't think there is a great deal of difference between sporting leadership and directing, you're trying to make them create the same goal. One of the ways I learnt to exert authority was to captain a cricket team, giving people instruction without patronising. A lot of it is reading other people. To me, Brearley was the master of that as a cricket captain."
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Evan Samuel: Well done Mitch Marsh. A proper morning of Test cricket; England's on the face of it but wicket was vital. Great stuff.
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Film director and cricket lover Sam Mendes: "There are some areas where the game has to look at itself. We failed to capitalise on Twenty20 when it first came out and I don't think the structure is properly organised, there isn't a section of the season that is given over to it, there is just this jumble of matches. I don't want to see any team go out of business but have we really got space for that number of counties?"
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Film director Sam Mendes on his own playing career: "I discovered film, theatre and girls so I got distracted but about 15 years ago I started playing cricket regularly and we got to the village final at Lord's, where we were in the England dressing room. Unfortunately it was the day Princess Diana died. It was one of the strangest days I can remember."
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Sam Sheringham
BBC Sport at Lord's
"During their visit to the TMS box, I asked Mumford & Sons lead singer Marcus Mumford and Maccabees guitarist Felix White to pick their ideal cricketing rock band from players past and present. You can check out their selections in this video, and then come up with your own."
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Ben in Hove: I think England's batsmen were complacent yesterday after seeing how easy it was for Smith and Rodgers.
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Film director Sam Mendes: "I thought the KP saga went on way too long but the New Zealand Test with Root and Stokes felt like a new generation and the most exciting summer for England since 2005."
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Glenn McGrath
BBC Test Match Special
"I think honours are shared 50/50 between England and Australia. Getting the wicket of Stokes late on will make Australia think it wasn't such a bad session."
Lunch scorecard
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Henry Blofeld
BBC Test Match Special
"Cook has played the usual Cook innings of old: it's the Cook we know and love. He has led the way and played absolutely magnificently. England have still got a huge mountain to climb, but they've got a little bit above base camp."
Lunch - Eng 181-5
The end of a morning session that was so close to being perfect for England. Ben Stokes was doing the business, but the drag-on off Mitchell Marsh will make Australia pretty happy as they tuck into a sandwich. Alastair Cook remains - so much rests on his shoulders - in the company of Jos Buttler. England need another 186 to avoid the follow-on.
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Eng 179-5 (need 188 to avoid the follow-on)
The physio convinces the skipper he's good to go, with Cook once again fronting up to Mitchell Johnson as a leg slip lurks around the corner. Quick from Johnson, rising at 88mph, Cook jack-knifing backwards as the leather whistles past his nose. One over to go before the break.
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Robert Woodhead: A good start but now having lost Stokes there is a lot riding on Cook to get a "daddy" hundred.
Eng 179-5 (trail by 387)
Ooofff, this will hurt. Alastair Cook, involved in every minute of this match so far, has taken one on the point of the elbow from Mitchell Johnson. The funny bone. Not so funny when you get hit there. The physio is on, along with two England subs. No idea why they need two of them out there. There's five minutes to go before lunch.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"This is the first time that three Mitchells have taken a wicket in a Test innings."
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Eng 175-5 (Marsh 4-1-15-1)
Looking again, I don't think that has kept low, it's just that Stokes's foot movement let him down. I'll make the point again that, even after such a big stand, England are still in so much myther. At the start of the innings, they would have bitten your hand off for a fifth-wicket partnership of 145. Trouble is, their first four wickets contributed nothing. Jos Buttler the new man, a huge task ahead of him, away with a flick for four.
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Henry Blofeld
BBC Test Match Special
"Stokes will be sad, he knows in a way he's let England down. It was a superb innings. Mitchell Marsh has taken the place of Shane Watson, who used to make those sort of breakthroughs, and now he's done it."
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Glenn McGrath
BBC Test Match Special
"It was a good ball in a good area from Marsh, it probably didn't come on quite as quickly as Stokes expected, and he was just a bit early on the shot."
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Stokes b Marsh 87 (Eng 175-5)
Gone! It was all going so well for England, but Mitchell Marsh has ended Ben Stokes' very fine innings. Maybe a hint of uneven bounce, no feet from Stokes, an inside edge on to the stumps. Australia delirious at the wicket they have coveted all morning. Even after a stand of 145, England are still in the deepest trouble.
