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. Eng 20-0

    Burns 8, Denly 7

    Joe Denly is beaten by the best ball of the morning so far. It jumps a little off a length and goes past the outside edge.

    England's Joe DenlyReuters

  2. People are entitled to their opinions! I think people have good reason to be cautious after watching England bat in the last few years.

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    Mark Taylor: Why do you keep posting these negative tweets? Your reply was "Stay positive Frank". Why post it in the first place. Crazy.

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

    I know it's early days but it looks like the pace has gone out of the pitch. This might be the best day to bat.

  5. Eng 20-0

    Lead by 89

    A man of many talents is Jof. He does bowl left-arm seam and left-arm before play. I watched him closely doing it at Headingley. He'd get plenty of club players out bowling with his left arm. He might get a few in county cricket too.

    Jofra Archer bowls left-arm during practice at HeadingleyGetty Images

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    I think I've just seen Jofra Archer signing autographs left-handed. He's left-handed?! What?!

    David, Winchester

  7. Eng 20-0

    That last shot was lovely but Joe Denly gets hit a lot for a top order batsman. Cummins clunks one into his ribs. Denly very rarely shows pain. He's tough.

  8. This wasn't a bad way to start the morning...

  9. Eng 19-0

    Burns 8, Denly 7

    Rory Burns will know this ground better than anyone else in the England team. He captains Surrey here of course. The opener climbs into a wide delivery from Hazlewood at the end of the over, slashing it over gully for four.

    It was in the air but no danger of a catch. A gift from Hazlewood.

    England's Rory Burns in actionReuters

  10. Stay positive, Frank!

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    Frank: Perfect weather. Full house. Great in-game situation. All set up for a classic 108 all out for England!

  12. Eng 15-0

    Rory Burns had a good working over last night. He was hit nastily on the shoulder and the grille. Hazlewood bowls one short-ish here but it is down the leg side. There's half an appeal for caught behind but it seems the ball flicked hip not glove.

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

    If these two can put on a 50-run opening partnership, it'll give England the energy and momentum.

  14. It's no surprise that Josh Hazlewood will start from the other end.

  15. Amy Lofthouse
    BBC Sport at The Oval

    My favourite thing about this summer has been the amount of kids I’ve seen at all the matches, and how giddy they get as they walk to the grounds. That feeling of going to an England Test match for the first time can’t ever be replicated.

  16. Eng 15-0

    Lead by 84

    Marcus Harris isn't on the field this morning. The suspicion is that he's injured his finger/hand when dropping Denly last night. Cameron Bancroft is on in his place.

    The first over is a promising one for England. Six from it.

  17. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    This is a very confident start.

  18. Eng 15-0

    There's no need for Jack Leach with Joe Denly batting like this! A lovely drive for four.

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    David Bracey: Jack Leach hasn’t played a stupid shot all series. What does a guy have to do to get an opener's slot?

    Convert his 92s into centuries?

  20. Eng 11-0

    Burns 4, Denly 3

    Joe Denly gets a nice easy flick off the pads to begin the day. That'll make him feel a bit better already.