Summary

  • Root 42*, Bairstow 17*

  • Two wickets for Lyon

  • Aus 649-7 dec - lead of 303

  • S Marsh 156, M Marsh 101

  • Moeen 2-170, Crane 1-193

  • Australia lead five-Test series 3-0

  • Day five starts at 23:30 GMT

  1. Eng 68-4published at 34 overs

    Jonny Bairstow plonks his bat down and turns the ball away from him to see out the over.

  2. Postpublished at 06:10 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2018

    I think that review was encouraged by Joe Root more than Dawid Malan - Malan suspected he was gone.

    Dawid MalanImage source, Getty Images
  3. How's stat?!published at 06:10 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2018

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    17 of Nathan Lyon's 19 wickets in this series have been left-handers.

  4. Postpublished at 06:09 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2018

    As it was umpire's call, England keep their review. Which is something, I suppose.

    Jonny Bairstow is the next man in.

  5. Postpublished at 06:09 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2018

    Vic Marks
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    That skidded on a bit from Lyon - Malan was slightly late on it.

  6. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 33.4 overs

    Malan lbw Lyon 5 (Eng 68-4)

    Umpire's call - Malan has to go!

    Dawid Malan looked done for as soon as he shuffled back to the delivery. He couldn't jab bat down on it in time, and it just looked out. That's another one for Lyon, and Malan trudges slowly off the field.

    Nathan LyonImage source, Gett
  7. Postpublished at 06:07 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2018

    There's no bat on that - it's struck him on the back leg, top of the pad...

  8. Postpublished at 06:07 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2018

    Vic Marks
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    He did get bat on it, but when? Bat-pad or pad-bat?

  9. England reviewpublished at 06:07 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2018

    Dawid Malan has been given out lbw!

    The umpire took a long time to decide. Malan wants a look...

  10. Postpublished at 06:05 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2018

    Still 19 overs left in the day. Nathan Lyon's about to fire through one of them.

  11. Postpublished at 06:05 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2018

    Dan Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    He was trapped on the back foot and Starc liked it. I wonder if Root got some bat on it?

  12. Eng 68-3published at 33 overs

    Trail by 235

    It's short, Joe Root ducks it fairly awkwardly, but he avoids getting hit. He's copped a few bruises this series, Root. The strike on the grille back in Brisbane sticks in my mind.

    Oh! That's so close! Starc strikes Root on the back leg, everyone goes up but the umpire doesn't so much as flicker. Starc turns to Smith and mouths "height" and Smith avoids using a review. He's right to, as well - it's bouncing over the stumps.

  13. Postpublished at 06:03 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2018

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport in Sydney

    For some reason, there are four security guards, one on each corner of the square, while Root is being treated. If they are there to stop intruders, they needn't bother. No one is going on to the pitch in this heat.

  14. Postpublished at 06:03 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2018

    Right, what's Starc going to do - yorker or bouncer?

  15. ouch!

    Postpublished at 06:02 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2018

    Joe Root has his glove balancing on three fingers but he's holding one out of the way at an awkward angle. He's had a couple of pain killers but I really don't like the look of that finger.

    He has a very ginger practice tap of the bat and mimes a drive. He's going to carry on.

    Joe RootImage source, Getty Images
  16. Postpublished at 06:00 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2018

    Dan Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    The physio is smiling. Joe Root isn't.

  17. ouch!

    Eng 68-3published at 32.3 overs

    Starc goes for the yorker but it's wide and Root jams his bat down on it.

    A short one next up but Root gets on top of it to hit the pull shot down. Ouch, that's actually whacked Root on the glove.

    The England captain drops his bat and the physio is coming out onto the field.

  18. Postpublished at 05:55 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2018

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    Malan has been a positive on this tour. He has shown some grit and determination and he has adapted his game from the T20 he plays domestically.

  19. Eng 68-3published at 32 overs

    Malan 5, Root 34

    Full from Nathan Lyon first up, and Joe Root turns his wrists to whip away a couple through mid-wicket. Another single is turned past Cameron Bancroft's toes.

    Another ball lands in those footholes and it spins and spits, but Dawid Malan draws his bat well out of the way and watches it safely into Tim Paine's gloves.

  20. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 05:52 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2018

    Text 81111

    I like Stoneman but he should be dropped, right? You get the feeling he will get another go in NZ but he has done no more than poor Michael Carberry 4 years ago...

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    Mark StonemanImage source, Getty Images