Eng 175-4
I like the story of the Ashes urn, the trinket of victory presented to Ivo Bligh by Florence Murphy, the woman who would become his wife. You think it's cricket's greatest rivalry, but the Ashes is actually a love story. No love here as Mitchell Johnson returns for a pre-lunch, tearing down the slope. Radar awry, no chance for Peter Nevill, four byes. Mitch doesn't even bother to have a word with Alastair Cook.
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Sam Sheringham
BBC Sport at Lord's
"Australia may win the Ashes but they won't be allowed to take home the real Ashes urn. The 11cm terracotta pot resides permanently in the Lord's museum after it was donated in the 1920s by the widow of Ivo Bligh, the England captain who won back the 'ashes' of English cricket in 1882-83 and was presented with the urn by a group of Melbourne women."
Close!
Eng 171-4
Oooohhh, now, this is the first false shot by an England batsman for some time. Mitchell Marsh into the attack, Ben Stokes wafting at a wide one, edging through a vacant third-slip area. Australia have two slips, then a floater. This would have cracked third slip between the eyes. The floater comes finer, the gate is shut with the horse already halfway across the field. Stokes celebrates with a cut that takes him to 87.
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Eng 163-4 (need 204 more to avoid follow-on)
Still Smith, the mechanical action of a man inventing bowing, providing England with a pre-lunch buffet of full-bungers and half-trackers. An attempted googly almost pitches at Smith's feet and just about reaches Alastair Cook. England must beware the horrible delivery. After seeing off Johnson and co, you'd be ready to retire if you fall to a Steve Smith pie.
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Eng 160-4 (trail by 406)
A skill Ben Stokes seems to have is getting runs when England are in trouble. His maiden ton was against the rampaging Aussies in Perth. He got 90+ when England were nothing for four against New Zealand earlier on this year. Now, he's hunting a third century after arriving with the score 30-4. Still beautiful at Lord's, we've had a morning entirely bathed in sunshine. There's just under half an hour to go before lunch.
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Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"There's nothing going on with the pitch, it's still very very lifeless. England have just got to dig in, build partnerships and wear Australia down."
Eng 158-4 (Cook 52, Stokes 77)
Australia go for, well, not Plan B. Let's call it Plan S, for Steve Smith. Once a leg-spinning all-rounder, now one of the world's best batsman and purveyor of occasional filth, Smith serves up some all-sorts with an action of a man being controlled by a puppeteer. Last ball, horrible half-tracker, belted for four by Stokes.
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Eng 151-4 (partnership 122)
In the previous Nathan Lyon over, the Australia physio was on the boundary edge chatting with Mitchell Starc. "Mitch, the kitchen wants to know if you want sausages or fish fingers for lunch?" Lunch order in, Starc switches round the wicket to Stokes, who has luminous flashes on his gloves and bat. Lord's hums, then ooohs as Stokes hooks a short ball for a single.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Because Cook worked hard last night, he's now getting his reward this morning because it's a different. He's playing lovely now, but you have to guts it out in the hard sessions."
50 for Alastair Cook
Eng 150-4
Oh captain, my captain. While all fell around him last night, Alastair Cook survived and is leading this England claw towards getting back into this match. A 142-ball half-century, his 43rd in Test cricket, a study in the art of accumulation. As usual, there's been nudges and dabs square of the wicket, barely a run scored down the ground. Remember when there were calls for his head?
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Eng 146-4 (trail by 420)
Just tapping out Ben Stokes's score, I was surprised to see that he already reached 70. We usually associate the all-rounder with fire and brimstone, but this has been a proper Test knock, yet still bumping along with a strike-rate of 66. Cook edges Starc, all along the ground, through the slips, then takes a couple through the leg side. Even including that very optimistic lbw review against Stokes, there's barely been a sniff for the Aussies this morning.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"I think Nathan Lyon is a really good spinner. He's got that shape through the air and the ability to change his pace for different surfaces."
