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Live Reporting

Mark Mitchener, Sam Sheringham and Marc Higginson

All times stated are UK

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  1. Stand by for a grand finale

    So, with a series finale set up for Old Trafford on Sunday, that's it from a thrilling fourth ODI at Headingley. I repeat my suggestion that you try to watch Glenn Maxwell's two catches if you can. "The Big Show" certainly lived up to that moniker today - you can read all about it in Marc Higginson's match report.

    We'll be back on Sunday for the decider - the game starts at 10:30 BST, TMS will be there from 10:15 and we'll see you bright and breezy from about 10:00 for the toss. Bye for now.

  2. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Max Baggins-Craig: Great win for England, man of match was a tough one, Morgan's performed really well, but Maxwell outstanding by far.

  3. Text 81111

    Julian, London pedantry: Re: Matt Swift - sorry should be 5 out of 5 as Cardiff 51 -29N is south of Watford 51-39N.

  4. Post update

    More from England assistant coach Paul Farbrace on Sky: "Eoin Morgan plays in a way which allows others to play, he backs up the talks we have about playing with freedom, the way he skips down and puts the ball on the roof of the stand others think they can do that.

    "In the last two games, certainly with the bat we have been a lot more aggressive, and people have gone in and played how they want to play.

    "The basics of the game don't really change but it's nice to see aggressive partnerships. We've got series coming up where we can build our resources. Whatever happens on Sunday it has been an incredible summer."

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    Jay: I want a three-match Test series and a three-match ODI series between a Cook-led & a Morgan-led England side. Would be awesome.

  6. Post update

    England assistant coach Paul Farbrace on Sky Sports: "Exciting, wasn't it? There was quite a long period where we thought we were getting them. It was a very enjoyable run chase. We're learning all the time, Trevor [Bayliss] has spoken to the team saying 'great win, but still a long way to go'.

    "There's a lot of learning that needs to be done and the team know that and how they can improve all the time."

  7. Post update

    Marcus North

    Ex-Australia batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "Teams haven't handled the pressure of chasing 300 very well until today. International teams should be used to playing under lights all around the world.

    "Agar in for Sunday, win the toss, win the game. Starc comes back."

  8. Post update

    Isa Guha

    Ex-England seamer on BBC Test Match Special

    "In international cricket, you get players who hit 360 degrees around the ground and that's exactly when Matthew Wade did. With situations like that, you want to be hitting your yorkers, but having five fielders out does make that a little easier, but you need your instincts to tell you when he's going to hit you to fine leg. England have an opportunity now to win a series against the world champions."

  9. Post update

    England all-rounder David Willey on TMS: "It was great to get a decent start for the lads, take the new ball and make early inroads. I'm not express pace, I do rely on swinging the ball, it was a bit overcast and I was able to swing it. We got off to a decent start but let them score a few too many in the last five, though a great knock from Morgs got us close and everyone batted around him.

    "Fortunately, there wasn't much left to do when I batted - the important thing was not to give my wicket away. After two losses, to level the series is a great set-up for Sunday, it should be exciting."

  10. Man of the match

    More from England captain Eoin Morgan: "Going back to Old Trafford and knowing we have a game there under our belts already in this series can be significant."

  11. Post update

    So, team selection for Sunday? As Marcus North suggests, I'd have thought Agar would have a case for selection for Australia after his omission today, while Sam Billings and Reece Topley will be hoping for a kind word from the England selectors after carrying the drinks for this series so far. But as it's a series decider, do you just stick with a winning team?

  12. Man of the match

    England captain and man of the match Eoin Morgan: "Hugely significant. At the halfway stage we were confident we could chase it down the guys were pretty optimistic so to come out and have contributions by the majority of our team was a great chase.

    "David Willey took advantage of the conditions, we've said we need 15 or 20 guys, not be relying on just 11, so him producing a performance like that was outstanding."

  13. Post update

    More from Steve Smith: "I guess we have to play the spinners a lot better than we have so far. You've got to be up for it, it's a final and we want to win every series we play."

  14. Post update

    Charles Dagnall

    BBC Test Match Special

    "Australia might have been a different unit with Mitchell Starc playing today. But it's understandable that he was rested as he's had a very busy summer."

  15. Man of the match

    Looks like Eoin Morgan is man of the match for his 92. Bit harsh on Glenn Maxwell, who scored seven runs fewer but took two out-of-this-world catches.

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    JoElle: What a great game that was irrespective of who won. Well worth the early morning wake up call in Oregon.

    Matt Swift: They don't like it north of Watford do they? 6 out of 6.

    Dan Gee: Love this England team. Win or lose they play hard. Far cry from the World Cup. Just never pick Woakes again and we're good.

  17. Captain's view

    Australia skipper Steve Smith on Sky Sports: "Very disappointing, I thought 30-3 was tough to come back from but our middle order played well, Bailey and Maxwell's was a magnificent partnership, no-one has got a hundred in the series so that would have been nice but 300 was around par.

    "But our bowling didn't get the ball in the right place often enough, the first and last ball went for four too many times."

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    England fans celebrate

    Naveed Afzal: The most competitive and entertaining game was in my biased opinion played at the real home of cricket in Yorkshire.

    Bryony Lever: Yes! So Willey did score the winning runs. Talk about making it home it style. Bring on Sunday!

    Steve Kenyon: I think it's time that we just admit that England are a very, very good cricket team.

  20. Captain's view

    England captain Eoin Morgan on TMS: "Having Australia 30-3 at the start was outstanding, I was a bit disappointed with the next 20 overs as we put Glenn Maxwell down a couple of times. I'd have liked to be chasing 260 but I'd have taken 300 before a ball was bowled. We managed to stay on top of the run rate and there were contributions from everybody, that's always important for team confidence."

    (On the Maxwell/Plunkett catch) "To be honest, I need clarity on the rules. I thought they'd changed."

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    England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler: Great win! Congrats to all the lads. Awesome to watch.

  22. Captain's view

    Australia captain Steve Smith on TMS: "We'd have probably liked to have had a few more wickets in the shed at the end for a late onslaught, but 300 was probably a par score. There are always lessons to be learned, we've got to lift our heads up and be up for Sunday."

  23. Post update

    Michael Vaughan

    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "If you look at the really good teams in world cricket they bat to 10. When Joe Root comes back Taylor will have to move to four. England are trying to develop a batting line-up that has options in all conditions. There is work to do in the bowling but with Willey and Reece Topley and Mark Footitt, I think the left-armers are really important."

  24. Post update

    Michael Vaughan

    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "This is a really good performance from England. I felt Old Trafford was a sway of the toss but they've done it the hard way here, batting when it was getting slower and lower. There was that momentum shift at the end of the Australia innings with Wade and Hastings, but Morgan the England captain has looked back to the top of his game and it's really good to see Moeen and Willey taking England to victory - that's exciting.

    "England have got the momentum and have found a way of playing. Once you get two or three batsmen playing nicely in a series where the matches are close together you can start posting some nice scores."

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    James Gulleford: Well done to whoever it was who said earlier that Willey would hit the winning runs!

    Credit where credit is due, it was "Mystic" Michael Tiley in the 31st over - a bold prediction considering Morgan was still in.

  26. Man of the match

    Stay with us for the presentation. Man of the match? Glenn Maxwell deserves it for those two "worldie" catches alone, never mind his 85 from 64 balls, but there should be honourable mentions for Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins and David Willey, who all played major parts in an enthralling game.

  27. Post update

    Prime Minister David Cameron, who's back sitting with Dickie Bird on the Yorkshire balcony, joins in the applause as England walk off, job done. The frowning Steve Smith leads the Aussies off, knowing his side has squandered a 2-0 lead in the series.

  28. Post update

    Michael Vaughan

    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    David Willey and Moeen Ali

    "They're all hugging each other in the stands - what a response from the England side, the way in particular David Willey has come back into the side."

  29. Champagne moment

    ENGLAND WIN BY THREE WICKETS WITH 10 BALLS TO SPARE - SERIES LEVEL AT 2-2

  30. Eng 304-7

    David Willey

    Willey finishes the game in style - hoisting a six over long-on to wrap up a three-wicket win.

  31. Eng 298-7

    John Hastings to return - it was him or Marsh, and "The Duke" gets the nod. Moeen heaves a single to deep mid-wicket. Two to win from 11 balls.

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    Glenn Maxwell

    Mickey Wallis: Even if England win, Glenn Maxwell is man of the match. not even in question.

    Alex Findlay: Incredible catch from Maxwell, how does your brain work that fast to do all of that?!

  33. Eng 297-7 (target 300)

    Willey deals with a yorker. Dot. Three runs from 12 balls to square the series at 2-2.

  34. Eng 297-7

    Moeen chips a single through mid-wicket. Three needed from 13.

  35. Eng 296-7

    Swing and a miss from Moeen, who then hits the fourth ball straight to mid-off. Four from 14.

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    Liam Sayers: Glenn Maxwell had taken two of the best catches I've ever seen in the space of about 10 overs.

  37. Eng 296-7

    Willey smacks Pattinson to the cover sweeper, but a ricochet hits the stumps, a wild throw goes over the bowler's head and England benefit from an overthrow. Willey knocks a single - four needed from 16 balls.

  38. Post update

    James Pattinson to bowl the antepenultimate over. Has been expensive so far.

  39. Eng 293-7 (target 300)

    Great placement from Moeen, sweeping a four to the unguarded long leg boundary. Two more singles mean it's seven needed off 18 balls. And Maxwell finishes with 1-54 from his 10.

  40. Eng 287-7

    Four overs to share around his remaining bowlers - and Steve Smith turns to Glenn Maxwell, bowling off-spin round the wicket to the two left-handers. Willey adds a single - 13 from 22.

  41. Eng 286-7 (Moeen 14, Willey 1)

    Pat Cummins

    Moeen lofts Cummins over the infield, it's high but safe as they run three. Willey on strike for the first time. Willey stands tall, and is off the mark with a single to mid-off. England will need 14 off 24 balls, but Cummins has bowled his allocation - taking his cap with figures of 4-48 from his 10 overs.

  42. Eng 282-7 (target 300)

    David Willey is the new batsman, but it's Moeen Ali on strike. This is Pat Cummins's last over - and Michael Vaughan on TMS just wants Moeen to see the over out. Two dot balls.

  43. WICKET

    Plunkett c Maxwell b Cummins 17 (Eng 282-6)

    Glenn Maxwell takes a stunning catch

    Don't go away! Plunkett lifts Maxwell high over mid-wicket in front of the Western Terrace, he catches the ball with both feet off the ground but, aware he is going to step over the rope, flicks the ball up with his right hand, catching it in his left as he re-enters the arena. There's some doubt over whether he needed to touch the ground inside the rope before taking the catch - but it's signalled out.

