And now four byes...

If the Sri Lankan wheels aren't off, then they're definitely loose.

An overthrow!

Dan Lawrence comes down the pitch, misses, has to dive back as the fielder at short leg throws the ball back, and he's aware enough to heed Joe Root's call and come through for a single.

Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special

In the last half an hour the Sri Lanka body language and bowling has really gone off a cliff.

Joe Root moves to 95 with a streaky inside edge...

...oh, it was a no ball. Not having a spinner bowling a front foot no ball. You're only walking in!

A loosener from Embuldeniya, full, on the pads, and Joe Root merrily sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for four.

That takes him into the nineties...

That six from Lawrence should count for double because he held his pose for an excessively long time and it looked superb.

He absolutely mullers a ball when he wants to. This time he moves across his stumps and sweeps a full delivery from Dilruwan Perera away for four.

That's the fifty partnership up for this pair in what feels like no time at all.

Eng 183-3published at 57 overs

57 overs

Dan Lawrence!

After seeing out five dot balls, Lawrence gets down on one knee and absolutely thumps a big 'un over mid-wicket off Embuldeniya. Terrific.

Australia are enjoying the better of the first day in the winner-takes-all final Test against India in Brisbane.

Marnus Labuschagne punished two dropped catches - on 37 and 48 - to make a fine 108 and Matthew Wade scored 45 as the hosts recovered from 17-2 and 87-3.

They are currently 236-5 in the final session at the Gabba, with Cameron Green and captain Tim Paine unbeaten on 19 and nine respectively.

India, already decimated by injuries, lost seamer Navdeep Saini to a leg injury in his eighth over.

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Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special

He's looking very comfortable at the moment.

Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England women's batter on BBC Test Match Special

I'm very excited to see Lawrence, a new talent. He looks like he's got an organised game so far.

Four!

A gallumphing drive from Dan Lawrence, timed to perfection, and the ball flies through extra cover and into the ropes. These two are approaching a 50 partnership in next to no time.

Ugly cricket from everyone.

Asitha Fernando spears a delivery way down the leg side, Dan Lawrence tries to hit it, for some inexplicable reason, and Niroshan Dickwella ends up palming the ball away for a couple of byes.

Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

Sri Lanka have got to try and get some control. When they get a wicket they can go back on the attack. It looks too easy for England - it coud be a long day for Sri Lanka...

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Now that's more like it - short from Wanindu Hasaranga and Dan Lawrence unleashes the full fury of his wrists, whipping and whirling the ball through backward point for four.

Another deep move into his crease allows Joe Root to drive Wanindu Hasaranga away for a couple.

Oh! Dan Lawrence presses forward but there's some spin and a bit of extra pace, and he's lucky that the outside edge beats the tumbling slip fielder.

Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statistician

Root has reached 80 for the first time since his double century in the Hamilton Test against New Zealand in early 2019. He has played nine Tests since then.

Stump to stump from Asitha Fernando, aiming at Dan Lawrence's pads, and the England debutant is more than happy to defend his way through the over.

A change of pace for the hosts, with Asitha Fernando coming into the attack.