Eng 142-4 (Cook 43, Stokes 70)
Lyon, set for a lot of work today, tweaks in underneath the media centre. A few steps, coil, pivot over the front leg. He's battling to turn the ball up the slope, but succeeding only in drifting on to the pads. Cook, for the millionth time in his Test career, nudges off his pads for a single.
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Eng 141-4 (need 226 more to avoid follow-on)
It's hard to think of a more contrasting batting partnership. Stokes the son of a New Zealand rugby league coach, Cook the former choirboy. Stokes all aggression and tattoos, Cook the farmer. Stokes the straight power hitter, Cook all cuts and nudges off the legs. At the moment, they have made a good start to the huge task of dragging England from the brown.
Scorecard update
England 137-4 (44 overs) - trail by 429
Batsmen: Cook 41*, Stokes 67*
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Lyth 0), 28-2 (Ballance 23), 29-3 (Bell 1), 30-4 (Root 1)
Bowling figures: Starc 8-1-29-1, Hazlewood 16-2-45-1, Johnson 10-4-31-2, Lyon 8-1-26-0, Marsh 2-1-3-0
Australia 566-8 dec
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"There's something rather refreshing about watching Ben Stokes bat. He seems to enjoy playing the ball on its merits. If the ball is there to be hit, he'll give it a whack."
Eng 137-4 (Cook 41, Stokes 67)
Lord's a picture. Sun and blue up above. Lush green surrounding the straw-coloured pitch below. It's a friendly, expectant Saturday atmosphere. Day-trippers and once-in-a-lifetimers. There's one chap with a huge hamper, the size of a cricket coffin. Surely he doesn't need that much food? Stokes belts a sweep off Lyon to take us to drinks.
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The Angry Dog: Ben Stokes is everything that Ian Bell isn't right now and has proven this recently. We need more like him in the top order.
Evan Samuel: I had Cook as the key wicket this morning but I'd quite like to see the back of Stokes now, to be honest...
Eng 133-4 (partnership 103)
Our first look at Mitchell Starc today, the left-armer with the benefit of the slope to take his out-swingers away from this pair of left-handers and towards the slips. Stokes, all biceps and tattoos, gets on the front dog to play into the off side. If you're fielding in the covers when Ben Stokes is batting, you're likely to come off with sore hands. On the England balcony, Moeen Ali takes part in what looks like a one-man Mexican Wave.
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Andrew Samson
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Eng 133-4 (Cook 40, Stokes 64)
It's windy again at Lord's, breezy enough to ruffle the shirt of Nathan Lyon as he waits at the end of his run. Shaven-headed, suncream, whispiness of man that needs a good meal. Stokes gets nothing from a couple of attempted cuts, then picks up three with a pre-meditated sweep. Remember the carnage of last evening? Seems a while ago now.
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Sam Sheringham
BBC Sport at Lord's
"There was a real intensity about England's net session this morning. Here's batting coach Mark Ramprakash locked in conversation with Joe Root, following his rare failure at Mitchell Johnson's hands yesterday."
Eng 129-4
Yep, at least one stump outside the leg peg. Michael Clarke took some advice from Peter Nevill, the new wicketkeeper. "If you think we should we review, then let's review, skipper." Once he's played 20 Tests, he'll know to leave those alone.
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Eng 129-4
I think this is a touch of desperation from the Aussies. Hazlewood to Stokes, lbw shout. Surely it's pitched outside leg stump?
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Eng 124-4 (Cook 40, Stokes 56)
Hello, what's this? Alastair Cook has a dance at Nathan Lyon, lofting a drive down the ground for four. England not just happy defend, but intent on scoring too. Lord's still picture in the sunshine, blue sky and fluffy white clouds. In the crowd, a couple of mates pose for a picture with the famous ground in the background. Why wouldn't you? The day we went to Lord's...
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Andy in Morocco: Following the text on 17th wedding anniversary at a Riad in Marrakech. Hopefully Chef and Stokes will dig in with the same determination as my digging in by the pool.
Eng 120-4
If the tweet below is from the same Dr Jamie Barker that has written on the mental toughness of cricket, then I'm delighted he's reading. Hazlewood, Glenn McGrath Jr, switches ends to bowl from the Pavilion End that McGrath hunted from. England remain watchful, just one from it.
