Summary

  • Denly falls for 4 in England reply

  • Australia 497-8 dec: Smith 211

  • Smith dropped by Archer on 65

  • Caught off Leach no-ball on 118

  • Labuschagne 67, Paine 58, Starc 54*

  • England drop three catches

  • Fourth Test, day two, Old Trafford

  • Five-match series level at 1-1

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 5 September 2019

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    Rob Meech: So Steve Smith has a weakness when reverse sweeping while in the 200s. Good to know

  2. How's stat?!published at 17:54 British Summer Time 5 September 2019

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    Since The Oval in 2015 in 12 innings Steve Smith has scored 1,419 runs at an average of 141.9. He has seven hundreds and three fifties with the only two failures in the day-night Test in Adelaide.

  3. get involved

    Players with crickety namespublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 5 September 2019

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    Sue Sadler: Greg Blewett. England surely have.

  4. Postpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 5 September 2019

    England haven't scored 400 in the first innings of a Test since December 2017. Just fyi.

  5. Postpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 5 September 2019

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I have seen Mitchell Starc do this before. It helps him get into the contest and helps his bowling.

    England know this Test match is now about batting long. They have got to get somewhere close to Australia or they are in trouble.

  6. drinks break

    Drinks breakpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 5 September 2019

    Let's use the drinks break to admire this unbelievable shot from Mitchell Starc.

  7. Aus 464-8published at 120 overs

    Starc 40, Lyon 10

    Mitch Starc is here for a fun time, not a long time.

    Hoick, hoick, hoick, and he picks up two boundaries for his troubles!

  8. Postpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 5 September 2019

    Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Root can't believe his lack of good fortune.

  9. Not outpublished at 119.3 overs

    As you were.

  10. Postpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 5 September 2019

    I mean, he's hit this. He's hit the cover off it.

  11. England reviewpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 5 September 2019

    This isn't out, but Joe Root is going to send it upstairs anyway. Because we've reached why not territory.

    It's an lbw shout against Mitchell Starc. Jonny Bairstow liked it more than Root.

  12. 6 runs

    Aus 453-8published at 119.2 overs

    Massive!

    Down goes Mitchell Starc and he hoicks Joe Root over deep mid-wicket and away for six.

  13. Postpublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 5 September 2019

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    That over from Jofra Archer was poor. He has been brought on to blow away the tail and it was 80mph powder-puff stuff. You have got to get it down with some sort of action on the ball.

  14. Postpublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 5 September 2019

    Travis Head is getting his whites on in the dressing room...

  15. Aus 447-8published at 119 overs

    Archer 24-3-81-0

    Nathan Lyon cuts again and this time it's fielded by the man at point.

  16. Aus 447-8published at 118.5 overs

    Shot!

    What a cut from Nathan Lyon! That'll be four.

  17. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 5 September 2019

    Text 81111

    Just reporting a fault with your wickets alert system. It just told me that Smith is out.

    Tattz in Harborne

  18. Aus 443-8published at 118.3 overs

    Well, Nathan Lyon knew nothing about that, but he's got four for his troubles!

    It's short from Jofra Archer, climbing on Lyon, and Lyon tucks his head in, closes his eyes and swings it over long-on for four.

  19. Postpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 5 September 2019

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    If it wasn't for that blow at Lord's then Australia would have retained the Ashes by now.

  20. Postpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 5 September 2019

    Jack Skelton
    BBC Sport at Old Trafford

    Smiths looks absolutely furious with himself. There's hunger for runs and then there's that.