Summary

  • Buttler unbeaten with 64 at the close

  • England slump from 130-2 to 226-8

  • Root - dropped three times - is bowled by Cummins for 57 to bring about collapse

  • Four wickets for Marsh and two each for Cummins and Hazlewood

  • Australia - 2-1 up in series - have already retained Ashes

  • Australia won toss; 5th Test, day one, The Oval

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry and Jack Skelton

  1. Eng 157-3

    Jonny Bairstow tucks it through mid-wicket for a couple and that takes him to 4,000 Test runs.

  2. A break in play as Australia inquire about the state of the ball. Through the hoops it goes and no new cherry will be forthcoming.

    Now Jonny Bairstow wants a new bat.

    All good? Right. Play can resume...

  3. Shot!

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

    Jonny Bairstow needs a score. I can see his movement is a little better than it was at the start of the series, a little more control, and his hands are tighter and closer to his body. This is the perfect opportunity - you have to really capitalise as a middle-order player.

  5. Eng 152-3

    Jonny Bairstow driving at gently curling Mitch Marsh's outswingers may be testing the nerves of some England fans.

    He picks out a fielder twice but connects well last up and slices through a gap in front of point for four.

    He's got to be careful but he played that nicely, under his eyes.

  6. Eng 148-3

    Root 50, Bairstow 10

    Joe Root defends the rest of Peter Siddle's over.

  7. Amy Lofthouse
    BBC Sport at The Oval

    Good applause for Joe Root's half-century and he acknowledges it with a polite wave of the bat. He's not done yet.

  8. Talking of those three lives...

  9. Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Joe Root is 50-3! He's still there, though, and that's the main thing.

  10. 50 runs

    50 for Root

    Joe Root works off his pads for a couple to take him to 50 off 105 balls.

    Not the most fluent innings and he is extremely fortunate to still be there after those three drops.

    But can he cash in? Not many demons in the deck. If you were ever going to convert...

    Joe RootGetty Images

  11. Eng 146-3

    Root 48, Bairstow 10

    Joe Root taps a single and Jonny Bairstow can leave or defend the rest of Mitch Marsh's over.

  12. Get Involved

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    Why such negativity from everyone? Yes some poor shots but I think most of us would've bitten an arm off to be 145-3 at the start of the day! Frankly that's 100 more than we usually have at this point.

    Jess, London

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

    If England keep making mistakes, you could easily see them being 200-6. This wicket, to me, looks like a 350, 400 wicket. It is an absolute beauty.

  14. Ah, so perhaps Tim Paine just fancied being part of an obscure cricket stat down the line. A real legacy.

  15. How's stat?!

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    In 142 Tests at The Oval, only three teams have won the toss, bowled, and won the match.

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

    Peter Siddle looks like he's short of a gallop and a bit of buzz in the legs.

    Peter SiddleReuters

  17. Eng 145-3

    Jonny Bairstow would very much like to play his way back into the form by facing Peter Siddle as much as possible.

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

    Nice shot, but that's a terrible delivery from Siddle. It was short and sat up for Bairstow to give it a whack. Paine must be thinking now "why did I bowl - and why did I get rid of Mitchell Starc?"

  19. Eng 145-3

    Peter Siddle has changed ends. It's not going any better.

    Short and wide and Jonny Bairstow crashes it away square for four more.

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

    That was a floaty half-volley.