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Dr Jamie Barker: Nice balance of approaches from England- Cook watchful and calm-Stokes assertive and instinctive.
Jack Allum: Cook is never going to score quickly, but this situation demands more than ultra defensive bunker batting
Eng 119-4 (trail by 447)
Indeed we do have a change, spin for the first time today. Nathan Lyon will try to turn his off-breaks up the slope, with a slip, silly point and short leg in place to Alastair Cook. Lyon gives it a real rip, but there's no great turn. Hard to understate how much conditions favour batting at the moment, which makes England's poor start last night all the more of a crime.
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Eng 118-4 (Cook 34, Stokes 56)
Johnson looks for a three-card trick against Stokes, but the Durham all-rounder spots the ploy. Couple of toe-crushers dug out, then a short ball pounced on and pulled for four. So far so good for the home side, Australia preparing to make a change.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"In the last five Tests Alastair Cook has played, six different men have kept wicket against him: Denesh Ramdin in the West Indies, BJ Watling, Tom Latham and Luke Ronchi for New Zealand, and Brad Haddin and now Peter Nevill for Australia."
Eng 114-4 (trail by 452)
Once more, there is a disgusting array of blazers at HQ. One man is in leopard print, another is in a mustard and blue stripe combo. Hazlewood round the wicket to Cook, angling the ball down the slope. The skipper, open stance, gets across to guide through third man for four. The first half hour belongs to England.
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Henry Blofeld
BBC Test Match Special
"What a tremendous innings. He's already scored 92 and a hundred against New Zealand at Lord's this summer, but in many ways this was the best innings of all three, under enormous pressure."
50 for Ben Stokes
Eng 108-4
Ben Stokes is an exciting cricketer, one who attacks with bat and ball, but he is also up for the fight. Last night, he arrived at the crease with England 30-4 and Australia rampant. Now he has a fourth Test half-century and third score in excess of 50 at Lord's this summer, reached with a beautiful cover drive off Johnson for four. At present, Stokes averages 37.68 in Test cricket. Higher than both Flintoff and Botham.
My Ashes Saturday
Eng 104-4 (Stokes 48, Cook 28)
Is Darren Lehmann awake? The Aussie coach sits in a shaded area on the balcony, sunglasses on, head in hand. Motionless. Someone give him a nudge. When Hazlewood drops short, Cook pulls for four, then almost comes a cropper with a cut that could have been chopped on to the stumps.
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Mitchell Johnson loses his line when he drops his arm. When he gets it straighter, he's more dangerous."
Eng 100-4 (trail by 466)
Johnson to Stokes, left-arm over to left-hander. Johnson, slick back hair and moustache that would have been at home in a 1920s speakeasy, is pushing towards 90mph, but the pitch is again show no great sign of pace or carry. Once England got through the calamitous four-wicket burst last night, the pitch looked very similar to the one on which Australia made 566-8. The hosts need the same to happen again.
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Sam Sheringham
BBC Sport at Lord's
"Mark Wood unfurls a drive in the nets at the back of the Nursery Ground..."
Eng 98-4 (Cook 24, Stokes 48)
We did this last Saturday, so let's go again. On a weekday, there's an even money chance you're following the cricket from work or school, but what about the weekend? Relaxing in the garden? Off on holiday? Dragged to the shops? Painting the kitchen? Complete this sentence for me: "My Ashes Saturday is...". If you've got a picture, all the better. Careful, Alastair Cook, leave those off-stump tempters from Josh Hazlewood alone.
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Someone needs to go big today, get 150 to pull England out of the mire. Cook and Stokes have both got history here."
Eng 98-4 (trail by 468)
It's Mitchell Johnson, two wickets last night, sharing morning duties. As Mark Wood returns from the nets and signs a few autographs, Cook squirts a couple behind point. With the pavilion behind him, Johnson pads towards the media centre spaceship, sweat already on his brow. Oooofff, take that. Short, Stokes going up and over with a cut shot for four. There's a word from Johnson, too.
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Ollie Bartlett: England can save this match. They must still be batting tonight and their second innings must not start until tea on day 4.
Close!
