Summary

  • England chasing record 354 to win

  • Root 67*, Woakes 5*

  • Malan falls for 29 late on thrilling day

  • Root dropped on 56, overturns lbw on 32

  • Aus 138: Anderson 5-43, Woakes 4-36

  • England trail 1-0 in five-Test series

  • Play starts at 03:30 GMT on Wednesday

Live Reporting

Amy Lofthouse, Matthew Henry and Saj Chowdhury

  1. Hello! Ready for some more cricket? Yesterday evening was fun, and yet frustrating. It offered a hint of what England could have done had they bowled properly three days ago. They'll need an almighty performance with the bat to get anywhere near whatever target Australia set today. Australia will be looking to keep England out there, make the most of the good batting conditions this morning, and then induce another batting collapse in the visitors.

  2. The good news: Australia are 53-4.

    The bad news: they've already got a 268-run lead.

    England need to learn from their first-innings mistakes, and quickly, to stop the Ashes slipping out of their grasp.

    .AFP