Summary

  • Denly dropped at fourth slip by Harris in final over of the day

  • Archer takes 6-62 as Australia bowled out for 225

  • Burns takes brilliant catch to remove last man Siddle

  • Smith - dropped at slip on 66 - top scores with 80

  • Curran earlier took two wickets in two balls

  • England bowled out for 294 - Buttler 70, Marsh 5-46

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

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

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry

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    Callum Gaunt: Expecting a daddy century from Denly now.

  2. ouch!

    Eng 4-0

    That has hit Burns hard on the shoulder. The ball loops over Tim Paine and runs away for four leg byes.

  3. Eng 0-0

    The first ball from Cummins almost tickles Rory Burns' chest as he lifts his gloves to leave. Brisk.

  4. Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    It would be fitting it it ended in a tie.

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

    This could be another belter of a Test match, Jim.

  6. All these two have to worry about at the moment is getting through to the close. Rory Burns is going to take the first ball in the shade. Pat Cummins will run in from the late-summer sunshine.

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

    England's first target will be 200 - I think 270 will be too many for Australia to chase on this pitch.

  8. 20 minutes of forward defence would go down perfectly at The Oval. Here come Joe Denly and Rory Burns.

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    Bowser: 22-3 incoming.

  10. This was a fine ball from Archer to dismiss Nathan Lyon. Standby for Burns' catch...

  11. Amy Lofthouse
    BBC Sport at The Oval

    Seems a bit unfair on Rory Burns - his reward for taking a screamer of a catch will be to bat against Pat Cummins in the fading London light.

  12. England will have 20 minutes to bat this evening.

    Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood to bowl.

    Definition of tricky spell to negotiate before the close.

  13. Jofra Archer finished with six wickets but a word for Sam Curran.

    He swung the game in England's favour with a brilliant spell after tea.

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

    England were a bit flat before tea but must've had something excellent to eat at the interval.

  15. The replays show that Root 'drop' of Hazlewood actually came off the grille so it wasn't a drop after all. It gave Rory Burns the chance to pull off a blinder.

  16. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    England have pulled themselves out of the fire after the disappointment of their batting yesterday. They are ahead in the game, thanks in main part to Jofra Archer.

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

    Shades of Ben Stokes at Trent Bridge in 2015 with that catch.

  18. Jofra Archer waves the ball to the crowd on the way off. He finishes with 6-62.

    Australia are bowled out for 225. That's 69 runs behind England's score.

    Jofra Archer celebrates at the end of the first innings during day two of the fifth test match at The OvalPA Media

  19. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    That is a lovely way to end the innings and stride off to get your pads on.

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

    WHAT A CATCH!

    England's Rory Burns celebrates with teammates Sam Curran and Ben Stokes after taking a catch to dismiss Australia's Peter SiddlReuters