Eng 91-4
We know it's flat, but there's an early bit of encouragement for the Aussies. Hazlewood moves one up the slope, squaring up Stokes for a leading edge through the vacant gully area. Stokes gets four, but would have been on his way had the Australians had a man in that spot.
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special
"Cook and Stokes played very well last night. Stokes in particular played some nice straight drives, he stood up - he's a fighter, a very combative character, totally whole-hearted and committed. England aren't out of it yet, but Australia will fancy their chances."
Eng 85-4
Ben Stokes will take guard to Josh Hazlewood with four slips in place. One of them is Shane Watson, on the field for Adam Voges. He's even smiling. It must be because he knows he won't have to bowl. Play.
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Glenn McGrath
BBC Test Match Special
"Mitchell Johnson is very much a confidence player. He's a totally different bowler now to what he was on previous tours here - his arm's a lot higher, which means he's going to hit the seam a lot more, which you need to do in England.
"England are facing a lot of scoreboard pressure, if they lose another couple of wickets in the morning session that could send tremors through the whole dressing room."
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Alastair Cook and Ben Stokes emerge into the Long Room, roared on by the members. Can you imagine how inspiring that must be? They strut through the open door, out on to the lush green, under wonderful blue sky. It feels like a batting day.
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The Aussies are standing on the boundary edge in the Saturday sunshine, pawing at the ground. They're huddling even before the umpires emerge.
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'A day for fighters'
England assistant coach Paul Farbrace: "We're disappointed from last night. I thought we were disciplined for two sessions with the ball but a lack of concentration slipped us up. It's a case of batting as long as we can now. It's a day for fighters."
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Stuart Man Price: Cook & Stokes. Dig in blokes! So big Mitch chokes.
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Thanks, Marc. By my reckoning, England need to bat at least seven, probably eight of the remaining nine sessions in order to save this match. They've got 16 wickets to play with, but lost four in the space of one hour last night. Dig in, or dug out?
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There's a lad just shuffled into a seat to my left. He's missing out on a game of cricket to be with you today, so be nice to him. Here's Stephan Shemilt.
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BBC Radio Test Match Special
Australia bowler Mitchell Johnson on TMS last night: "It was a very good day, the boys are very happy. The partnership between Smith and Rogers really set up the game, which gave us the freedom to go out there and bowl as we did.
"I felt really good out there, I had really good rhythm in the second innings at Cardiff and I've been able to bring that here. The plan was to go hard at Joe Root and it worked, and we'll definitely come hard at Cook and Stokes in the morning."
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Even though the Australians are so far ahead of the game, it's important that the likes of Stokes go out there and play their natural game: hit a few fours and sixes. It's important to put the bowlers under pressure."
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BBC Weather's Helen Willetts on TMS: "It's another glorious day and it's highly unlikely that we'll get any interruptions. Overnight though the clouds will gather and there could be some dampness around tomorrow, but at this stage it looks like it won't be any more than a delayed start, brightening up during the day."
You're the captain
Before we get under way, why not see which England captain you are most like? I was Andrew Strauss. I'm told there are two better than him, but I disagree.
Have a go here.
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Sam Sheringham
BBC Sport at Lord's
"Forgive this misty-eyed musing from a former north Londoner but surely Regents Park, whose north-west corner is just a Ben Stokes slog away from Lord's, has to be one of the world's great city parks. Where else would you find an open-air theatre, a boating lake, a rose garden, a sculpture park, facilities for just about any sport and a zoo all within a short stroll of each other?"
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Tim Skelton: England should have been watching replays of Botham and Willis's Headingley Test in 1981 and show you can pull it out of the fire. Forget this draw rubbish; win or go down fighting. Draw talk has driven a generation away from cricket! Fire and belief is what is needed and a reason to cheer.
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England bowler Stuart Broad on TMS: "There's quite a few players who wish they could take back their shots. We had a really disappointing 20 minutes, but when you've been in the field for 150 overs, those little 30-over periods are really tough. We have to try and avoid the follow-on today, but there are no terrors in the pitch. There's definitely a big hundred out there for one or two of our guys."
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"England got blown away by pace and tiredness yesterday. They have got to stop being 40-3 - they can't just expect Joe Root to bail them out every time. But these are beautiful batting conditions today."
