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

  1. Eng 312-8published at 90.4 overs

    Another close fielder is coming in for the final two balls.

  2. Postpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 14 September 2019

    Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    That was pretty well played in the end. A nasty delivery.

  3. Eng 312-8published at 90.2 overs

    Australia haven't got Jack Leach hopping too often in this series but this did not look comfortable. He sticks his bat handle up in front of his face to protect himself from a bouncer.

    Make sure your fingers are safe, Jack.

    Jack Leach in actionImage source, Reuters
  4. Eng 312-8published at 90.1 overs

    Jofra Archer knows the deal. He tucks the first ball away and is now perched on his bat at the non-striker's end.

  5. Eng 311-8published at 90 overs

    Lead by 380

    Pat Cummins will bowl the final over of the day.

  6. Eng 311-8published at 89.4 overs

    Marnus Labuschagne dismissed Leach with his leggies at Old Trafford remember. So far so good for the England number 10.

  7. Postpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 14 September 2019

    Labuschagne is coming on for a bowl not long after this fine catch.

  8. Postpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 14 September 2019

    Amy Lofthouse
    BBC Sport at The Oval

    Entire Oval crowd singing "stand up if you love Jack Leach". Any fielder who stops one of his shots gets booed to high heaven. What a summer.

  9. Eng 311-8published at 89 overs

    Lead by 380

    At the start of the summer I'd have said you were absolutely crazy if you said the series would end with The Oval cheering runs to Jack Leach like this. He's a cult hero.

  10. Postpublished at 18:23 British Summer Time 14 September 2019

    Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Played it late, under his eyes and a flourish at the end. All against the number one fast bowler in the world.

  11. Eng 309-8published at 88.4 overs

    Lead by 378

    Jack Leach has just driven Pat Cummins for three through mid-on. Australia must be bemused by Leach. How does he keep doing it?

    Joe Root is smiling on the balcony. I'm not the best lip reader but I think that was "what a shot".

  12. Postpublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 14 September 2019

    How good was this?!

  13. Postpublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 14 September 2019

    Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    You can bowl short at Archer here but he's going to have the last laugh.

  14. Eng 306-8published at 88.2 overs

    The floodlights are on now and it is a little gloomy. Jofra Archer needs to make sure he doesn't break a finger on his bowling hand or something here.

    He'll have some bowling to do tomorrow.

    Archer wisely gets off strike.

  15. Postpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 14 September 2019

    Pat Cummins is coming back again to give Jofra Archer one last peppering.

  16. Eng 305-8published at 88 overs

    Archer 0, Leach 0

    You're being a little harsh there, Peter. They're 374 ahead!

    Leach blocks his first five balls.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 18:17 British Summer Time 14 September 2019

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    Peter Vernon: Are England throwing it away again?

  18. Postpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 14 September 2019

    We had just been saying that the Australia players looked tired. Fair play to them for those two brilliant catches.

  19. Eng 305-8published at 87.2 overs

    Of course Jack Leach just defends it back down the pitch.

  20. Postpublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 14 September 2019

    Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Leachy's here!