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

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry, Jamie Lillywhite and Amy Lofthouse

  1. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    The skipper is having a chat with umpire Chris Gaffaney. It's a matter of time. I'd have at least one more over from Jack Leach.

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    I dont mean to go on, but why does Root think that he is a better wicket-taking option than someone who averages under 10 at this ground?

    Jamie (again)

  3. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I don't think it is going to be too much longer before they call it off.

  4. Drinks break

    Amazingly, with 15 overs left and this game meandering towards a draw, we're going to have a drinks break.

  5. Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    Lbw is on the cards if Head keeps playing back and it doesn't bounce.

  6. Aus 118-3

    Min 15 overs left

    Michael Holding has just described Joe Root's bowling as "right-arm optimistic." A hero.

  7. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Joe Root is probably thinking he will rest his seamers now. He is going to have a go from the Pavilion End and I think we are only two or three overs from them shaking hands.

  8. Aus 118-3

    Short and thrashed through backward point for Marnus Labuschagne! Only a superb dive by Jack Leach stops it racing away for four.

    Oh, that'll be four though! Travis Head hops back and carves four through the covers.

  9. Yep, the draw is lurking - Joe Root is bowling himself.

  10. Whoops.

  11. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Jack Leach has proved this week that England have to give him a run of games. He's not a Murali or Warne but England should give him a run to see if he can become that dependable holding bowler.

  12. Aus 111-3

    Min 16 overs left

    We're drifting towards handshake time, as Jack Leach whirls his way through another very tidy over.

    He's been such a good foil for the seamers in this match. He'll do well at Headingley.

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    Oliver Metcalfe: The only thing that I’m enjoying about this batting right now is that an anagram for Labuschagne is Chub Lasagne.

  14. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Whatever happens with Smith you'd have this kid in, surely? Labuschagne at three and Smith four.

  15. Aus 110-3

    Min 17 overs left

    A tidy, uneventful maiden from Ben Stokes.

    Mitch Starc is doing the drinks run! I'd forgotten he wasn't actually playing. Australia could have done with him this morning...

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    Lee Fergusson: That Jason Roy drop looks like our last chance.

  17. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    What I like about Archer is he is appealing from deep square leg for lbw. He's a genius this kid.

  18. Aus 110-3

    Min 18 overs left

    Down goes Labuschagne for the sweep but he misses, and there's a half-hearted yell for an lbw that pitched outside leg stump.

    Another sweep, another miss, another rap on the pad ends the over.

  19. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I don't know why Joe has changed the field, surely he doesn't think Australia can get this target.

  20. Aus 110-3

    Four! Lovely for Marnus Labuschagne, getting down early and sweeping Jack Leach into the vacant space in the deep.

    Leach's response is an absolute beaut that spits and bounces at the batsman, and Jonny Bairstow does well to take it at face-height.