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Simon in Harrogate: There is obviously a very real possibility that England won't make the follow on target and be made to bat again. So far Cook has been on the field for the whole Test match. With that in mind, has a player ever played every minute of a Test match before?
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Jim Maxwell
BBC Test Match Special
"There's no reason why England can't make a few runs. This looks a pretty good pitch. But we're heading towards a very interesting point in this game. 2001 in Calcutta was a turning point in Australian cricket, when they enforced the follow-on and lost. Since then, they've had 25 opportunities to enforce the follow-on, and they've only done it 11 times."
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Alastair Cook is the key. He's got to bat for a long time for England to have any chance of getting anything out of this game, and drag the young players like Buttler and Moeen with him. Even if England lose this match, they have to take it into Monday and show a lot of fight."
Don't write these two off
England fans can take solace in the fact that the two batsmen currently at the crease - Alastair Cook and Ben Stokes - shared in a 132-run partnership at Lord's earlier this year against New Zealand. Cook finished on 162 and Stokes on 101. More of the same please...
Boycott Bingo
Ah... Boycott... anyone for bingo?
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Antony Molinari: If England bat out the day, they draw this Test. If not, they lose.
Ben Sutton: To ensure I get to come to Lord's on Monday I need some heroics! The skipper to join Smith in the 200 club would be favourite.
Chris Parker: Question is, do Cook, Stokes, Buttler, and Moeen have 282 runs in them to avoid the follow on? I optimistically think they do.
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Tom Conway: Heading to Lord's this morning, but having a champagne breakfast with a fellow spectator first - it's had the rather peculiar effect of making us both quite optimistic about saving the draw.
'Move Root to three'
England's top order is the subject of much discussion on the interweb this morning. Bob Willis, speaking to Sky Sports, believes Joe Root should be moved up to number three.
"He was a county opening batsman when he was picked for England," said the ex-England fast bowler. "He would have a technique that would stand up to No 3 in international cricket. I still think there's development for Root to move up the order."
I'm not sure I agree. Alex Hales, anyone?
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Terry Ray in Cardiff: What am I doing today? My brother is arriving from Oman where he works, having picked up my mother en route. Haven't seen him for a year or her for 6 months. Wondering how to convey to them that The Ashes are more important than them whilst remaining hospitable!
'Stars at every turn'
You won't be surprised to know they're loving all of this down under. Writing in The Age, Greg Baum says: "Mitch Starc, Mitch Johnson and Josh Hazlewood cut the heart out of England's batting in 10 overs of supreme swing bowling, exhilarating to watch but terrifying to face, that consigned to already fading memory their erratic display in Cardiff and day one's seemingly benign pitch at Lord's, until at last Alastair Cook and Ben Stokes staunched the bleeding.
"By stumps, the imperturbable Cook had been on the field for every minute of the last three days of the series, and still had the presence of mind to go immediately to Smith and Chris Rogers to congratulate them on their hundreds. There were stars at every turn."
No terrors
'Raw and great to watch'
Now, if I was pressed on the finest sight in cricket I'd have to say a great spell of fast bowling: Allan Donald v Mike Atherton instantly springs to mind.
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew agrees: "Mitchell Johnson was at his devastating best. You can always tell when he's bowling well because his arm is high, enabling him to bowl fast and straight.
"When his arm is low and he's slinging it, he bowls to the left and to the right. There is no better sight in the game than watching a bowler rushing in and bowling as fast as he can. It's not subtle, but it's raw and a great watch."
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Sam Shepherd: Today is my 1st Test since 2005. Trescothick scored a run a ball 150 v Bangladesh. Could do with some similar heroics today.
Matt Hickey: 3 or 4 early wickets and put the Poms back into bat, or is that too optimistic?
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'We didn't switch on'
England paceman Stuart Broad, who took 4-83 in Australia's first innings, accepted his side had succumbed to the pressure of the tourists' huge total.
"It's always a tricky period when you've conceded a lot of runs to then go out and bat for 30 overs," he said. "It's always a big test for you and I think mentally we didn't switch on for 20 minutes - and lost four wickets.