    It'll be on the internet soon, I'm sure - and you should check it out. A stunning effort.

  44. Eng 282-6 (Moeen 11, Plunkett 17)

    Plunkett singles to long-on, Moeen can't get the last ball away but it's a day to forget for Pattinson as he has 0-69 from eight overs. England need 18 from 30 balls to win, and Plunkett could do that in three shots.

  45. Eng 281-6

    Liam Plunkett

    Plunkett stands and delivers, hoisting a huge six into the Football Stand. Long levers, that man, and it's advantage England. 19 from 32 needed.

  46. Not out

    Eng 275-6

    Now, you can't blame Australia for reviewing as there are only five-and-a-half overs left and they have their one review to use - but the main problem with this one might be whether it pitched outside leg stump... which it clearly did by a few inches. Not out.

  47. Umpire review

    Big appeal against Moeen - going down leg side? Umpire unmoved, Australia use their review...

  48. Eng 274-6

    Plunkett has his home crowd on their feet as he smacks Pattinson for a four over extra cover, then slices a single to third man off the bottom edge. 26 from 34.

  49. Dropped catch

    Eng 269-6 (target 300)

    Matthew Wade

    Moeen steers a well-run two backward of point - then is dropped by keeper Matthew Wade as he gets an edge, Wade gets his left hand to it just off the ground but the ball doesn't stick.

    England need 31 from 36 balls to keep the series alive.

  50. Eng 267-6

    Plunkett finally connects as he shovels a single to Pattinson who's patrolling down at fine leg. Will Cummins try the short ball to Moeen Ali? There's a slip in, but the Worcestershire man can only hit the ball straight to short extra cover.

  51. Post update

    Simon Mann

    BBC Test Match Special

    "You'd love to be England's position but that's not to say they can't make a mess of it."

  52. Eng 266-6

    Australia keep going with Cummins - I think they have to - he has two overs left. Plunkett swishes and misses as the ball whizzes past his off stump, then can't connect with the next delivery. Willey's fans seethe.

  53. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Greg: When you need less than a run a ball why reverse sweep? So many batsmen are out that way.

  54. Eng 266-6 (target 300)

    David Willey's fan club (who were disappointed it took England until today to pick him) won't be pleased that the new batsman is Liam Plunkett. But he reaches outside off stump to hammer his first ball for four wide of long-on. Last ball of the over, he scrambles a leg bye. 34 to win from 42 balls.

  55. WICKET

    Bairstow c Wade b Maxwell 31 (Eng 261-6)

    The catch is clean, but what did it hit? Glove? HotSpot shows a fraction of a mark on the glove, there's a tiny squibble on the snickometer, then third umpire Joel Wilson goes back to HotSpot, then back to Snicko to "rock and roll" it, and after much deliberation, Mr Wilson's verdict is... out!

    Bairstow is at least the third man to get out reverse-sweeping today. Does this game have a last twist for us?

  56. Post update

    Simon Mann

    BBC Test Match Special

    "I think this is going to be given out. I think there is something on the glove."

  57. Umpire review

    The crowd are getting into this now, they're even starting to boo dot balls. Bairstow reverse-sweeps but can't connect cleanly, Australia appeal for a catch behind - and play their last card by calling for a review...

  58. Eng 260-5

    Moeen Ali slog-sweeps Maxwell into the air, he's caught by Joe Burns on the boundary but the opener can't keep his footing and falls over the boundary, so that's six!

  59. Eng 254-4

    Jonny Bairstow

    Bairstow steps back for the free hit ball but Cummins fires it outside off stump, Bairstow falls over and it flies off an edge for one - had he left it, it might have been signalled as a wide (giving him another free hit). Moeen rotates the strike, then Bairstow aims another big blast but is hit on the pad as he can't connect. 14 from the over - England need 46 from 48 balls. Theirs to lose from here?

  60. Eng 252-5

    A six goes into the crowd

    A Brucie bonus for England - Cummins bowls a chest-high full toss which Bairstow hooks for six over fine leg - so the hosts get six, plus a no-ball for height, plus a free hit.

  61. Eng 245-5 (target 300)

    The speedy Cummins may be Australia's best hope here - but when he gives Bairstow a fraction of width, the Yorkshire keeper smacks him for four past backward point. The faster he bowls, the faster he shall go to the boundary...

  62. Eng 241-5

    Bairstow smears another single, but Australia will be the happier side with just three from the over. 59 needed from 54 balls.

  63. How's stat?!

    Eoin Morgan
  64. Eng 240-5

    Moeen Ali

    Umpire Michael Gough makes the old "powerplay" signal to indicate that Australia can now put a fifth man outside the circle for the last 10 overs. Having made the breakthrough with that catch, man of the moment Glenn Maxwell is back into the attack to bowl his off-spin. Bairstow and Moeen exchange singles as the new man gets off the mark.

  65. Eng 238-5 (target 300)

    Moeen Ali is the new batsman, and some of you have suggested he's batting a little low at number seven. But he's been an increasingly valuable batsman for England in all formats, and in replacing fellow southpaw Morgan he keeps the left-hand/right-hand combo. Cummins has 3-29 from seven overs, and England need 62 from 60 balls.

  66. Post update

    Marcus North

    Ex-Australia batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "Some of the catches we've seen this summer has been insane. That ball was almost behind him and it's come at exactly the right time for Australia. Morgan's strokeplay this afternoon has been world-class. Maxwell is called The Big Show and now you've seen why."

  67. WICKET

    Morgan c Maxwell b Cummins 92 (Eng 238-5)

    Glenn Maxwell celebrates with Steve Smith

    WHAT A CATCH! Glenn Maxwell redeems himself for that fumble earlier in the over, flinging himself to his right like a yellow-clad superhero and sticking out a paw to take a stunning catch and remove England's dangerman Morgan. The "Big Show" has really come to the party there - and Cummins has another wicket to start a new spell.

  68. Eng 237-4

    Pattinson's off, and Australia have four overs of Pat Cummins up their green-and-gold sleeves. He managed a wicket in the first over of his last spell, can he work the magic again? Smith, posted at slip, sees Morgan move to 92 as the normally reliable Glenn Maxwell misfields at backward point. When it's not going for you...

  69. Eng 236-4 (Morgan 91, Bairstow 17)

    Jonny Bairstow

    Bairstow, who's scored plenty of runs on this ground in 2015, bisects extra cover and mid-off with a powerfully driven four. Aussie coach Darren Lehmann scratches his chin in the dressing-room, but it's not going his side's way as Morgan and Bairstow keep plugging away, reducing the England requirement to 64 from 66 balls.

  70. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Eoin Morgan

    Ben Green: Morgan has been in fantastic touch this series, standout captaincy.

    Daniel Pheasant: Surely Morgan deserves the Test nod ahead of everyone. He's been superb!

  71. 50 stand

    Eng 230-4

    Marsh returns as Cap'n Smith shuffles his seamers - there are two fielders who are nearly close enough to hold hands in the backward point region, but Marsh starts with a legside wide and Morgan brings up the fifty partnership from only 29 balls. He's up to 90 as well.

  72. Eng 226-4 (target 300)

    Pattinson has a slip in - Smith thinks "if I don't get Morgan out, I'm not going to win this game," according to Vic Marks on TMS - but Bairstow is joining in the fun, carving four more through the covers which means it's 13 off the over.

  73. Eng 220-4 (Morgan 86, Bairstow 7)

    Australia, needing a wicket, turn back to the pace of James Pattinson, but he serves up a couple of ropey half-volleys Morgan gets the crowd going again as he smashes a four through the covers and drilling a well-run three to long-on.

  74. Eng 213-4 (target 300)

    Morgan clubs a single across the line - he has 79 from 82 balls while Bairstow, who's not had much of the strike despite having been in for a few overs, has 7 from 10 balls. And the Duke has a rather expensive 0-49 from six.

  75. Eng 212-4

    Morgan rides his luck a little, aiming a delicate dab to third man - the ball flies off the edge but the result is the same: four runs. He then gets a bit of a "stare" from Hastings as he lines up another dab and plays inside the line. Next ball, he comes down the track and gets another thick edge, swiping a four over the vacant slip area. Not classical, but effective.

  76. Post update

    Vic Marks

    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "People get grumpy when players have rests, but if you are playing out there as a sportsman at international level and your mind has gone then you really are exposed."

  77. Eng 203-4 (target 300)

    Morgan blasts another four down the ground to take England into the 200s, before a two takes his score to 70 and his ODI total for the calendar year to 790 - his previous best was 691 in 2010.

    And there's dissent in the technological ranks - the Duckworth-Lewis par score says England are slightly ahead, but the WASP only has them having a 47% chance of winning.

  78. Eng 196-4

    It's still Mitchell Marsh from the Kirkstall Lane End, there's a loud appeal for lbw as Bairstow steps across to the off side (rather in the manner we've seen Steve Smith doing this summer) - but it's a curious appeal as Bairstow was a huge way outside off stump when contact was made, so he can't be out leg before if he's playing a shot (which he was).

  79. Eng 196-4 (Morgan 64, Bairstow 5)

    The umpires select a new ball

    New balls, please - the ball is lodged in the gutter on top of the stand and so fourth umpire Richard Kettleborough comes out with a box of replacement balls. Australia were 187-4 at this stage - England need 104 from 15 overs.

  80. Eng 190-4

    Australia send for the 'Duke' to restore a bit of law and order - John Wayne Hastings returns to the attack. He's already played an important role with the bat today, but is still searching for his first ODI wicket since April 2011 when they played Bangladesh immediately after that year's World Cup. But no-one's going to catch that one - Morgan lifts one over his head, off the middle of the bat and onto the roof of the Football Stand for six!

  81. Eng 185-4 (target 300)

    Bairstow, with a high backlift, defends his first ball from Marsh, then plays a risky cut shot which squirms to third man for a single - Marsh raises his hands as though he thought the right-hander could have chopped that onto his stumps. But Morgan has the crowd cheering again as a more fluent cut brings him four more. The skipper has taken 72 balls to score 57 - with four fours and a six.

  82. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Louis Leigh: A certain rum manufacturer should consider England's ODI Captain Morgan as a brand ambassador. He's clearly got the name for it.

  83. Eng 180-4

    A big cheer from the Yorkies as their local hero Jonny Bairstow strides to the middle. A bit of a delay, I think they've taken the chance to take some drinks.

  84. Post update

    Isa Guha

    Ex-England seamer on BBC Test Match Special

    Ben Stokes

    "Gun-barrel straight, targeting that off stump and Stokes was just a bit late on it. Stokes will be so disappointed with himself, he was closing in on that fifty and a real opportunity to shout out loud why he should be in that position."

