Summary

  • Warner 56, Khawaja 91*, Smith 44*

  • Smith rides luck in stand of 107*

  • Eng 346: Root 83, Malan 62, Curran 39

  • Cummins 4-80, Hazlewood 2-65

  • Day three starts at 23:30 GMT

  • Australia lead 3-0 in five-Test series

  1. Lunch - Eng 346 all outpublished at 01:25 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Pat Cummins finishes with 4-80, while there's two apiece for Josh Hazlewood and Mitch Starc, and one for Nathan Lyon. England's last four wickets put on 95 runs.

    It's a better total than England would have expected to get this morning, but given the position they were in at one stage yesterday, they should really have got to 400. It's also time for lunch at the SCG.

  2. Postpublished at 01:24 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Some genuinely dozy tactics from Australia this morning, coupled with some poor catching, has allowed England's tail to properly wag for the first time in this series.

    There's some spin on offer from this pitch already. It'll be interesting to see how Mason Crane and Moeen go. It's still a very good day for batting, I reckon.

  3. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 112.3 overs

    Crane run out 4 (Eng 346)

    That, indeed, is out.

    Mason Crane was slow to set off and slow to turn around. It would have taken some dive to get back home there. England end their first innings on 346.

  4. Postpublished at 01:20 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Dan Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    A terrible piece of running and a total lack of communication.

  5. Umpire reviewpublished at 01:20 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Oh, that's it, folks! A mess of a run and Mitch Marsh runs out Mason Crane. We're going upstairs, but there's really no need to.

  6. Postpublished at 01:19 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Here's Pat Cummins, searching for his second Test five-wicket haul.

  7. How's stat?!published at 01:18 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    The last five wickets have all fallen on the fourth ball of the over.

  8. Eng 346-9published at 112 overs

    That was Nathan Lyon's first wicket in the match, which is unusual for this series. He bowls two dots to Mason Crane to round off the over.

  9. Postpublished at 01:17 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Well, that was entertaining while it lasted. It's given England a bit of a boost, too.

    Here's James Anderson.

  10. Postpublished at 01:16 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    A miscue from Stuart Broad, who went for a heave into the on side and Steve Smith makes no mistake. Useful runs though.

    Stuart BroadImage source, Getty Images
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    WICKETpublished at 111.4 overs

    Broad c Smith b Lyon 31 (Eng 346-9)

    The fun is over.

    Stuart Broad, two deliveries after playing a delightful slog, top edges another big strike against Nathan Lyon. The ball goes high in the air, Steve Smith backpedals and takes a good, two handed catch. An example to the rest of his team-mates, there.

    Steve SmithImage source, Reuters
  12. Postpublished at 01:13 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    It would have been a magnificent take by Bancroft if he'd hung on. It was almost behind him by the time he got his hand to it.

  13. Eng 342-8published at 111 overs

    Mason Crane - first-class average of 12.04, highest score of 29 - fends at a Pat Cummins short ball, but he manages to guide it just past Cameron Bancroft's outstretched hand and away for a single. That would have been a sterling catch if Bancroft had managed to cling on.

    According to the pitch map, 100% of the deliveries Stuart Broad has faced from a seamer has been short. He waits for the next one and tennis slaps it away for a single. Crane then draws some admiring noises from the crowd as he clips a couple nicely off his toes.

  14. Eng 339-8published at 110 overs

    Broad 28, Crane 1

    Stuart Broad gets down on one knee to Nathan Lyon and sweeps, and sweeps hard enough to get it over Cameron Bancroft's head and pick up another couple of runs. Lyon turns one past his outside edge in response.

  15. Postpublished at 01:05 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport in Sydney

    The Richies are in again. I'm pretty sure today is the day that former prime minister Bob Hawke will neck a beer in front of them. Watch this space.

    Stephan ShemiltImage source, Gett
  16. Eng 337-8published at 109 overs

    Mason Crane, on Test debut, walks to the crease - and gets off the mark to his first ball! It's shortish and he manages to push it through short leg for one.

    Stuart Broad then does his backing away and swishing thing, and picks up two for his troubles. Cummins currently has figures of 4-75.

  17. Postpublished at 01:03 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Ed Smith
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    That is the easiest catch you could imagine. The short ball finally brings some reward for Australia.

  18. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 108.4 overs

    Curran c Bancroft b Cummins 39 (Eng 335-8)

    A short ball finally does the trick for Australia, and it brings a thoroughly entertaining cameo from Tom Curran to an end.

    It's short, Curran hangs back and pops up a simple catch to Cameron Bancroft at short leg. A simple catch for him, and Curran departs, looking genuinely gutted. He gets a pat on the back from Stuart Broad.

    Tom CurranImage source, Getty Images
  19. Postpublished at 01:01 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport in Sydney

    This partnership is scoring at almost nine an over. Australia are getting carried away with the short stuff and, for some reason, bowling Mitchell Marsh. If the bumpers don't work, you go back to top of off, but by that time the batsman you're bowling to is in.

  20. Postpublished at 00:59 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    It's a tactic that's always baffled me when it comes to bowling at the tail. I also don't get why Mitch Marsh has just been brought on to bowl two overs of eminently hittable stuff.

    Pat Cummins is going to continue.