Summary

  • Second Ashes Test drawn at Lord's

  • Australia survive tense final hour

  • Archer 3-32, Leach 3-37

  • Concussion sub Labuschagne 59

  • Head 42* - dropped on 22 by Roy

  • England 258-5 dec: Stokes 115*

  • 10 overs lost after morning rain

  • Australia lead 1-0 in five-Test series

  1. Postpublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Ben Stokes is fuming about that dropped catch.

  2. Postpublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    It's been an excellent cricket pitch, we have just been unlucky with the weather. There has been a bit in it for the spinner, the seamers, you can bat on it - if you can bat. Lower scoring games are brilliant because every run and every wicket is important.

  3. How's stat?!published at 18:06 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    That first four also brought up the fifty partnership off 87 balls.

  4. Aus 104-3published at 29 overs

    Min 19 overs left

    Ben Stokes gives Travis Head a filthy glare as he goes for an extravagant back foot drive and misses, but he nails his next attempt. Four!

    Oh! That's a horrible ball from Stokes. It looked above waist-height and Head can't believe it's not been called.

  5. Aus 100-3published at 28.3 overs

    To add insult to injury, Joe Denly throws himself over the ball, rather than on it, and Travis Head picks up four through square.

    Ouch.

  6. Postpublished at 18:04 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    It's not been a great week for Roy. He's saying he didn't pick it up. It was a perfect height, he didn't have to move a great deal.

  7. dropped catch

    Head dropped on 22published at 28.1 overs

    OH!

    Jason Roy has had better weeks. This is a dolly, Travis Head offering up an outside edge that flies to Roy at second slip. It goes straight into Roy's hands, rebounds into his chest, and it flops to the floor.

  8. Postpublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    In the context of the series this is a very important innings from Labuschagne because we are not sure about Smith's fitness.

  9. Postpublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Labuschagne has shown a lot of courage and good technique.

  10. Aus 96-3published at 28 overs

    Min 20 overs left

    Two slips, a silly point and a short leg lurk as Marnus Labuschagne prods and pokes his way through this Jack Leach over.

    Now that's a good ball! Turn and bounce as Labuschagne fiddles outside his off stump, and Leach almost traps him lbw with the final ball as he goes back onto his stumps.

  11. Postpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Jack Leach is back into the attack.

  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    #bbccricket

    Tom McQuillin: Edgbaston Day 5: England collapse. Lord's Day 5: Australia look likely to not collapse. That is currently the difference between these two teams.

  13. Postpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    England had that initial burst with Archer and they really sensed something but it's just a little flat out there now.

  14. Aus 96-3published at 27 overs

    Min 21 overs left

    Full from Ben Stokes and Travis Head, trying to shovel the ball off his pads, misses, but it's trailing down leg side.

    And that'll be four more! Soft hands from Head and he gets a lovely four through backward point.

  15. Aus 92-3published at 26.1 overs

    Ah.

    Absolute nonsense first up from Stokes - short and wide, and Travis Head cashes in with a crashing drive through mid-wicket for four.

  16. Postpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Well then. You feel as though if something is going to happen, it'll be now, as Ben Stokes enters the attack.

  17. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

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    Regarding the exotic piece of picknicking kit, I think it's a portable dehumidifier for Steve Smith's batting gloves.

    Geraint, Swansea

  18. Postpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    There has not been a slip catch taken at first or second slip in this match which must be a rarity in England.

  19. Aus 88-3published at 26 overs

    Min 22 overs left

    Hello! Marnus Labuschagne is squared up again, hanging on the back foot, and a leading edge goes on the bounce to the slip cordon.

    Shot! Short, wide, dispatched to third man for another lovely four by Labuschagne. Lovely stuff. Maybe England just can't get a number four batsman out, no matter who it is.

  20. Postpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    Just a gamble that, with two reviews left and overs running out.