  85. WICKET

    Stokes b M Marsh 41 (Eng 180-4)

    Mitchell Marsh celebrates taking the wicket of Ben Stokes

    Great delivery from Mitchell Marsh, as Stokes fails to lay a bat on a fast yorker which thuds into the base of his off stump. Stokes still only has two ODI fifties from 33 games.

  86. Eng 180-3 (Morgan 53, Stokes 41)

    Maxwell over. Four singles. Steady. All you need to know.

  87. Eng 176-3 (target 300)

    Even the WASP (Winning And Score Predictor) on the TV is hedging its bets - with England having a 49% chance of winning apparently - as Stokes helps himself to another four off his legs.

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    Mark Taylor: The great Aussie teams used to play the same 11 in all formats of the game.They were just all good cricketers.

    Naveed Afzal: Finally a CLOSE game.... forgot what that felt like this summer. Come on England.

  89. 50 for Eoin Morgan

    Eng 171-3

    Eoin Morgan reaches his fifty, stepping across to bunt the recalled Mitchell Marsh for a two down to third man. It has come from 66 balls - it's his 28th fifty on his 150th ODI appearance. (For the stattos out there, it's 23 fifties in 127 games for England, and five in 23 for Ireland before that).

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    Michael Tiley: David Willey to score the winning runs, he has done it as a bowler but will show class with the bat today. Heard it here first!

  91. Eng 169-3 (Morgan 48, Stokes 35)

    The Headingley crowd is getting a bit restless - it's the time of day where the construction of beer snakes appears to take priority over watching the actual cricket for some - as Maxwell wheels away for his sixth over. More steady accumulation, which the crowd may not appreciate, but it's setting the stage for a grandstand finish if this pair are still there in 40 overs.

  92. Post update

    Isa Guha

    Ex-England seamer on BBC Test Match Special

    "England will believe they can chase these runs down. It's just about being sensible and not taking loads of risks. Will Steve Smith be thinking about someone like Pat Cummins to come back and break the partnership?"

  93. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Jack Beecroft: Hales is at the limbo standard between county cricket and international, maybe he just needs a tweak in technique or mind set.

    James Levy: Fragility of batting behind Morgan? Bairstow, Moeen, Willey, Rashid & Stokes hardly qualify as fragile. At least 200 runs there!

    MartinLeoHardy: In 18 ODIs Alex Hales averages 23.76. He averages 38.94 in first-class cricket. Incredibly large fan club for one so average.

  94. Eng 161-3 (Morgan 45, Stokes 30)

    Glenn Maxwell, bowling his off-spin round the wicket to the two lefties, is easily milked for four singles by the England pair. It's nip and tuck as far as the two sides are concerned - they were both 143-3 after 25 overs, Australia were 165-3 after 29.

  95. Eng 157-3 (target 300)

    Crunching boundary from Morgan, who impresses any baseball fans who may be at Headingley today by flat-batting Stoinis back over his head for four. Stoinis responds with a bouncer which the England skipper helps down to fine leg for one. Stokes also clips one off his legs, keeping fine leg busy. This stand is worth 68.

  96. The Taylor debate

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    Michael Tiley: Could we not drop Bell who couldn't hit a beach ball at the moment and bring Taylor into the Test team?

    Fred Ridings: James Taylor gets one good score and he's suddenly being considered for a place in a completely different format?

  97. Eng 150-3 (Morgan 38, Stokes 26)

    After that one-over burst from Pattinson, it's Maxwell back into the attack as Australia look to try to break this fourth-wicket stand. Careful placement from the two ginger left-handers pushes the England score to 150. They just need to double the score from here. Easy, huh?

  98. Eng 146-3 (target 300)

    Marcus Stoinis

    Stoinis to continue - he's the latest in a line of one-day all-rounders the Aussies have tried in the last few years, such as the bear-like James Hopes. A tidy over, three singles from it, and Stokes has passed 20 for the first time in six games.

  99. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Jeremy Leese: Moeen is a batsman who bowls, Stokes a bowler who bats, switch order, so Moeen not left with 2 over slog, can build an innings.

  100. Post update

    Thanks, Sam. Even though it's Friday afternoon and thoughts turn to getting off for the weekend, I hope you'll stay with us and TMS as it could be another good finish.

    And if you are off on your travels - don't forget you can sign up for wicket alerts and/or take TMS with you via the BBC Sport app and BBC iPlayer Radio app. No excuses not to keep in touch!

  101. Post update

    Ok folks, that's it from me. Mark Mitchener is steeled for the final throws of what's shaping up to be a cracker.

  102. Eng 143-3 (Morgan 34, Stokes 23)

    Ben Stokes

    Morgan pulls Pattinson. It's in the air, but doesn't quite carry to deep square leg. Big edge from Stokes heads exactly where a second slip would have been. You won't be surprised to hear there is no second slip, so it's four runs. A leg side wide from Pattinson does England no harm either, and neither does a Stokes hook round the corner which brings up the 50 partnership.

  103. Not out

    The ball bounced into Wade's gloves. No wonder there was no appeal from the keeper himself!

    The Aussies look outraged by the decision. No idea why.

  104. Umpire review

    Marcus Stoinis

    Time for the debutant Stoinis to turn his arm over. He comes with an unimpressive List A average of 52.33. He's hits the mid-80s here and does a decent job of keeping England honest. Hold on - is this an edge from Stokes? Big appeal from Stoinis, but nothing from the wicketkeeper. The umpires are sending this upstairs.

  105. Post update

    Marcus North

    Ex-Australia batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "England need to take some calculated risks, but not be reckless. Marcus Stoinis is now going to bowl for the first time in one-day international cricket. He's a batsman who bowls but he bowls a heavy ball, and he's built like a rugby player. He was originally from Western Australia and played there when I was captain - he lost his contract, moved to Victoria and he's done well there."

  106. Eng 127-3 (Morgan 31, Stokes 11)

    Eoin Morgan

    That's more like it Morgs. An almighty heave at Maxwell sails high into the stands over midwicket, then an over-pitched delivery is driven for four. 13 runs from the over - England are back in gear.

  107. Eng 115-3 (Morgan 21, Stokes 10)

    England are struggling here in the face of some tight Aussie bowling. Mitchell Marsh is bowling a long way wide of off stump and Morgan is refusing to take the bait. When he finally gets bat on ball, he picks out deep point and they run through for two.

  108. Scorecard update

    England 110-3 (21 overs) - target 300

    Not out: Morgan 18, Stokes 9.

    Wickets: 1-1 (Hales 0), 73-2 (Roy 36), 89-3 (Taylor 41).

    Bowling: Pattinson 5-0-30-0, Cummins 6-0-27-2, Hastings 4-0-28-0, M Marsh 4-0-19-1, Maxwell 2-0-5-0.

    Australia 299-7 (50 overs) -Maxwell 85, Willey 3-51, Moeen 2-40.

    Full scorecard

  109. Eng 110-3 (target 300)

    This is good from Australia as Maxwell restricts England to a single. You can see why they are world champions because it is so difficult to get on top of them with bat and ball for any length of time.

  110. Eng 109-3 (Morgan 17, Stokes 9)

    Morgan (16 off 31) looks a bit twitchy here with the ball not really coming on to the bat. He tries to get Marsh away and is fortunate to avoid picking out mid-off. Good over for the tourists - only two coming from it.

  111. Eng 107-3 (target 300)

    Spin at last, and England are ready to nudge away, collecting three singles and a leg side wide. Australia were 98-3 at this stage.

  112. Text 81111

    Paul in Newcastle: On this form, could Taylor not open the batting? Worth a try, I feel.

    Joe from Barnet: In Roy have we found an opener in all forms of cricket?

    John in Swindon: If the quality of bowling across the wider county game was better, then it would be clearer which batsmen would be less likely to be found wanting at international level.

  113. Eng 103-3

    Still no spin as Marsh runs in to Stokes, who caresses one out to deep midwicket for three. Morgan can't resist throwing the bat at a wide ball, and manages to clear the infield to pick up his first four of the innings. Could we be in for a close finish here? I'm not sure we've had one all summer between these teams.

  114. Worm wars

    England's fast start has fizzled out - their worm is about to collide with Australia's.

    Worm
  115. Eng 96-3 (Cummins 6-0-27-2)

    Matthew Wade is having quite a day. Fifty off 26 balls with the bat and now a catch for the ages. Cummins continues, trying to tempt Stokes with a short ball but very little doing as Australia continue to strangle England's scoring.

  116. Post update

  117. Eng 91-3 (Morgan 8, Stokes 2)

    England are three down as Stokes walks to the crease. Now then Benjamin, time for some runs methinks. He's off the mark with two through mid-on.

  118. Post update

    Michael Vaughan

    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "It's catches like that which win you games - England dropped a couple from Glenn Maxwell. There was talk of Hales going to the UAE as an opener, and he's not taken an opportunity in this series. But give Taylor an opportunity - it could be his moment with the changing of the coaches."

  119. Post update

    Charles Dagnall

    BBC Test Match Special

    James Taylor

    "Sad end for Taylor as he was looking so good, but a wonder catch from Matthew Wade. Taylor is unorthodox, but you always wondered why he wasn't given a chance when he's been churning out runs and averaging more than 50 in both formats. There was talk he couldn't hit sixes - but I've seen him hit the ball out of this ground in T20."

  120. WICKET

    Taylor c Wade b M Marsh 41 (Eng 89-3)

    Mitchell Marsh celebrates the wicket of James Taylor

    What a catch from keeper Wade! Taylor can't resist a dabble down the leg side, and even though he gets a fair bit of bat on it, Wade leaps like a salmon to take a one-handed catch.

  121. Eng 88-2 (Taylor 41, Morgan 7)

    Taylor swings at a Cummins short ball outside off stump. Cummins appeals, but there's little support from his team-mates. Another tight over from the Aussie quick. How long before we see the spin of Maxwell?

  122. Post update

    Michael Vaughan

    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "Taylor's done enough for me to get on that plane to the UAE. I think they've got to take him. Jonny Bairstow's got that number five spot at the moment, which he would be fighting for - Taylor plays spin differently to many England players, using his feet well. He hasn't faced brilliant spin in this series, but he's played it in a good fashion, and he's looked good against the quick bowlers. He's read situations well, and that's what he'd have to do at five in Test cricket."

  123. Eng 87-2 (target 300)

    James Taylor

    Mitchell Marsh keeps the pressure on with three dot balls, then undermines his good work with a half-volley that Taylor slams down the ground. Two more to round off the over and take the in-form Taylor to 41 off 37 balls.

  124. Eng 80-2

    Australia sense an opportunity here as the TV cameras once again pick out the man whose fancy dress outfit is a gorilla holding a man in a cage. Another good over from Cummins - just the one run from it.

