Summary

  • S Marsh 98*, M Marsh 63*

  • Khawaja 171 - Crane's first Test wicket

  • England take two wickets in day

  • M Marsh overturns lbw on 55

  • Khawaja adds 188 with Smith (83)

  • Day five starts at 23:30 GMT

  • Australia lead five-match series 3-0

  1. Postpublished at 03:35 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2018

    Root withdraws himself from the attack. Here returns Moeen...

  2. Postpublished at 03:34 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2018

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport in Sydney

    Quite a view of Sydney from the back of the Noble Stand.

    SydneyImage source, BBC Sport
  3. From the press boxpublished at 03:33 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2018

    .Image source, Twitter
  4. Aus 330-3published at 118 overs

    Trail by 16

    England don't turn to Cook's ropey dobbers yet - Tom Curran will continue.

    Shaun Marsh tucks it square for a couple, then sees a on drive well stopped by a diving Stuart Broad, who keeps it to one.

  5. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 03:30 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2018

    #bbccricket

    Masala Sabe Bien: Time to bring on the devious middle-pacers of Alastair Cook...

  6. 'No-ball decision was a joke'published at 03:30 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2018

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    The Mason Crane no-ball decision was a joke. When his foot touched down, if you draw an imaginary line, there was 2-3mm behind the line. The third umpire took one cursory look at it and decided it was a no-ball. A joke of a decision.

  7. Aus 327-3published at 117 overs

    Khawaja 156, S Marsh 27

    Joe Root shrugs off the disappointment of being denied his 18th Test wicket to send down another tidy over, just a couple of singles off it.

  8. Postpublished at 03:28 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2018

    Here is that wicket that wasn't - Shaun Marsh clearly didn't hit it.

    Not sure why he needed even a brief conference to decide whether to review it.

  9. Postpublished at 03:27 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2018

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    That's a terrible bit of fielding. The ball had stopped rolling before he started his slide.

  10. Aus 325-3published at 116 overs

    Trail by 21

    Marsh flicks Curran round the corner and substitute fielder Ben Foakes is after it...

    ...and his slide carries the ball into the rope.

    That's also the fifty partnership for Khawaja and Marsh. Not the best five minutes for England.

  11. Aus 321-3published at 115 overs

    It was indeed a delicious ball from Root, spinning away and past the outside edge. Crucially, it was very much past the outside edge and not via it into Bairstow's gloves.

  12. Postpublished at 03:22 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2018

    Dan Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    England's day gets worse.

  13. Postpublished at 03:22 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2018

    Vic Marks
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    It was a lovely ball from Root - it just turned too much.

  14. Not outpublished at 03:22 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2018

    There must have been a noise to convince umpire Dharmasena into giving that out.

    Because there is nothing on Hot Spot or snicko to suggest it got anywhere really near Marsh's bat.

    The third umpire duly overturns the decision.

  15. Postpublished at 03:21 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2018

    Dan Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Unless it's flicked a bit of glove I can't see how that's out.

  16. Postpublished at 03:21 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2018

    Erm, there looks to be daylight between bat and ball...

    Shaun MarshImage source, EPA
  17. Postpublished at 03:21 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2018

    Vic Marks
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Well, it's not a no-ball...

  18. Australia reviewpublished at 114.3 overs

    Root gets one past Marsh's prod. Oh has the Aussie hit it?

    Baristow and Root go up and it's given! Marsh reviews...

    Joe RootImage source, EPA
  19. Aus 320-3published at 114 overs

    Trail by 26

    Just one slip and a gully in for Curran as he's driven away through the covers by Marsh - but the connection is too good and runs straight to the man in the deep, meaning no run is available.

    Curran then sends down a change-up and Marsh wafts over the top of it.

    A wide one to finish and Marsh does cut it away square for one.

  20. Postpublished at 03:15 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2018

    Vic Marks
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    It means we're having a dull day's play - carry on!