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 246-8

    We've now reached the scheduled close and there are still 15 overs left. The over-rate has been rubbish.

    One to Leach gives Buttler three balls to cause some damage in this over.

    Jack LeachReuters

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  3. Eng 245-8

    This is bizarre. England turn down the chance for Leach to take a single on the fifth ball to try and get Buttler on strike for the next over but then Leach does run through on the final ball.

    Leach is laughing. I think he thought that was two but he's hogging the strike at the moment which is not quite what England will want.

  4. Eng 244-8

    Jack Leach and short leg Matthew Wade are having a friendly chat between balls. Leach is still holding firm.

  5. Josh Hazlewood is good. Very, very good.

  6. Amy Lofthouse
    BBC Sport at The Oval

    One of the reasons Australia picked Mitchell Marsh was to lighten the workload on Pat Cummins who, by all accounts, was tiring out by the end of the fourth Test. That same Pat Cummins is currently completing Mitchell Marsh's 15th over after the all-rounder pulled up with what looked to be a tight hamstring. Not ideal.

  7. Eng 244-8

    Pat Cummins bowls two bouncers and Jos Buttler can't get his single. Jack Leach will be on strike for the next over.

  8. Eng 244-8

    Jack Leach is getting into line and defending again, like we have seen him do bravely throughout this series.

    Buttler gets onto strike but there's only two balls left in the over. The field spreads.

  9. This was BIG.

  10. He did bowl a long spell after tea to be fair to Marsh. He's gone off the field. Pat Cummins will finish the over.

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

    Mitch Marsh has gone here. Get him a glass water with plenty of salts in. He's got big hammies.

  12. ouch!

    Eng 243-8

    Marsh tries to come in again but aborts when he gets to the crease.

    He's smiling so I think it's only cramp rather than anything worse. Mitchell Starc runs on with one of those energy gels.

  13. How's stat?!

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    When batting with numbers 10 or 11 at the other end in Test cricket, Jos Buttler has scored 287 runs at an average of 57.4 and with a strike rate of over 84.

    Jos ButtlerReuters

  14. Marsh has either got cramp or he has gone in the hamstring. He is stretching out after one ball in the over.

  15. Mitchell Marsh is back to try and clinch that first five-wicket haul.

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    The Supreme Meme: Buttler has actually played himself back into contention here. Give him the gloves and bring in another specialist batsman.

  17. Eng 243-8

    England haven't got that right. Jack Leach is on strike for the fifth ball and takes a single. Jos Buttler then fails to keep the strike on the final ball.

    The crowd has woken up from its miserable slump again.

  18. Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    The boom boom baby show is on late in the day here.

  19. Eng 241-8

    This is English Test cricket everyone. Jos Buttler is now trying to ramp Josh Hazlewood to fine leg.

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

    Buttler has played a lot better in the last two Tests, suggesting he could bat higher up the order. But he's got to do it more consistently.