  125. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Richie Macca: How is *insert out of form player* in the team?! Why aren't they playing *insert county player* instead? They'd be much better.

  126. Eng 79-2 (target 300)

    Eoin Morgan and James Taylor

    A rare misfield from George Bailey gifts Taylor a single, then Morgan wriggles one into the leg side for two. Hastings tries to tempt Morgan with width, but the England captain withdraws the bat at the last minute. He's in it for the long haul, and given the fragility of the batting below him, England need him to be.

  127. Post update

    Michael Vaughan

    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "Ashton Agar should be playing. It's strange the way he played a couple of Tests, then we've not seen him since - he plays one ODI then gets dropped. Mitchell Marsh plays one Test, then he's out, then he's back in. Be careful what you're doing to young players' minds."

  128. Eng 75-2 (Taylor 34, Morgan 1)

    Right then, over to Morgan and Taylor to try to capitalise on this start. Surely one of them needs to make a hundred if England are to keep this series alive. No rush though, after such a great start

  129. WICKET

    Roy c Finch b Cummins 36 (Eng 73-1)

    Jason Roy

    Roy falls tamely after a peach of a knock. He doesn't spot Cummins' slower ball and lobs a simple catch to Finch at mid-off. Roy has failed to go on once again, but by scoring so quickly he's taken the pressure off England's middle order.

  130. Eng 73-1 (target 300)

    Jason Roy

    Four more to Roy, hammered over the bowler's head for four. Then a big appeal from Hastings for an inside edge through the the keeper. Taylor is unmoved and the review is not taken up. Taylor rounds off the powerplay by nearly taking Hastings' head off with a drive. Wow.

  131. The Hales debate

    Join the debate at #bbccricket

    And in case you think Hales doesn't have his supporters...

    Jon Read: Sick of this Hales bashing. People have been calling for him all summer! Give him a chance.

    Blue-eyed Bloke: What about that match winning hundred in the last World T20? Give Hales time. He'll come good.

    Jake Hyatt: Poor series for Hales, but has been formidable in T20. Been good in the championship too. Patience, something fickle fans lack.

  132. Eng 64-1 (Roy 31, Taylor 29)

    Roy of the Rovers? Looks that way as he middles a cut to the fence for his sixth four to go past Taylor's score. England are flying here.

  133. Post update

    Roy pulls out the KP flamingo as he clobbers Pattinson over his head for a one bounce four.

  134. Eng 53-1

    Jason Roy

    The robust, bestubbled John Wayne Hastings resumes his fast medium offerings. Delicious drive from Roy - down the ground. Save your legs son.

    Taylor has momentarily lost is timing as the last two balls are dots. Australia need a good few more of those

  135. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Rupert Grimshaw: Does Taylor deserve a look in for the Test side? Hales clearly isn't up to scratch and Lyth has had his chance.

    Fenners: Hales has 886 runs at 52 in Div 1, he's well worth a go in UAE. Bell has been given chances for 10 years so why shouldn't Hales?

  136. Eng 48-1 (Taylor 28, Roy 16)

    Better from the Aussies. England kept to singles by Pattinson but a healthy partnership developing here.

  137. The Hales debate

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    Seb Horner: Moeen to open with Roy and Billings at 7 - let's not forget his last ODI was a crucial 40 odd with Bairstow in the win over NZ.

    Paul Nearn: How is Hales getting a game ahead of James Vince? Never done anything in an Eng shirt.

  138. Eng 44-1 (target 300)

    Hastings is the new bowler, in his first ODI since 2011.

    Risky from Taylor - quick single and would have been gone if Cummins' throw had stuck timber. Roy slams another four through the offside then gets very lucky as an inside edge just misses leg stump and runs off for another boundary.

    Cut to Hales on the England bench, hood over head, eyes being rubbed. I would suggest he started reading the live text - but there's not much love for him from you guys...

  139. Eng 34-1 (Taylor 25, Roy 5)

    James Taylor

    Taylor only hit five fours in his entire century at Old Trafford. Now he's got six in his first 18 balls today. The Nottinghamshire man is loving life out there, lapping up a juicy leg stump half-volley and a wide one outside off to move to 25 not out and counting.

  140. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Mark Lovick: Hales doesn't like Pace!

    I wonder what these two might think of that gag...

    Comedians Hale and Pace
  141. Eng 21-1

    Taylor is seeing it like the proverbial football, clumping Cummins through the covers for back-to-back fours. Then Roy gets in on the act, cashing in on some width with a lusty cover drive of his own. Good over to get England's score moving.

  142. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    JoElle: Forget Hales for UAE series. Stick with Lyth, let's see if he can come good. He has the talent, he needs the mentality now.

    Matthew Nunn: Glad this series has finally put to bed the calls for Hales to play Test cricket. Simply not good enough.

  143. Eng 7-1 (Taylor 4, Roy 1)

    So, is that really it for Alex Hales? Or will the selectors give him the fifth match and emblazon the words Last Chance Saloon on his England shirt? That's just two fifties in 18 ODI knocks for the Nottinghamshire man many are tipping to replace Adam Lyth in the Test side.

    Jason Roy

    Pattinson on the money once again. Roy can't get him off the square and shows his frustration with a wild waft at the final ball of the over.

  144. Email tms@bbc.co.uk

    Michael Dearden: Why do the selectors keep Hales? He has proved to be totally out of his depth at this level and once again we are one down for nothing!

  145. Post update

  146. Eng 5-1

    Pat Cummins

    Quick from Cummins - 91mph to welcome Old Trafford centurion James Taylor to the crease. Another full ball on leg stump is missed by Taylor. Big appeal. Umpire Dharmasena says no, and so does Steve Smith when Cummins asks his skip about a review. Taylor collects himself and clips the next ball through midwicket for four.

  147. Post update

    Vic Marks

    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Alex Hales

    "Pat Cummins doesn't normally take the new ball, but we saw in the first game that Alex Hales struggled to pick Cummins up. That was yorker length and was hitting leg stump. Again, he failed to pick it up."

  148. WICKET

    Hales lbw b Cummins 0 (Eng 1-1)

    Pat Cummins

    Oh dear! It's another failure for Alex Hales as a Cummins yorker slams into his toes right in front of leg stump. Hales asks Roy whether a review is worthwhile. The sage advice is to keep on walking matey...

  149. Email tms@bbc.co.uk

    Ralph Brooker in France: Jason Gillespie is a CLASS act. Not criticising the ECB but in my opinion Bayliss must be absolutely red hot to have eclipsed the Yorkshire coach. Well done Yorkshire.

  150. Eng 1-0 (target 300)

    Stop button located, we're under way with a very tidy first over from James Pattinson. A leg-side wide is his only blot on the scoreboard as Jason Roy has a good look.

  151. Post update

    Brief hold-up here while Daft Punk rings around Headingley. Looks like someone has forgotten to press stop...

  152. Post update

    Alex Hales and Jason Roy

    Afternoon all. Here we go then. Another first innings total around the 300 mark. Will the mythical concept of "scoreboard pressure" tell once again, or can the chasers finally have their day?

  153. Post update

    And to talk you through the beginning of England's reply, here's Sam Sheringham.

  154. Stand by for England's innings

    Spectators in fancy dress

    If you're one of the fancy dress hordes at Headingley, you should be getting ready to retake your seat - Australia are gathering by the boundary rope, ready to take the field.

  155. Post update

    Simon Mann

    BBC Test Match Special

    "75 years ago, with other games called off because of the war, the last match of the 1939 county season took place with Yorkshire playing Sussex at Hove. Yorkshire's Hedley Verity took seven wickets for nine runs - it proved to be his last game as he was killed in action."

    TMS are now talking to Colin Philpott, the producer of a new play- "The Last Match" - about that game.

  156. Post update

    BBC Radio Test Match Special

    Jason Gillespie

    Will you rest any players from remaining games, with the title won?

    Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie on TMS: "Possibly. We've spent a lot of time in the field - we'll look at it after the game, one thing we do well is to have good, honest conversations. We only have one day between games - we go to Southampton on Sunday to play on Monday."

  157. Post update

    BBC Radio Test Match Special

    On David Willey, who will join Yorkshire from Northants at the end of this season:

    Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie on TMS: "It was very pleasing to see him get a few wickets at his new home ground today."

  158. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Josh Boyle: Pattern emerges: Bat first, make 300ish, win the match. Every side who bats first has won.

  159. Post update

    BBC Radio Test Match Special

    Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie on TMS: "Ever since we were told by the ECB last year that Andrew Gale [who was suspended for that game] couldn't lift that trophy, my blood has boiled. I can't tell you how satisfying it's going to be when he rightfully gets to lift that trophy at the end of this game."

  160. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Neal McGrath: Why do bowlers try and vary things so much in the last few overs? Wide yorkers. You'll struggle to hit them for six!

  161. Post update

    BBC Radio Test Match Special

    Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie on TMS: "We've lost players to injury, suspension and England call-ups this season, so we've used 21 players. But people have stepped up - we spoke last year after we won the title at Trent Bridge how we'd like to repeat it, and they've backed up those words."

  162. Post update

    BBC Radio Test Match Special

    How did you find out you'd won the title?

    Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie on TMS: "There were some members just below our balcony telling us how Notts had just lost their last wicket, but I was so focused on our game, it didn't really sink in."

  163. Commons to Lord's

    From the House of Commons to Lord's - TMS are now crossing to the home of cricket where Alison Mitchell has been joined by Yorkshire's County Championship-winning coach Jason Gillespie.

  164. Post update

    BBC Radio Test Match Special

    David Cameron

    Will you allow Geoffrey Boycott to coach your son, as he's offered?

    Prime Minister David Cameron on TMS: "He's made this very kind offer. But the last time Geoffrey said anything about my batting, it was when I'd faced an over from Muttiah Muralitharan in Sri Lanka. I did manage to hit one or two, but Geoffrey virtually ripped my arm off showing me my elbow wasn't right. I played in a village match a few years ago and got 57 not out, which was my highest score. But even as a spin bowler, I had to ask Muralitharan to slow it down..."

  165. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Rakesh Pradhan: Thought my £1 on England at evens was a great bet, not sure now.

  166. Post update

    BBC Radio Test Match Special

    Should cricket return to terrestrial television?

    Prime Minister David Cameron on TMS: "We have to make sure the sports bodies are thinking through their decisions. You need the specialist broadcasters to cover matches in full, but the great strength of terrestrial television is that it's a window [for the game]. Selfishly, as a parent and a fan, you want a bit of both. I have Sky at home as I like to watch the cricket."

