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 11:51 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Mark Ramprakash
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    England are capable of getting 220, you'd like to think one of Stokes and Buttler are capable of a big score. Lyon's performance will play a part.

  2. Postpublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    England could be all out before lunch.

  3. Postpublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Lunch will be taken at 13:30 BST so it's a session of an hour and 20 minutes to begin.

  4. Postpublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Mark Ramprakash
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    Er, I think Goochy used to say it actually took 10 balls to win...

  5. Postpublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    The best way for England to win this is to be bowled out. Goochy used to say it only takes nine balls to win...

  6. How's stat?!published at 11:45 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    We've lost 40 minutes - so it should be 88 overs for the day.

  7. Play to start at 12:10 BSTpublished at 11:44 British Summer Time 18 August 2019
    Breaking

    Inspection done.

    Play will begin at 12:10 BST in around 25 minutes time.

  8. Postpublished at 11:43 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Mine is probably still in the post...

  9. Postpublished at 11:41 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Mitchell Johnson
    Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    I've just been given an honorary life membership of the MCC. I feel so honoured.

  10. Postpublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Lets hope they can get on the field soon. This was all set up to be a brilliant final day and the rain is spoiling it.

    The inspection is imminent.

  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    #bbccricket

    Ben: I have friends who were never bothered about cricket talking about this match. That must be the World Cup effect. A good last day here will only build on that momentum. Come on England!

  12. Postpublished at 11:39 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Mark Ramprakash
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    What was England's preparation? A game against Ireland and then you're in to a five match, back-to-back series. In my time, you'd have a run of first-class games in between. Rory Burns has had that opportunity because he played some first-class cricket during the World Cup.

    I have sympathy for the likes of Jos Buttler - we're asking them to completely change their rhythm and mindset, to a degree, to come to Test cricket. It's hard to switch it on and off after that period of prolonged one-day cricket.

  13. Postpublished at 11:39 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Yeah that wasn't our best typo...

    Not intentional I promise!

  14. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 11:38 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    #bbccricket

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  15. Postpublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Mark Ramprakash
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    There is a certain amount of walking on eggshells because the relationship is so important - you don't want to lose the player. A lot of our job as a batting coach is to try and take the pressure off. I let them settle after a dismissal - Tuffers knows that, through my experience, I liked a little bit of time to settle after I was out! Often a player would drift over my way at some point.

  16. Postpublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    When I played a little bit of one-day cricket, I didn't necessarily change the way I bowled from red-ball cricket. I took that style of bowling into the one-day game. It's difficult to completely swap your mindset: to do one style on a Tuesday and then another on a Wednesday.

  17. Postpublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Mark Ramprakash
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    Primarily, a batting coach is there to build a trusting relationship with the player, where you can have open and honest conversations. You want to talk about the challenges the opposition would present and we would do specific stuff from a certain angle, for example, to replicate that. The training, I think, should have a variety to it.

  18. Pitch inspection at 11:40published at 11:35 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    There's going to be an inspection at 11:40 BST. Hopefully we'll start some time soon after that but there was a fair bit of rain this morning that'll need clearing up.

  19. Postpublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    The sun is fully out. The covers are being removed like a bed having the sheets changed. Cricket will break out soon.

  20. Postpublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 18 August 2019

    Mark Ramprakash
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    There is a level of inconsistency because some batsmen come out and want to play aggressive, regardless of the situation.