My hands are shaking after all that typing. There's something more dramatic about a game being under lights. It feels more cinematic. And the noise from the England fans, when Root and Malan were going about their business, was the perfect soundtrack. England are one run short of the halfway mark, and there's six wickets in hand, but Australia are still favourites. They've got time to sleep and regroup and come back stronger tomorrow.

Anonymous, London

That was properly gutsy from England. They built on what Anderson started last night. They toughed it out. Malan will be gutted to be out for 29 - he put on 78 with Root and he withstood a really hostile, accurate spell from Cummins right at the start of his innings - but he's given England the hint of a sniff of a chance.

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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

My money is still with Australia just because of the history. What England have done is given themselves a sniff. They have given everyone hope. There is a real air of positivity because of the way they have come back. Smith has to be thinking about 24 hours ago when he didn't enforce the follow-on. If he had the game would have been done and dusted.

Right, some numbers. England still trail by 178 runs. They've got six wickets in hand. It's still a mammoth ask. But Joe Root is still there, unbeaten on 67. It's set up for a corker of a day tomorrow.

David Kohn: This is like the best box set ever made. Twists and turns, ebbs and flows, constant drama. Finding it somewhat difficult to focus on my spreadsheet.

A picture that sums up the day. I haven't been that tense over a match in a long time.

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Chris Woakes, take a bow. Not only does he survive the final ball of the day, he clips it for three, and then runs off.

That, folks, is stumps. What a day. What a performance.

That's good, solid defence from Chris Woakes. And even better time delaying tactics as he comes down the pitch to do some gardening and chat with Joe Root. Taking inspiration from Nathan Lyon. Oh, what a ball! Swinging in, it's homing in on Woakes foot and he somehow gets the toe of the bat on it to muscle it away for two! That's outrageous from Cummins!

One ball to go...

Rob, Essex

Root is off strike to the first ball of the over, thanks to a slight slip in the field from Usman Khawaja. Best of luck, Chris. He blocks and then Cummins unleashes a beauty that just zips past the outside edge as Woakes gets squared up.

Seb Egan: My boss just asked me if I planned on doing any work this morning...

Joe Root is going to face an over from Pat Cummins. It feels terribly tense.

Joe Root gets off strike, sensibly, and Chris Woakes then takes his time marking his guard. He blocks his first ball, and then again.

James Knocks

Pat Cummins is such an exciting cricketer. That's twice he's done Dawid Malan for pace. Josh Hazlewood continues and Joe Root stays back, blocking and blocking again. Jeez, that's a superb short ball! Banged in, it rises quickly as Root ducks, and it just skims across the front of his face. Root is bent down and he backpedals furiously. I honestly don't know how that's not hit him.

Tim, Supply Teacher, Kent

A 91mph yorker greets Chris Woakes to the crease, and he jabs his bat on it and blocks the ball away. The Australian contingent of the crowd have woken up now.

Chris Woakes is in as nightwatchman. Good luck, Chris.

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

It's that man Cummins. He has bowled incredibly well. It goes straight through Malan.