  167. Post update

    BBC Radio Test Match Special

    Prime Minister David Cameron on TMS: "Obesity is one of the biggest issues facing our health service. Encouraging sport is part of that - our responsibility is making sure there's sport available in schools."

  168. From the press box

  169. Post update

    BBC Radio Test Match Special

    Prime Minister David Cameron on TMS: "The Ashes squad will be coming to Downing Street for a non-Flintoff-style celebration."

  170. Post update

    BBC Radio Test Match Special

    Prime Minister David Cameron on TMS: "Every day, I think what an enormous privilege it is to do this job. But your future is in the hands of the people. So many countries in the world would love to be able to throw their government out - [democracy] is a very precious thing we've got."

  171. Text 81111

    Steve in Wigan: Re: ugliest monstrosity [42nd over]. Surely it has to be the building at Lord's? So reminds me of the alien heads from the famous mash potato advert in the 80s.

  172. Post update

    BBC Radio Test Match Special

    Prime Minister David Cameron on TMS: "I was picked up saying something this morning which wasn't meant to be heard - there were five or six proposals for devolution in Yorkshire, and I said to an aide that I thought Yorkshiremen had it in for other people rather than each other, clearly as a joke. But I've been absolved by two of the greatest living Yorkshiremen - Geoffrey and Dickie Bird both agreed it was a joke."

  173. Post update

    Australia 299-7 (50 overs)

    Top scorer: Maxwell 85

    England bowling: Willey 8-0-51-3, Wood 9-0-65-0, Plunkett 8-0-47-2, Stokes 5-0-25-0, Rashid 10-0-63-0, Moeen 10-0-40-2

    Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Burns 2), 2-25 (Smith 5), 3-30 (Finch 15), 4-167 (Maxwell 85), 5-210 (Marsh 17), 6-210 (Bailey 75), 215-7 (Stoinis 4)

    Full scorecard

  174. Player reaction

    England bowler David Willey, speaking to Sky Sports: "It was nice to get us off to a good start. I always try and swing the white new ball. Unfortunately I missed my line and length at the end and went for a few too many. I think the pitch might be getting better though. It did a bit this morning but fingers crossed it's flattened out a little bit."

  175. Post update

    BBC Radio Test Match Special

    Prime Minister David Cameron on TMS: "Geoffrey Boycott has been after me for about three years to come to Headingley, so it's great to be here and watch a bit of cricket. I've had a good summer holiday with my family, but you're always on duty."

  176. PM on TMS

    BBC Radio Test Match Special

    Geoffrey Boycott, Dickie Bird and David Cameron

    You may have spotted him on the balcony with Geoffrey Boycott, Dickie Bird and the other Yorkshire "royalty" earlier - now UK Prime Minister David Cameron has arrived in the TMS box for a chat

  177. Post update

    A round six an over needed by England, then, to keep the series alive for the final ODI which is back at Old Trafford on Sunday.

    And while we moan about over-rates a lot - England have actually bowled theirs early, thanks to all that spin.

  178. Post update

    Simon Mann

    BBC Test Match Special

    Eoin Morgan

    "That was great hitting and superb entertainment for the spectators. It's a decent pitch for England to chase down 300 on."

  179. Aus 299-7

    Matthew Wade and John Hastings

    Hastings miscues one to the cover sweeper, they can only run one - so the side batting first has failed to reach 300 for the first time in the series. But England will need 300 to win after that eighth-wicket partnership of 84 from 51 balls.

  180. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Joe Blewett: How hard can it be for a professional bowler to practise and perfect a yorker? Embarrassing death bowling from England.

  181. 50 for Matthew Wade

    Aus 298-7

    Matthew Wade

    Wade reaches his fifty from 26 balls - Hastings will need two off the last for the magic 300 figure.

  182. Aus 297-7

    Wade is dropped... by a man several rows back in the stand behind mid-wicket as he launches Wood for his second six of the over.

  183. Aus 291-7

    Better from Wood, and Wade can only hammer a two to deep mid-wicket. He has 43 from 24 balls.

  184. Aus 289-7

    Matthew Wade

    Unbelievable shot from Wade - he Dilscoops Wood over the keeper's head for six!

  185. Aus 283-7

    Mark Wood is handed the final over. Hastings can only steer a single to long-on.

  186. Aus 282-7 (Wade 35, Hastings 32)

    Wade swings another single through the leg side, Hastings can only dig out a yorker for a single to cover. So Willey finishes with slightly dented figures of 8-0-51-3.

  187. Aus 280-7

    Hastings hammers a single to cow corner - they won't dare take on the arm of Ben Stokes for a single. Wade bludgeons a first-bounce four through mid-wicket and Australia now have their highest ODI score on this ground.

  188. Aus 275-7

    Wade sweeps Willey for a four and drills a single to long-on. 300 looks on.

  189. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Andrew Dennett: If we are just naming prior England cricketers who have scored runs, then how about a recall for Rob Key? Just scored 150+!

  190. Aus 270-7

    Wade moves to 25 from 18 balls - Hastings, who has 30 from 22, can only dig out the last ball of Wood's over. Two to come - 300 on the cards for the fourth successive ODI?

  191. Aus 269-7

    Matthew Wade

    Wade sends more stewards running for cover as he heaves a slower ball over long-on. Six. - and the fifty partnership from 36 balls.

  192. Text 81111

    Dan in Peterborough: Yes Sean Lewis, England probably are watching Compton's current innings. Unfortunately they've probably also seen his duck in the first innings and average of under 40 through the whole season. Can't select on the anomaly.

  193. Aus 263-7

    For a big man, Hastings runs well, having to scamper back when Wade pushes a two. The Aussie keeper then sets up for a ramp shot over fine leg - but the ball flies off an edge over third man instead. Four runs is the result in any case.

  194. Aus 257-7 (Wade 12, Hastings 30)

    I wonder if people will look back on this scorecard in future, see how Willey took three wickets in his first six overs and wonder why he didn't bowl his full 10? Some singles mean he has 3-39 from seven.

  195. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Peterfeet: Morgan got his counting wrong. Willey will not bowl out now. #bigmistake

  196. Post update

    Simon Mann

    BBC Test Match Special

    John Hastings

    "This is a great opportunity for John Hastings - it has a feeling of him not having anything to lose."

  197. Aus 253-7

    David Willey isn't going to get his full allocation of overs here, but the left-armer is back in the attack as Hastings and Wade desperately try to squeeze as many runs as they can from the last four overs - after a couple of singles, Hastings wallops a huge six over long-on. Having taken a while to get going, he has 29 from 20 balls.

  198. Aus 245-7

    Hastings and Wade add some ones and twos, Hastings has to pull out a full-length dive - you wouldn't want to get in his way when he's flying through the air. Fair to describe him as a "big old unit".

  199. Aus 242-7

    Another big bash from Hastings, and Wood is nearly decapitated in his follow-through by the ball as Australia run a single to mid-off. There's a big change of field for the leftie Wade who helps a high full toss down the leg side for one. May have been a borderline no-ball, that...

  200. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Michael Wright: Headingley's stand has to be the ugliest! At least the Old Trafford one is relevant. Edgbaston is nicest.

  201. Aus 240-7

    Wood has Hastings playing and missing, but the big man responds by smashing his Durham team-mate over long-off for a maximum.

  202. Post update

    Dan Norcross

    BBC Test Match Special

    "Australia have clearly decided that 250 isn't going to win them the game so they have to take risks and somehow get to 270 or 280."

  203. Aus 234-7 (Wade 5, Hastings 14)

    Hastings rotates the strike, Wade gets a single to deep square leg with an ungainly heave, and Hastings smacks a full toss through wide mid-wicket for four where it nearly hits a seated steward (who, to his credit, is doing his job and watching the crowd rather than watching the cricket). A single takes him to a round 14 from 14 balls. Five overs left.

  204. Text 81111

    Dominic: Only makes one wonder what might have happened if Roy hadn't dropped that catch when Maxwell was on 6...

  205. Aus 227-7

    Now the Duke's in business - Hastings clears his front leg and swats Plunkett for four towards cow corner.

  206. Aus 222-7 (Wood 6-0-24-0)

    Hastings can't get the rest of the over away. Great bowling from the spring-heeled Wood, who looks like he'd have been pretty useful back in the days when the Sunday League only allowed you a 15-yard run-up (and over-rates were a heck of a lot better than they are now).

  207. Post update

    Dan Norcross

    BBC Test Match Special

    "I'm surprised England have got David Willey fielding inside the circle because he's pretty mobile and has a bullet arm."

  208. Aus 222-7 (Wade 3, Hastings 4)

    Mark Wood back into the attack (born in Ashington, Northumberland, plays for Durham, no claim on him from Yorkshire as things stand) - England's most economical bowler so far. The left-handed Wade adds a single, but Hastings finally gets off the mark from his eighth delivery - guiding a four wide of backward point. Double Nelson time.

  209. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Nick Compton

    Sean Lewis: By the way, Compton piling on runs v champions Yorkshire. Are you watching England?

    Want to listen to that match or any of the other county games? Tune in here.

  210. Aus 217-7

    Hastings is still watchful at this stage. There's only been one four and one six in nearly 10 overs - so much for these being the "slog" overs...

  211. Aus 216-7

    The bearded Plunkett to continue - Wade wafts and misses at one, before a rare fumble by James Taylor at short extra cover allows the left-hander a single.

  212. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Old Trafford and Headingley

    Timothy Clack: I still can't decide which is uglier. The red monstrosity at Old Trafford, or the crazy piece of modern art at Headingley...

  213. Post update

    Dan Norcross

    BBC Test Match Special

    "I'm fairly certain John Hastings scored 43 off 13 balls for Durham this season, or something similar."

  214. Aus 215-7 (Moeen 10-0-40-2)

    Send for the Duke. John Wayne Hastings is the new batsman - he's hung up his horse and moseyed on out to the wicket. Will he show Moeen this pitch isn't big enough for the both of them? He carefully pushes his first couple of deliveries back to the bowler. Moeen finishes his spell to a warm round of applause.

  215. WICKET

    Stoinis c Rashid b Moeen 4 (Aus 215-7)

    England players celebrate

    The reverse sweep is Australia's undoing again - Stoinis hits the ball straight to a delighted Adil Rashid. Did he know there was a fielder there?

  216. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Eoin Morgan and Liam Plunkett celebrate

    Luke Kellett: Good to see Plunkett in the wickets, England can really squeeze and keep them well below 300 here.

    Bowse: Teessider doing the business for England! BOROOO, BOROOO!

  217. Aus 214-6

    A great diving stop from Mark Wood - he never looked likely to reach that but somehow did - turns a likely four from Stoinis into three. England's ground fielding has been pretty good today. Just a pity about the dropped catches.

