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. Eng 294-7published at 103 overs

    Oh! Stuart Broad turns his first delivery straight towards Cameron Bancroft, who gets his hands down low and almost takes a super catch. The same things happen to the next ball, Broad opting to play the ball with his feet in mid-air.

  2. Postpublished at 00:32 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Dan Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    A hostile delivery from Pat Cummins, who has bowled really well in this match.

    Pat CumminsImage source, Getty Images
  3. Postpublished at 00:32 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    That's three wickets for Pat Cummins so far.

    Here's Stuart Broad. Three guesses where this is going to be...

  4. Postpublished at 00:32 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    That's just a peach of the delivery. It was a bit fuller than the deliveries Moeen was able to get under so he thought he should rock back and play it, but it got big on him late.

  5. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 102.4 overs

    Moeen c Paine b Cummins 30 (Eng 294-7)

    The short ball does for Moeen!

    Moeen ducked the first two that came his way from Pat Cummins but he got caught in two minds on this one. He leaned back, hands up to his face, and the ball takes the gloves and goes through to Tim Paine. Cummins celebrates in slightly muted fashion, but that was a fine delivery.

    Moeen AliImage source, PA
  6. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 00:27 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

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    Jack Gilmartin: Staying up was worth it just to see Australia drop those two absolute sitters.

  7. Eng 294-6published at 102 overs

    Nathan Lyon continues, three men around the bat, and Tom Curran gently pushes the ball away off the back foot for a single. Moeen does the same, and gets a polite round of applause from the England fans in the ground.

  8. get involved

    To me, to youpublished at 00:24 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

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    Matt Roberts: Nice of the Aussies quicks to do an impression of the Chuckle Brothers.

    Chuckle Brothers
  9. Eng 292-6published at 101 overs

    Moeen 29, Curran 22

    Pat Cummins resumes after drinks and Moeen takes on the short ball again. He pulls, but it's not convincing, the ball rising high in the air, but there's no fielder near enough to take the catch.

    He tries another uppish cut, right after Steve Smith has sent a man out to mid-wicket, but misses, before he creams a cover drive to pick up a couple.

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

    Oopsie.

    Hazlewood drops a sitterImage source, Getty Images
  11. Postpublished at 00:18 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    This could end quickly if Australia get another one soon. England just need to keep chipping away - keep Australia out there. 350 would be a very good first-innings score.

  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 00:17 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

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    Tim Penberthy-Hutchings: Pat Cummins: “Hey boys, this is the worst drop you’ll see all game” Josh Hazelwood: “Hold my beer...”

  13. drinks break

    Eng 288-6published at 100 overs

    Tom Curran pats out a maiden from Nathan Lyon. Australia manage not to drop any more catches.

    That'll be drinks, too.

  14. From the press boxpublished at 00:15 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

  15. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 00:14 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    #bbccricket

    Leo Smithson: There are very few more satisfying sights in sport than an Aussie dropping a catch.

  16. Eng 287-6published at 99 overs

    Luckily for Josh Hazlewood, that catch hasn't been shown repeatedly on the big screen for the past minute. And the England fans in the crowd definitely haven't let him know how funny that drop was.

    A couple of singles exchanged in that over but, really, England should be another two wickets down.

  17. Postpublished at 00:13 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Far too casual from Josh Hazlewood.

  18. Postpublished at 00:10 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Oh my! That was even easier than the one Pat Cummins managed to drop.

    That's one of the easiest catches I have ever seen dropped at Test level.

    Josh HazlewoodImage source, Ge
  19. dropped catch

    Moeen dropped on 23published at 98.1 overs

    Oh! Another drop! And that's dreadful!

    That is terrible from everyone. Moeen Ali has a swat at Pat Cummins first ball, sends it high up in the air and Josh Hazlewood, running around from mid-on, doesn't even get a hand to it. He's right underneath the ball and yet it goes straight through his hands, on to his chest and to the floor. That's a sitter.

    Moeen AliImage source, Gett
  20. Eng 284-6published at 98 overs

    Curran survives the rest of the over. England should be seven down.

    Pat Cummins is coming on to bowl and try and make amends...