"We'll have a few batsmen in that changing room wishing they could face their balls again and play them pretty differently, I think."
Johnson lays down the challenge
Johnson also goaded the England team to continue their 'attacking' style of play in this match. Realising it gives him a better chance of quick wickets, he said: "We were hoping they would come out and play the aggressive brand they've been talking about. We hope they come out in the morning and do the same thing.
"I guess Ben Stokes is a very aggressive player anyway so we'd like to see him play some shots and hopefully get a couple of quick wickets in the morning."
Re-opening old wounds
Like picking off a scab, England's batting wounds began to gush for all to see once Mitchell Johnson got his tail up. And, ominously for today, the Aussie quick loves the smell of frightened batsmen in the morning!
"That'd be nice, to have those scars come back out," he said. "The ball's been swinging over here too and I've really enjoyed that. When the ball swings at good pace it makes it a little more difficult."
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Glenn McGrath
BBC Test Match Special
"A great day here at Lord's. The sun's shining, there's a slight breeze... a perfect day for bowling!"
One stylish man
Pint-sized Ashes
This could only have been a topic of discussion on Test Match Special. Want more? Check out our Pint-sized Ashes here.
Rain on Sunday?
And a final, sobering word from Laura: "Rain is possible early Sunday morning but we're anticipating it to have cleared before play starts."
England have to do it all themselves then.
Weather forecast
BBC Weather's Laura Gilchrist has been looking at what we can expect from the elements over the next three days:
Setting the standard
Maybe Alastair Cook can take a leaf out of Steve Smith's book...
How's stat?!
England's captain looked in good nick last night - leaving well outside off stump and strong in defence. He's the man you'd want in this situation. He loves a dot ball.
In Captain Cook England must trust
It appears that only two things can save England now: skipper Alastair Cook or the weather, with some rain around tomorrow. But it's not three days' worth.
Not again...
Of course, yesterday was not the first time in 2015 that England have suffered a top-order collapse:
First Test v Australia, Cardiff: 43-3 & 73-3.
First Test v New Zealand, Lord's: 30-4 & 25-2.
Third Test v West Indies, Bridgetown: 38-3 & 39-5.
First Test v West Indies, North Sound: 34-3 & 52-3.
England's problems
In fact, the Aussies are highlighting quite a few deficiencies in the England top order. It's got more holes in it than a colander at the moment - Gary Ballance and Ian Bell seemingly have some technical flaws and Adam Lyth looked a bit frazzled when he poked at one outside off and edged behind.
Mercurial Mitch
We're doing the Aussies a great injustice if we put their success purely down to pace. Mitchell Johnson did Gary Ballance like a kipper - inviting a push down the ground for four and then bowling another full ball which swung a little and smashed into the base of off stump. The batsman had to remove his feet from the concrete he was standing in and head back to the dressing room.
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We'll continue the post-mortem/look ahead shortly, but I want to know what your plans are for today? How are you spending your Ashes Saturday?
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Sam Sheringham
BBC Sport at Lord's
"The London skies are bright blue this Saturday morning, and it's set fair for the day. If England's remaining batsmen got any sleep between the Mitchell Johnson-induced nightmares they will have woken up to see conditions ideal for batting."
Back pages
There's just one man dominating the cricket pages in the nationals this morning. A familiar foe:
State of play
It means England have three days to try and bat themselves to a draw. Australia need 16 more wickets to level the Ashes series.
Forgive me for stating the obvious... but today is crucial.
Hunting as a pack
The Australian bowlers, to a man, were fantastic. Mitchell Starc was whipping it through at 90mph, Mitchell Johnson was at his intimidatory best and Josh Hazlewood showed he is probably the most skilled of them all with a beauty to send Ian Bell packing.
We've been here before
It was all a bit too familiar last night, wasn't it? Australia racked up 566-8, declared and then bombarded England with some rib-tickling, ear-whistling short stuff.
In the blink of an eye, England had slumped to 30-4. Only the determination of Alastair Cook and Ben Stokes got them through to the close without any further loss.
Morning!
Forget spiders, snakes and heights... English cricketers have a phobia about something a little more human: a mustachioed menace from Australia.
Mitchell Johnson is back doing what he does best: Pom pummelling.