  218. Post update

    Charles Dagnall

    BBC Test Match Special

    "Marcus Stoinis is not a raw youth - he scored nine half-centuries in 10 innings in the Sheffield Shield in the last Australian summer."

  219. Aus 211-6 (Plunkett 6-0-33-2)

    Stoinis, who's an all-rounder from Victoria, made his international debut a couple of weeks back in that T20 international at Cardiff, opens his ODI account with a single off his legs.

  220. Post update

    Michael Vaughan

    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "Good catch - they are never easy when you are running through. Again, it's a leg-cutter into the surface which stops in the pitch. You have to give the bowler a huge amount of credit here."

  221. WICKET

    Bailey c&b Plunkett 75 (Aus 210-6)

    Liam Plunkett celebrates

    One brings two! The batsmen crossed on that catch - and Bailey spoons a fairly simple return catch to Plunkett two balls after losing his partner. Australia now have two new batsmen in. Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade, who came in when Marsh fell, will now be joined by ODI debutant Marcus Stoinis.

  222. WICKET

    M Marsh c Willey b Plunkett 17 (Aus 210-5)

    Liam Plunkett

    Mitchell Marsh may have been waiting for the last 10 overs to tee off - but he takes a big swing at the first ball of the 41st, it gets a leading edge and sails all the way to long-off where David Willey takes the catch.

  223. Latest scorecard

    Australia 210-4 (40 overs)

    Not out batsmen: Bailey 75, Marsh 17

    England bowling: Willey 6-0-27-3, Wood 5-0-19-0, Plunkett 5-0-32-0, Stokes 5-0-25-0, Rashid 10-0-63-0, Moeen 9-0-36-1

    Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Burns 2), 2-25 (Smith 5), 3-30 (Finch 15), 4-167 (Maxwell 85)

    Full scorecard

  224. Aus 201-4 (Moeen 9-0-36-1)

    Moeen Ali

    England only have two overs of spin up their sleeves, but Moeen Ali is bowling very tidily here. Just a single and a leg bye conceded.

  225. From the press box...

  226. Aus 208-4 (Bailey 75, M Marsh 16)

    Yorkshireman/Clevelander/Durhamite (delete as applicable) Liam Plunkett returns to the attack, and with the extra pace on the ball, Bailey whips him through mid-wicket for four with barely any backlift. He moves to 75 from 103 balls, Marsh has 16 from 22, and their strike rates are virtually identical.

  227. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    David Whittam: I'm in the same boat as Plunkett. I'm from Saddleworth, which has been Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester.

  228. Aus 200-4

    Mitchell Marsh

    Is there a run-storm brewing at Headingley? Looks like Bailey and Marsh are keeping their powder dry for a late-order assault, they push the score to 200 with four careful, risk-free singles.

  229. Aus 196-4 (Rashid 10-0-62-0)

    With the players refreshed, it's time for Adil Rashid to bowl his last over. Having taken a bit of tap in his first spell, he's been a bit better in his second, and takes his cap after giving up six singles.

  230. Australia's Manhattan...

    Australia's momentum has stalled since Glenn Maxwell was dismissed...

    Australia's Manhattan...
  231. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    James Simpson: Just to point out as Liam Plunkett was born in Nunthorpe he isn't an adopted Yorkshireman. He is one by birth!

    James Benson: Actually Plunkett was born in the now defunct county of Cleveland. Folks from Boro are proud Teessiders, or Smoggies. Not Tykes.

    Clearly there's a turf war to be had here. Is Middlesbrough in Yorkshire or not? In the same way, try asking anyone over 40 from Bournemouth whether the town "should" be in Dorset or Hampshire...

  232. View from the press box

  233. Drinks break

    Aus 190-4

    Moeen into the seventh over of his spell, Marsh continues to progress in singles - he's now scored nine of them. The ground staff run on so I think they're taking drinks.

  234. Aus 187-4

    Rashid bamboozles Bailey with a googly - but the Tasmanian responds by smacking a straight six over his head, after nine overs without a boundary.

  235. Post update

    Simon Mann

    BBC Test Match Special

    "There is a bit there for the spinners so, for Marsh, it's not as simple as running down the wicket and hitting it into the stand."

  236. Aus 179-4 (Bailey 56, M Marsh 6)

    England's spinners are really rattling through these overs - a single from Bailey is the only blemish on what would otherwise have been a maiden from Rashid.

  237. Text 81111

    Michael in Methley: Re commentary on 29 overs, Liam Plunkett is not an adopted Yorkshireman he IS a Yorkshireman. Born in Middlesbrough which was and is in Yorkshire. Folks from Boro are proud Tykes.

    I was meaning more in the fact that he's moved counties from Durham. The likes of Geoffrey Boycott are happy to even claim Zimbabwe-born Old Harrovian Gary Ballance as a "Yorkshireman".

  238. Aus 178-4 (Moeen 5-0-27-1)

    Marsh is playing himself in here, but shows his power by clubbing Rashid down the ground for a firm single to long-on. Bailey moves to 55, there's been no boundaries for seven overs.

  239. Aus 176-4

    Moeen spins down his fifth over in short order, three singles from it.

  240. View from the press box

  241. Aus 173-4 (Bailey 53, M Marsh 3)

    Mitchell Marsh

    Marsh trebles his score with a couple of singles. Bailey steps back and square-cuts one to the point boundary for one. Whether or not you agree with the "double the score after 30 overs" theory, Australia could be on for the highest score of the series - the first-innings totals so far being 305, 309 and 300.

  242. Aus 170-4

    After that one over of Plunkett, England bring Rashid straight back on with a new batsman at the wicket. Bailey drills a single to long-on, and there's a big shuffle in the field for Mitchell Marsh. Slip comes in.

  243. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Moeen Ali

    ComicNerd: Moooooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen! Always gets the big wickets.

  244. Aus 169-4

    Mitchell Marsh is the new batsman, he drives his first ball to deep mid-wicket for a single, Bailey flicks one off his legs and scurries through to keep the strike.

  245. Post update

    Dan Norcross

    BBC Test Match Special

    England celebrate the wicket of Glenn Maxwell

    "I can't blame Maxwell, he's played that shot to good effect and there's loads of room on the off side. He looks annoyed with himself but can you really blame him?"

  246. WICKET

    Maxwell b Moeen 85 (Aus 167-4)

    Glenn Maxwell is bowled by Moeen Ali

    Maxwell attempts a reverse sweep of his own to a quicker ball from Moeen - and is bowled leg stump. His ODI century tally remains at one - perhaps understandable given his tendency for high-risk shots.

  247. Aus 166-3

    Big appeal for leg before as Bailey reverse-sweeps and misses - but with no reviews left in the bank, England's cries fall on deaf ears.

  248. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    A Malik: Crucial partnership - Maxwell & Bailey looking set in taking Aus to 300+, plenty of batting left. England need to think of something.

  249. Aus 165-3 (Bailey 50, Maxwell 84)

    Maxwell swipes one through the vacant slip region and it scuttles to third man for a single - while the TV director runs England's noses in it by replaying those two dropped catches off him by Jason Roy and Adil Rashid earlier. But the adopted Yorkshireman Plunkett manages to put the brakes on as that's the only other scoring shot this over.

  250. 50 for George Bailey

    Aus 164-3

    Jonny Bairstow and George Bailey

    George Bailey has been the supporting cast in this partnership, but a careful single from the recalled Liam Plunkett takes him to 50 from 64 balls.

  251. Email tms@bbc.co.uk

    Tim Brown: So the first wicket was a case of 'The batsman Burns the bowler's Willey' then….

  252. Aus 163-3

    Jonny Bairstow and Glenn Maxwell

    Still spin from both ends, and Australia are finding fairly easy pickings against Moeen Ali. Five singles from it.

  253. Maxwell's wagon wheel

    Glenn Maxwell really can score anywhere in the ground - certainly in front of the wicket.

    Glenn Maxwell
  254. Aus 158-3 (Rashid 6-0-43-0)

    Maxwell, who must know this ground well after playing for Yorkshire this season, steers a well-run three to deep mid-wicket off his erstwhile team-mate Rashid. This stand of 128 is now their highest fourth-wicket partnership on this ground - beating Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh's 126 against South Africa at the 1999 World Cup.

  255. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    HurriKane: Glenn Maxwell must be a cat and is using up his nine lives in one knock.

  256. Post update

    Dan Norcross

    BBC Test Match Special

    "Jonny Bairstow saw what was happening and moved to his left... the ball actually hit him."

  257. Aus 152-3 (Bailey 44, Maxwell 77)

    Thanks, Marc. It must look easy to captain an international side when things are going well - it's situations like this when a fielding side's skipper earns his corn. Moeen Ali spins down his second over, and now it's Bailey's turn to exhibit his range of shots, stepping across to flip the off-spinner over his left shoulder for two (keeper Jonny Bairstow anticipates this but can't stop it), before reverse-sweeping the last ball for four.

  258. Post update

    Dan Norcross

    BBC Test Match Special

    "There used to be a view that you could double the score after 30 overs. But the new regulations in the last 10 overs has rather changed that. England could be under the pump for the next 10-15 overs."

  259. Aus 143-3

    Australia are happy to milk the leg-spinner now they've wrestled back the initiative with that flurry of boundaries. Eoin Morgan looks a worried man. Maybe Mark Mitchener can stem the tide? He's going to take you through the second half of the innings. Enjoy.

  260. Aus 141-3

    Glenn Maxwell continues to take apart Adil Rashid as he chips four over mid-wicket. Then he reaches for a single down the ground.

  261. Post update

    Charles Dagnall

    BBC Test Match Special

    "Headingley is a weird and wonderful place - you go downhill from the Kirkstall Lane End, then uphill for the actual pitch, then down to the Football Stand End. You've really got to get your slip catchers exactly placed."

  262. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Rob Hook: Can't give Maxwell two lives and expect to get away with it...

  263. Aus 136-3 (Bailey 34, Maxwell 69)

    Glenn Maxwell

    This is why Glenn Maxwell is a million dollar man in the IPL. George Bailey is playing a decent support role too - happy to rotate the strike and get The Big Show back on strike. Seven from Moeen's first over.

  264. Post update

    Marcus North

    Ex-Australia batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "This partnership is exactly what Steve Smith and the Australians would have been desperate for. The pitch looks good, there will be some turn later on and I wonder if Australia will be regretting the omission of Agar."

  265. Aus 133-3

    Moeen's first ball ends as a reverse-sweep for four. Glenn Maxwell brings up the 100 partnership in style.

  266. Post update

    Here comes Moeen...

  267. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    chipperhull: I think England may regret getting Maxwell in so early...

