Chris Bamford: This Aussie bowling is exactly what England used to do against tails a few years ago. Often cost them runs and momentum too. Bowling at the stumps against players likely to miss it is usually the best approach.

Ed Smith
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

Can you count that as a drop? That was fiercely struck.

Eng 334-7published at 108 overs

108 overs

Lovely work from Stuart Broad, dropping his wrists and turning Nathan Lyon into the covers for a single.

Oh! And then Tom Curran crashes a delivery right into Lyon's ankle! I bet that hurt. Lyon hops his way back to his mark. The ball actually bounced off Lyon's ankle and up towards his hand, but he'd have needed better reactions than Superman to take that.

I get why Australia would go short ball heavy with Broad - really, I do - but surely you shouldn't be trying it every single ball?

Here's Nathan Lyon, in place of Mitch Marsh.

Pat Cummins goes short again and Stuart Broad, somehow, hustles it away for a single. Tom Curran backs to square leg too and swishes, but doesn't' get anything on it, and a fine leap from Tim Paine stops four byes.

11 from that over!

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

I don't mind the short ball but every ball is short at the moment so Stuart Broad is sitting back and waiting for it. They are banking on him hitting one straight up in the air, but he got 56 before that happened at Melbourne.

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Eng 330-7published at 106.3 overs

106.3 overs

Four! Now it's Stuart Broad's turn to crack Pat Cummins through square leg and away to the boundary.

And now six! Broad steps away to square leg, moves away a bit more, and absolutely leathers the ball past the fielder on the ropes and into the stands. This is, quite honestly, dopey from Australia.

Ed Smith
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

These are bad tactics from Mitchell Marsh. He's not express pace and he's just banging it down on an in-between length.

Mitch Starc is on the field, currently stalking around at fine leg. I wonder if we'll be seeing him soon. That's four from Tom Curran, and it's the best of the lot! Another controlled pull and the ball skims across the outfield and away to the ropes.

Just the ten runs from that over.

Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician

Of all England cricketers to score over 2,000 runs, Stuart Broad has the fourth highest percentage of runs scored as sixes.

The three above him are Andrew Flintoff, Ben Stokes and Ian Botham.

He's also 17th overall in Test history - New Zealand's Chris Cairns is top.

Is there a reason Mitch Marsh is bowling to the tail? Because Tom Curran has just thudded him for four.

It's short from Marsh but there's no pace on it, and it's easy for Curran to swing his arms and crack him for four. Marsh cracks Curran on the hip in response as he swings after another short ball that barely rises. Curran then scampers through for a single.

Ed Smith
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

Stuart Broad played that hook shot like Ian Botham at Headingley in 1981. Head down, not really looking at the ball, but the contact was sweet.

Eng 310-7published at 105 overs

105 overs

It's short, Stuart Broad plays a half pull, half cut that sends the ball spooning high into the air and in front of Mitch Marsh, who is quite square of the wicket.

Cummins gets Broad jumping around, banging the ball in hard, but that's six! I'm not entirely sure he meant that - he had his head tucked in like a tortoise going into its shell - but he's got enough bat on it to clear the ropes!

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

Stuart Broad just ducked a short ball with two feet off the ground.

Here's Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad...

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport in Sydney

When you know its going up your nose. No one in front of square on the off side.

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Stuart Broad settles down to face his first ball, Mitch Marsh runs in - and Broad pulls out at the last second! It seems he's got something in his eye. The crowd boo appropriately.

He has half a fiddle at a short, relatively non-threatening ball from Marsh, but he gets off the mark with a waft that brings up England's 300.

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

I think there will be a flurry of wickets at some point on this pitch. If a spinner can find some turn and get something going then wickets could fall quickly.

Mitch Marsh is on in place of Nathan Lyon. Ooh, and Tom Curran edges his first ball for four! He goes after a wide delivery with hard hands, and gets enough bat on it to push the ball past the slips and away for four.

Another fine pull brings about a single, and means Stuart Broad has three balls to face.

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

I adore watching Stuart Broad bat. The ball can end up anywhere around the ground.