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. Postpublished at 04:03 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    It's that in-between length for a batsman. It's the first one that's done anything off the seam.

    David WarnerImage source, Gett
  2. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 31.4 overs

    Warner c Bairstow b Anderson 56 (Aus 86-2)

    Out of nowhere! Anderson produces a top delivery and Warner edges it behind.

    It was angled across and caught Warner in two minds, the opener finally just prodding at it indecisively and getting a thin edge that went low to Bairstow, who crouches to complete the catch.

    Huge wicket for England. Warner was looking in ominous touch there.

    James AndersonImage source, Getty Images
  3. How's stat?!published at 03:59 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    David Warner has made a century in his last three Tests at the SCG. His 101 against India in 2015 was followed by an unbeaten 122 against West Indies a year later. He also made 113 against Pakistan in January last year.

  4. Postpublished at 03:59 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Khawaja doesn't look the most convincing against off-spin.

  5. Aus 84-1published at 31 overs

    Khawaja tries to flay Moeen and just gets it past the diving Alastair Cook, who is in close on the drive. That would have been one of the great catches had Cook pulled it off. No run though with a man covering behind.

    Moeen still fancies he can get Khawaja, who is still showing some nervy touches to the off-spinner. He survives another over for now though. A maiden for Moeen.

  6. How's stat?!published at 03:57 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    Joe Root has taken 17 Test wickets 46.82. Michael Vaughan took six at 93.5.

  7. Aus 84-1published at 30 overs

    Warner 54, Khawaja 29

    The first play and miss for a while as Anderson - bowling over the wicket still, perhaps to create footholes for the spinners - draws Warner into a loose drive.

  8. Postpublished at 03:54 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Oh, come on. I think I spun it more. He lands it more consistently than I did.

    Michael VaughanImage source, Getty Images
  9. Postpublished at 03:53 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Who is the better bowler - you or Joe? You'll always have Sachin Tendulkar!

  10. Aus 83-1published at 03:53 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Trail by 263

    Moeen drops short and Warner slashes it away tremendously for four. Better from Moeen in response, four balls on the right spot.

    Will Joe Root consider giving himself a bowl? He got Warner out at Melbourne...

    David WarnerImage source, Getty Images
  11. Warner 50* - where he scored his runspublished at 03:50 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    89 balls, 5 fours

    David WarnerImage source, Opta
  12. drinks break

    Aus 79-1published at 03:49 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Drinks are out on the field as England have successfully shown the ball is out of shape.

    The tourists are getting another one of comparable age. Can it spark something?

  13. Postpublished at 03:48 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I wonder if Australia would ever consider Khawaja to open the batting. I think he's opened twice in his Test career but it was by default, because of an injury. He got 100 against South Africa in the day-night Test at Adelaide.

  14. Aus 79-1published at 28 overs

    Trail by 267

    Khawaja can't work Anderson away off the rest of the over.

  15. How's stat?!published at 03:46 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    David Warner's fifty came from 89 balls in 106 minutes, with five fours. It's the fourth time he's got to 50 in the series.

  16. 50 runs

    50 for Warnerpublished at 27.2 overs

    Anderson back into the attack and drifting onto Warner's pads - the Aussie opener duly flicks it away square and runs through for a single to bring up his fifty.

    That's his 27th fifty in 71 Tests, with 21 hundreds.

    He's looked completely unruffled on a very good SCG pitch. Troubling signs for England.

    David WarnerImage source, Getty Images
  17. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 03:44 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    #bbccricket

    Paul Jarah: But Australia are supposed to play their first Canberra Test very soon - against Sri Lanka. You’re welcome too.

  18. Aus 78-1published at 27 overs

    Ball tracking shows it was umpire's call on impact and umpire's call on whether it was hitting so that decision would not have been overturned on review.

  19. Postpublished at 03:43 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Dan Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    That looked quite good to me. Moeen really did like it - he's not usually one to appeal frivolously.

  20. Aus 78-1published at 26.3 overs

    Moeen tosses it up full and Warner batters it through the covers for four. Another slice square is stopped this time and Warner just gets one to take him to 49.

    Moeen then gets one through Khawaja's sweep shot and into the pads. Big appeal. Given not out.

    A long discussion about a review but England decide against it.