Summary

  • Smith and Labuschagne take superb catches as England lose two quick wickets before close

  • Buttler (47) counters after England lose four wickets for 65 runs

  • Denly hits 94 before being caught at slip by Smith

  • Stokes - dropped on 7 by Smith - makes 67 in 127-run stand with Denly

  • Lyon takes three wickets as pitch begins to take turn

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

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

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry and Jack Skelton

  1. Nathan Lyon will continue from the other end. He has taken both wickets today.

  2. Eng 193-2

    Denly 82, Stokes 57

    No runs from the first over after tea. Ben Stokes isn't happy about something. He calls on the 12th man and sends him away with a message.

  3. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    I'm batting until lunch tomorrow...

  4. Sir Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    England should just bat the whole evening - get another 100 runs or so and think about getting Australia in tomorrow.

  5. Eng 193-2

    There will be no issue with the weather this evening. It's glorious. It's set fair for tomorrow too. There's no need for England to do anything out of the ordinary.

  6. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at The Oval

    Of all the people you expect to see coming out of the posh seats, Greg Rusedski is not one of them. Tim Henman, maybe. Rusedski, no.

  7. Peter Siddle will start us off.

  8. Eng 193-2

    Lead by 262

    The Aussies are in a huddle on the outfield. Do they need a bit of a kick up the backside? If England bat through this session then Australia's hopes will look bleak.

  9. The players re-emerge from the dressing rooms. All eyes on Joe Denly. He is 18 short of a first hundred for England.

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    In the event of a series draw it always seems very unfair for the holders of the Ashes to keep the urn. Couldn’t some kind of test match version of the ‘super over’ be considered...

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  12. Ben Stokes is having a remarkable summer. He deserves to be on the winning side in this Ashes series.

    He averages 64.06 across all formats since May. He offered one chance this afternoon but Steve Smith couldn't hold on.

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    Matt Banks: Really hope Denly gets his ton today just to see what form of 'just had a baby' celebration he goes for. Got to be the rock-a-bye-baby with his bat right?

  14. England didn't lose a wicket in that session. Bliss. Denly has played some lovely shots and a couple of scary ones.

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    James Matthews: All very well saying Denly doing well is papering over the cracks, but the truth is there are cracks and all we have is paper. Well played.

  16. We have a big Kent fan who works on a different desk here in the office. He's Joe Denly's number one fan. I think he's currently trying to distract himself with the football.

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

    Denly will be having a nervous cuppa and a cucumber sandwich.

  18. Thanks Jack.

    Joe Denly's tummy must be tied in knots at tea. He'll never get a better chance to score a Test century for England.

  19. Can England go wicketless through another session?

    Here is Matthew Henry to help you find out...

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

    Well played, England. The lead is ticking along nicely. It is a job well done in that session. There is still a bit more work to be done with the bat.

    Joe Denly (right) and Ben Stokes shake hands as they head off for tea not out during day three of the fifth test match at The Kia OvalPA Media