Summary

  • Rain ends play early

  • Stoneman falls for 18 in final session

  • Australia 442-8 dec: Marsh 126*

  • Paine 57, Khawaja 53; Overton 3-105

  • Play starts at 03:00 GMT on Monday

  • Australia lead 1-0 in five-match series

Live Reporting

Amy Lofthouse, Matthew Henry and Mandeep Sanghera

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    This is a make-or-break innings for Cook, who has been average for a long time. If he fails, we need to start to build for a future without him.

    Joe, Hampton Court

  2. The covers are coming off, which is a good sign, although there's still one or two umbrellas being hoisted up around the ground. I reckon about 15 minutes or so before we get back on...

  3. The rain isn't as heavy in Adelaide, although it's still coming down in a fairly steady stream. The tour group that were on top of one of the stands have also been escorted down. Presumably they're off for a nice warm drink.

  4. Alastair Cook is on 11, which is his best score of the series after he made 2 and 7 in Brisbane. James Vince, meanwhile, has yet to score. Mitch Starc's opening five overs have cost 13 runs, and he's taken the wicket of Stoneman in that time, while Josh Hazlewood has gone for 16 from his four.

  5. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    You feel Cook is the key to the whole of England's batting.

    Whenever he is out there, there is a calmness about the team. They desperately need his form and for him to be out there for long periods of time.

    Alastair CookEPA

  6. The big covers are coming on now. It looks a bit rank out there.

  7. From the press box

  8. Oh, there's a tour group on top of one of the stands, getting absolutely buffeted by the wind! Lovely weather for it. Oasis is blasting out across the ground as the groundstaff wrestle with the covers. It's pelting it down.

  9. rain stops play

    Rain stops play

    Eng 29-1

    Oh! Big appeal first up as Cook presses forward! There's a definite noise, which I thought was bat, but no, it's his pocket again. I'd be a terrible umpire.

    And now it's raining. That's come from nowhere. Cook and Vince go charging off the field, followed by Australia.

  10. There's 19 overs still for England to see their way through. Pat Cummins is coming on for a blast.

  11. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Australia are bowling so much fuller than England - almost half-volleys. You can afford to do that when you have got pace. When the bowling is 81 to 84mph, you are not worried about the short stuff.

  12. Eng 29-1

    Cook 11, Vince 1

    Mitch Starc goes for the yorker straight away to welcome James Vince to the crease, and Vince plays it well, jamming his bat down and the ball rolls safely towards third slip. Strac, broad chested, arms and legs pumping, comes in again and beats Vince with a delightful delivery. There's still that away movement from Starc, with Vince pressing forward and dangling his bat out. This is all in and around 90mph from Starc, which will be giving Tim Paine's fingers a real workout. Maiden.

  13. What have you missed?

    Shaun MarshGetty Images

    Just joining us? Are you an England fan? Maybe it's best if you don't read any further...

    After losing Peter Handscomb to the third ball of the day, it has been all Australia.

    Tim Paine made 57 and number nine Pat Cummins 44, sharing hefty stands with Shaun Marsh, who scored a brilliant unbeaten 126.

    By the time Australia declared on 442-8, England were well and truly on the ropes.

    That left them with 28 overs to bat in the most testing period, under lights. Mark Stoneman has already perished in the eight overs so far.

  14. Eng 29-1

    England have lost a review, as well as a wicket. James Vince is the next man in but he can lean on his bat as Alastair Cook, tongue stuck out, presses forward and defends. Josh Hazlewood please with Aleem Dar as Cook chases a leg side delivery, and there is a noise, the ball just brushed the pocket of Cook's trousers. Cook shows some good judgement as he leaves everything he can. The sky, meanwhile, has gone a gorgeous shade of purple over the tops of the Adelaide stands.

  15. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    The fact Starc is bowling so quickly, you could quite easily lose three or four quick wickets.

    Mitchell StarcGetty Images
  16. wicket

    WICKET

    Stoneman lbw Starc 18 (Eng 29-1)

    What do you know? Full and straight from Mitch Starc has done the trick.

    Mark Stoneman was very deep in his crease and, actually, it looked a little leg side at first glance. The replay shows it'd be smashing into leg stump. Stoneman is on his way as Australia celebrate.

    Mitchell StarcGetty Images

  17. Hmm. That looks out...

  18. England review

    Here we go! Mark Stoneman has been given out lbw. He's made the T sign, so we're going upstairs...

  19. Glenn McGrath
    Ex-Australia pace bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Starc won't have a long spell. While the ball is still hard you would want Nathan Lyon to have a bowl for the extra bounce it offers.

  20. Eng 28-0

    Shot! That's too straight from Josh Hazlewood and Alastair Cook cashes in, working it off his pads and into the boundary rope. Smith lets out an anguished yell, before another straight ball gets clipped away for one. Hazlewood admonishes himself as he wanders back to his mark, before Stoneman slices a wide ball away for four. That was in the air but it was safely over Khawaja's head.

    Another couple come for Stoneman in slightly edgier fashion, as he goes for a big cover drive and ends up getting a leading edge that races away.