  268. 50 for Glenn Maxwell

    Malcolm Ashton

    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    "Maxwell has also just gone past 1,500 ODI runs for Australia. And this is the highest ODI fourth-wicket partnership for Australia against England at Headingley."

  269. Aus 129-3 (Maxwell 64 off 45)

    Glenn Maxwell

    Glenn Maxwell is tucking into Adil Rashid now - another swat into the leg side brings six and then he lofts four over extra cover.

  270. 50 for Maxwell (off 42 balls)

    Aus 118-3

    An awful full toss from Adil Rashid is hammered over cow corner for six. That's the 12th ODI half-century of his career.

  271. Text 81111

    Chris Higginbottom: Re Rob's suggestion [15th over] - hit a single stump? The 'toss' could take longer than the game!

  272. Post update

    Marcus North

    Ex-Australia batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "Maxwell's had a couple of chances and will know he should be back in the shed having a shower, but he's in good touch. There's a great confidence about him, but also a little insecurity, which may be why he's inconsistent. You look at some of the shots he plays early in an innings and think 'this guy's got so much talent, what's he doing?'. But he can still win or change a game for Australia."

  273. Aus 112-3 (Stokes 5-0-25-0)

    Why do Australian batsmen not sweep? Is it because there's more chance of them getting hit or a top edge if they did so on their harder, bouncier tracks? Glenn Maxwell is quick on the pull shot though - hammering Ben Stokes through mid-wicket for four. George Bailey is not as quick on the short ball and he's beaten by a steepling bouncer. He finishes the over by hitting a boundary backward of point. Nine from it. Time for Moeen?

  274. Aus 103-3 (Rashid 3-0-13-0)

    Adil Rashid is averaging a wicket every 25 balls in this series, so he's almost due now. He is given a difficult chance when George Bailey hammers it back down the ground but the ball flies over his head at a decent lick. The shot brings two more for Bailey.

  275. Latest scorecard

    Australia 100-3 (20 overs)

    Not out batsmen: Maxwell 41, Bailey 28

    England bowling: Willey 6-0-27-3, Wood 5-0-19-0, Plunkett 3-0-22-0, Stokes 4-0-16-0, Rashid 2-0-10-0

    Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Burns 2), 2-25 (Smith 5), 3-30 (Finch 15)

    Full scorecard

  276. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Alexander Beckham: Big few overs coming up for both sides. Game is England's if a wicket falls but if Maxwell gets set it could be a long day...

  277. Aus 100-3 (Bailey 28, Maxwell 41)

    Glenn Maxwell is very bottom handed at times, and he drives Ben Stokes for a single square of the wicket which brings up the Australia 100 - their last 50 runs coming in as many balls. This is a good counter-attack in the late summer sun. There's still a slip in place for George Bailey, who has hit 23 of his 28 runs through the off side. A good over from Ben Stokes goes for a couple of singles.

  278. Post update

    Charles Dagnall

    BBC Test Match Special

    "Having seen one or two turn from Adil Rashid, Ashton Agar will be biting his lip on the boundary edge after being left out today."

  279. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Greg: Is this a 'national drop a Glenn Maxwell day' today?

  280. Aus 98-3 (run-rate 5.16)

    Adil Rashid has had a happy knack of taking wickets with average deliveries in this series, but he showed in his first over that he can turn it square. Delivering the ball at 46mph, he is quite slow for a spin bowler but he is certainly effective. Seven from the over.

  281. Post update

    Isa Guha

    Ex-England seamer on BBC Test Match Special

    Ben Stokes

    "It was a difficult chance - he's done all the work and made the ground, so in his mind, he should have taken that. In warm-ups, they'd be taking those catches nine or 10 times out of 10."

  282. Missed chance

    Aus 91-3

    As Liam Plunkett showed with an off-cutter earlier, this pitch will take spin. It won't be long before Moeen is into the attack too.

    Ben Stokes

    Glenn Maxwell, by the way, is living a charmed life as he pulls a short ball round the corner and Adil Rashid gets nowhere near it at backward square. Not the best fielding. Next ball up, George Bailey unfurls a drive to the cover boundary. Stokes is not a happy bunny.

  283. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Syedaquilfarhan: Not since Ryan Sidebottom has England had a left-arm swing bowler. Looks like they've found one in David Willey. Brings natural variation to a rather one dimensional England. Should be a regular fixture in this squad.

  284. Aus 83-3 (Maxwell 35 off 28)

    England turn to their trump card in this series - Adil Rashid - and George Bailey uses his feet well to drive a single into the off side. Glenn Maxwell prefers to sit back and pull a single into the leg side. If he misses, Adil will hit.

  285. Sign up for wicket alerts

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  286. Post update

    Isa Guha

    Ex-England seamer on BBC Test Match Special

    "That was a glorious shot from Maxwell, he's looked in good touch and could be Australia's danger man, the way they've been consolidating after those three early wickets."

  287. Drinks break

    Aus 80-3

    George Bailey

    George Bailey celebrates England losing their only review with a couple of boundaries. Liam Plunkett looks frustrated. Drinks.

  288. Aus 71-3

    Missing the wickets! Poor review. Perhaps a sign of how desperate England are to break this dangerous-looking partnership.

  289. Post update

    Simon Mann

    BBC Test Match Special

    "They took maximum time over that, but they are going to review it. That's not going to be out, it's just nipped a bit. I think it's going to be wickets missing. I'd stake your mortgage on it, Isa - it's wishful thinking from England."

  290. Umpire review

    Aus 71-3

    Liam Plunkett nips one back into George Bailey's pads. It looks high, the ump shakes his head but England are convinced. They review.

  291. Aus 71-3 (Aus won toss)

    Steve Smith sits in the dressing room, cap on and peaking over a laptop monitor. He needs his middle order to bail him out here, and George Bailey screws his face up in disappointment when he's left groping at one which Ben Stokes seams back in. Four from the over.

  292. Post update

    Isa Guha

    Ex-England seamer on BBC Test Match Special

    Glenn Maxwell

    "That shot down the ground from Glenn Maxwell was pure elegance. George Bailey often looks a bit scratchy at the crease, but if you don't get him out early, suddenly you find he's on 40 or 50."

  293. Text 81111

    Rob in Bishop's Stortford: Here's a fun solution to the 'Win toss Win match' valid argument in ODI. Each team sends out the captain and a bowler. Six bowls at a single stump each. Winning team choose. Fun for fans and skill driven rather than luck. Make it happen!

  294. Email tms@bbc.co.uk

    Jaimin Patel: Talk about Maxwell having too many shots - videos on the internet show him in the nets working on yet another one, hitting the ball behind his back for anything bowled down the leg side.

  295. Aus 67-3 (Bailey 8, Maxwell 29)

    Glenn Maxwell

    Glenn Maxwell is not all about ramps and reverse sweeps you know, he's also capable of good cricket shots as he demonstrates when he drives Liam Plunkett down the ground for four. The big fast bowler, though, is nipping the ball about and he hits the batsman on the top of the thigh. That'll bruise in the morning.

  296. Aus 60-3 (run-rate 4.62)

    George Bailey and Ben Stokes

    Ben Stokes took 3-60 at Lord's but went wicketless at Southampton and Old Trafford. The Durham all-rounder, who was dismissed at Lord's when Mitchell Starc threw the ball at him, fields off his own bowling and threatens to launch the ball back at George Bailey. He holds the pose, smiles rather menacingly and Bailey grins even more than normal. Excellent bants, as they say.

  297. Aus 58-3

    With the ball hooping round corners for David Willey, Eoin Morgan calls on Ben Stokes.

  298. Aus 58-3 (Maxwell 21, Bailey 7)

    David Willey is furious with himself after his last over cost 13 runs. So should Liam Plunkett be, who starts his first stint with a juicy full toss which Glenn Maxwell hammers to the boundary for four. Again, it's through the covers.

    Plunkett, though, knows this ground well and he bowls an off-cutter which squares up The Big Show. Good comeback.

  299. Email tms@bbc.co.uk

    Michael Griggs: Why oh why did the England Selectors change the 20/20 team after such a big win over the Aussies? Moen must bat at 3 and Willey is proving that he should never have been dropped. Had they carried on unchanged in the 50 overs we would not have lost 2 matches.

  300. Aus 52-3 (Willey 6-0-27-3)

    David Willey

    This could be David Willey's last over before he's rested ahead of the closing overs of the innings. Get loose, Adil? George Bailey has a permanent smile on his face, even when concentrating, and he finally gets one out of the middle and through the covers for four. Expensive over.

  301. Aus 47-3 (Maxwell 15 off 10)

    Oh dear! Could that drop prove costly? Another ball is in the slot and Glenn Maxwell wallops it to the cover boundary.

  302. Aus 43-3

    Glenn Maxwell is going to blast his team out of trouble, hitting David Willey on the rise and through the covers for four.

  303. Email tms@bbc.co.uk

    Casper Clemence: Thank you Australia for naming a new captain with the face of a spoilt child. It makes it so much easier to have some venom in my desire to see him get out. Clarke was just too likeable.

  304. Maxwell dropped on 6

    Aus 39-3

    Mark Wood delivers a no-ball. That results in a free hit for Glenn Maxwell who throws the kitchen sink, wardrobe and toaster at the ball to bludgeon four down the ground. Wood deserves a wicket for his toils... here it is. No! Jason Roy puts down a Glenn Maxwell outside edge in the slips.

  305. Wood's words of wisdom

    Mark Wood

    Seeing Mark Wood galloping to the wicket reminds me of his imaginary horse celebrations after England won the Ashes at Trent Bridge. In case you missed them, England's madcap Geordie wrote two entertaining columns for BBC Sport after the final two Tests of the series. You can read his behind-the-scenes accounts of England's Ashes celebrations here and here.

  306. Aus 34-3

    England have got to fancy their chances of taking this to a decider at Old Trafford now. They love playing up north! George Bailey is trying to look composed by leaving Mark Wood in an exaggerated fashion, but I reckon he's like a swan beneath water inside. He's hardly got one out of the middle yet.

  307. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    James Bamford: The sun is shining and England are smashing the Aussies, all is well with the world!

    Danielle Cross: Wow take a bow David Willey... should have been in this team from the start with the quality of his bowling.

  308. Aus 31-3 (Willey 5-0-14-3)

    David Willey is given a warning for running on the pitch. That's not good - although his ability to rip out the top order of the world champions by nipping the ball both ways suggests he has a future in all formats (sorry, James! - see tweet below). Glenn Maxwell isn't used to coming in before the ninth over is up, and he's denied four through the covers by more fantastic fielding by James Taylor in the covers.

  309. Post update

    Michael Vaughan

    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    England players celebrate the wicket of Aaron Finch

    "This is tremendous bowling - it's that movement of the fingers, he's got it to move across the right-hander and Finch's foot has gone nowhere as he's worried about the lbw from a swinging ball."

  310. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    James Levy: As a Yorkshireman, seeing David Willey in this kind of form is beginning to make me believe in a hat-trick of county titles!

  311. WICKET

    Finch c Bairstow b Willey 15 (Aus 30-3)

    David Willey

    Where have England been hiding Willey this last month?! He's ripping the heart out of Australia here - bowling another perfect outswinger which takes the edge of Aaron Finch's bat and a leaping, jubilant Jonny Bairstow does the rest.

  312. Aus 29-2 (run-rate 3.63)

    Aaron Finch now looks in difficulty - playing at one outside off stump which seams away. At 92mph, that's almost unplayable from Mark Wood. However, Finch is a decent opener and he puts that play and miss behind him to hit the next ball off the back foot and through the covers for four. Elegant.

  313. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Matthew Burt: Willey already proving he should have been playing instead of Woakes all series.

    HurriKane: Why only now is Willey picked? Far more dangerous than Woakes.

    Ben Fox: Been saying for months that Willey should be much higher up the pecking order than Woakes and Plunkett.

  314. Aus 25-2 (Willey 4-0-12-2)

    There's a lot to like about David Willey. Some might be put off by his lack of pace (low eighties) but his snappy, upright action means he's quicker than he looks. With the new batsman, George Bailey, expecting an inswinger first up he's almost stitched up like a kipper with the perfect outswinger. The over ends with Bailey shouldering arms and being hit on the pads. Not out... but Willey's got him on toast.

  315. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Fenners: Good to see Willey back in, is a real prospect & shouldn't have been dropped in 1st place. Would like to see him on winter tours.

  316. Post update

    Vic Marks

    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "The perfect left-arm swinging delivery, it hit him on the back foot - and if he's not hit it, he shouldn't review it as that was knocking one or two out. The classic left-armer's lbw. Steve Smith always looks like an lbw candidate, but he rarely seems to get out lbw - except today."

  317. WICKET

    Smith lbw b Willey 5 (Aus 25-2)

    David Willey

    Steve Smith's tendency to walk across his stumps is his undoing when David Willey's heat-seeking yorker slams into the back leg of the Aussie skipper. Big, big wicket.

  318. England's strong batting line-up?

    Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Rob Brown: Mind you, checking out Aussie line-up & you could say the same for them. Pattinson in at 11 also average over 20 in first-class!

  319. Aus 24-1 (Finch 11 off 19)

    Matthew Hoggard is sat watching on in the stands. Statistically, England's best ever Test bowler no less. *Shameless plug alert*.

    He'd doff his cap to the start made by these two opening bowlers. The Aussies are being kept quiet, while there is always the threat of a second wicket. Mark Wood is pushing the speedometer past the 90mph mark regularly now and he induces a couple of awkward shots from Steve Smith who edges a couple of singles.

  320. Text 81111

    Mitch, Glasgow: 'Wood' back England's replacements to get this to 2-2, the Aussies leaving out Ashton surely leaves the door 'Agar'.

  321. Post update

    Vic Marks

    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "At the risk of sounding grumpy, it doesn't always work if you have a long batting line-up - as people can think 'it doesn't matter if I get out cheaply as there's X, Y and Z to come'."

  322. Aus 21-1 (run-rate 4.20)

    Steve Smith

    David Willey is slowly working his way through the to the mid-eighties in pace. He's certainly a tricky customer with the swing he gets and the snap in his action means he gets decent bounce from the surface. Steve Smith is keen to whip the ball from off to leg against the left-arm seamer and it brings him a single. It's a risky shot but Smith almost makes it look safe.

  323. Text 81111

    Rob, London: If the men's Ashes followed the same points-based system as the ladies', a win for England today would mean we would win the Ashes again this summer.

  324. Aus 17-1 (Wood 2-0-4-0)

    England are on the money straight away here - Moeen Ali making a diving stop at mid-on to prevent Steve Smith getting off the mark. The skipper goes leg side, as a result, and whips a single backward of square. Mark Wood, while not looking like a wicket-taking threat yet, is keeping things tight. Three from the over.

  325. Listen to TMS overseas

    A beach

    Don't forget - if you're sunning yourself overseas, you can listen to today's TMS commentary by following this link.

    Unfortunately, rights restrictions mean it's not available to listeners in the UK, Sri Lanka, India, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

  326. Post update

    Vic Marks

    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "Not a great shot from Burns. That brilliant piece of fielding from Taylor the previous delivery turned a four into three - so Burns was on strike, not Finch. I don't think Finch would have been dismissed by that ball. Ergo, Burns out - bowled Taylor."

  327. Aus 14-1 (Aus won toss)

    James Taylor deserves credit for that wicket too. From the previous ball, he denied Aaron Finch a boundary with a superman-like dive near the rope. That left Joe Burns on strike and David Willey did the rest.

  328. Post update

    Simon Mann

    BBC Test Match Special

    Joe Burns

    "Burns's rather disappointing series continues. He won't like seeing that again, he'll watch that once on his computer and then press 'delete'."

  329. WICKET

    Burns b Willey 2 (Aus 14-1)

    David Willey celebrates

    Strike one to England and their new opening bowler David Willey. Joe Burns doesn't take into account the swing back into the batsman which Willey is getting and he gets an inside edge on to his own stumps. That gets the skipper, Steve Smith, to the crease early.

  330. Text 81111

    Shiv, London: Don't understand why people have been bashing Woakes this series, gone at a good rate (quite rare these days) and vital at the end! England will miss him!

  331. Aus 10-0 (Finch 4, Burns 2)

    The early start has caught out a few spectators who are still queueing to get into the ground? "What do you mean it's not a day-nighter? Quick, lock the door. Get in the car."

    Mark Wood looks a little rusty in his first over, but his plan is clear - he's trying to swing the ball into the right-handers' pads. One from the over.

  332. Post update

    Mark Wood to take the other new ball.

  333. Post update

    Vic Marks

    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "There's a flicker of swing. But the margins are very narrow for Willey with no fine leg and a deep square leg instead. I'd sooner have a fine leg than a deep square leg."

  334. Aus 9-0 (Australia won toss)

    David Willey

    This will be David Willey's home ground next summer, and I'm sure he'll be hoping it will lead to further England honours. He's getting some early shape into the right-hander but Aaron Finch is wise to it and helps the ball run away for four leg byes. Same again next ball, except he gets some bat on it. Finally Willey gets one to rap the batsman on the pad but the umpire shakes his head. Aussies off to a flier.

  335. Join the debate at #bbccricket

    Rhys Humm: This must be one of the strongest batting line-ups England have ever fielded...

    Rob Brown: This must be the longest tail England have ever had! Wood coming in at 11 has a first class average over 20!

  336. Post update

    So, Aaron Finch and Joe Burns are the openers tasked with getting Australia off to a good start. David Willey will open the bowling. Let's play.

  337. Post update

    Marcus North

    Ex-Australia batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "It's exciting times playing for England, they're playing a good brand of cricket - in the top order, Roy's done well, Taylor got that hundred and Alex Hales will be keen to make a contribution today or on Sunday to make sure he's part of the future."

  338. Post update

    The Australian opening batsmen stand and wait for England to slowly file out on to the pitch. David Willey is the last to reach the turf as he does some last-minute exercises which involve throwing a basketball hard into the ground below his feet.

    Joe Burns
  339. Post update

    I can hear Jerusalem. That can only mean one thing: we're going to have some cricket. Imminently. Get the office round of tea in now and you should be good for the rest of the day.

  340. Post update

  341. Post update

    Marcus North

    Ex-Australia batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "I'm surprised by the team because it doesn't give the Australians the best balance. The England spinners have played a big part. I can only see this wicket wearing. This is the team they have gone for so hopefully it will be good enough."

  342. Post update

    Michael Vaughan

    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "The pitch looks dry, I think spin will come into it quite early. I'm surprised Australia haven't picked two spinners given but they have a great opportunity of getting a big score and putting on scoreboard pressure. The Australian selectors have made some strange decisions all summer."

  343. Bad omens for Aussies

    Journalist Ali Martin on Twitter: "Last time Australia won the toss and batted at Headingley they were 88 all out."

  344. Join the debate at #bbccricket

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  345. Amazing Adil

    Adil Rashid has been one of England's best players in this series - if not the best - and he'll relish bowling on his home ground today where he has once again helped Yorkshire win the County Championship.

    He is England's leading wicket-taker in the ODIs against Australia, and he said: "When I came into this one-day series I had a clear mindset of what my role is in this team and what I'm looking to do.

    "It's a different set-up from when I first came in - a whole different environment. My mindset is a lot clearer, the coaches, the captain - the mindset of the team is a lot clearer.

    "And playing against the best batsmen in the world gives you confidence, especially if you're taking a few wickets as well."

  346. Post update

    Of course, the team batting first has won all three matches in the series so far. It would be good if the trend was bucked today.

  347. 'Steaming in'

  348. Post update

    What do we make of that then? England won't be too upset about bowling first in a match which is starting early (10:30 BST) at Headingley. There should be a bit of morning dew still around for the swing bowlers.

  349. Captain's view

    Australia captain Steve Smith: "The wicket looks dry, so it should be good to bat on first. I don't think it will turn as much. Mitchell Starc has had a big summer and it gives John Hastings a chance to come in and show what he's been doing all summer."

  350. Captain's view

    England captain Eoin Morgan: "I would have had a bat. It does look a bit dry but if we can restrict Australia to a makeable score it should be good to bat on this afternoon."

    On resting Finn: "He's had a huge workload this summer. We are trying to build a pool of players who we can call upon at any time so we need to give people opportunities."

  351. Line-ups

    Australia: Burns, Finch, Smith, Bailey, Maxwell, Wade, M Marsh, Stoinis, Hastings, Cummins, Pattinson.

    England: Hales, Roy, Taylor, Morgan, Stokes, Bairstow, Moeen, Willey, Rashid, Plunkett, Wood.

  352. Team news

    England bring in Mark Wood and David Willey for the rested Steven Finn and the injured Chris Woakes. For Australia, Marcus Stoinis and John Hastings replace Ashton Agar and the rested Mitchell Starc.

  353. Toss

    Australia win the toss and decide to bat first...

  354. Post update

    How is everyone? It's our last midweek international match of the English summer. Who's brought the cakes?

    First thing's first... The toss!

  355. Morning

    Eoin Morgan & Adil Rashid

    It's number 10 of 11 matches this summer: England v Australia.

    And yet it still offers plenty to excite. The one-day series is 2-1 with two to play.

    If England win today - at the home of the county champions - it's all to play for on Sunday.

    Over to you, Eoin and co...