Summary

  • Australia reach target of 20 for loss of one wicket

  • England lose eight wickets for 74 runs in morning session

  • Lyon removes Malan for 400th Test wicket

  • Root caught behind off Green, adding just three to overnight score

  • Hobart to host fifth Ashes Test after it is taken off Perth

  • Daily highlights programme on BBC iPlayer from 17:00

  1. Not outpublished at 02:56 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2021

    As suspected, Marcus Harris got bat on that.

  2. Postpublished at 02:55 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2021

    Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Oh there is a big inside edge.

  3. Postpublished at 02:55 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2021

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match Special

    It did all of the right things...

  4. England reviewpublished at 02:55 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2021

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    Chris Woakes strikes Marcus Harries on the pad. England have reviewed it - but more in desperation than genuine hope.

    There sounded like plenty of bat on that and Austalia's players don't look worried.

  5. Aus 3-0published at 1.4 overs

    17 runs to win

    The camera cuts to James Anderson, wearing a yellow bib and a face like thunder, unable to influence proceedings. He'll get his chance in Adelaide.

    Alex Carey flicks one of his legs from Chris Woakes to add another to the total.

  6. Postpublished at 02:51 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2021

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match Special

    There was genuine optimism this morning.

  7. Aus 0-2published at 1.0 overs

    18 runs to win.

    The Gabba crowd are lapping this up. Not a day to be fielding in earshot of the boundary if you happen to be wearing three lions on your chest one would imagine.

    Alex Carey is off the mark with a miscued drive off Ollie Robinson's final ball to keep the strike.

    Chris Woakes next up for England.

  8. Postpublished at 02:48 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2021

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match Special

    Joe Root gave a long team talk there. The position is surely hopeless. You just have to try and get Harris and Carey out cheaply again.

  9. Aus 1-0published at 0.2 overs

    19 runs to win

    Three slips in place for England, but Ollie Robinson starts with a no-ball after overstepping.

    A bit of bounce from his first legal delivery which shapes away from the egde of Alex Carey's bat after kissing the pitch.

  10. Postpublished at 02:45 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2021

    Okay, the players are striding back out to the middle. Ollie Robinson is at the top of his mark.

  11. Postpublished at 02:44 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2021

    Then followed a brief partnership between Ben Stokes (14) and Jos Buttler (23) - a counter attack of sorts - before they both departed in quick succession to Pat Cummins and Josh Halzewood respectively.

    The rot had well and truely set in by this point.

    England's tail were then blown away.

  12. Postpublished at 02:41 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2021

    Ollie Pope began stylishly, with a leg glance for four. However, five balls later he was back in the pavilion with England teetering on 234-5 and just 11 runs added to their overnight total for the loss of three wickets.

    Pope initially looked to come forward to Nathan Lyon, only to seemingly change his mind to one that ripped an bounced. He rocked back at the last minute, and punches the ball into the hands of Steve Smith at slip.

  13. Postpublished at 02:35 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2021

    A couple of overs later and Australia got the England's gun batter and skipper, Joe Root, who was eyeing a first Ashes century in Australia.

    Instead of three figures, he was dismissed for 89 when he timidly pushed at a wider one from Cameron Green and edged thinly into the hands of Alex Carey.

    England's hopes of, ahem, winning, the match felt over when Root departed. England would batten down the hatches and get to lunch without further loss, right?

  14. Postpublished at 02:28 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2021

    England began their second innings on day four at 220-2 and added just one run to that overnight total before Dawid Malan became the first wicket of the day to fall, when he departed for 82.

    Nathan Lyon came round the wicket to Malan, who used his feet down the pitch and a tame leading edge into his pad went into the hands of Marnus Labuschagne.

    That was Lyon's 400th Test wicket and he duly acknowledged the crowd - he'd waited 11 months for that. A soft dismissal from an England perspective, though.

  15. Postpublished at 02:22 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2021

    Is Matt right? Well, let's recap the chaos of England's batting woes (and Australia's bowling) to try to make sense of what's just happened.

  16. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 02:17 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2021

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    Matt Chapman: Only one wicket was off a good delivery today. Rest were gifted to the Australia bowlers. Not good enough.

  17. Postpublished at 02:16 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2021

    Thanks Matt. Where to begin with that morning session, eh?

    *Scratches head.

  18. Postpublished at 02:14 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2021

    I feel almost guilty for doing this but Tim Abraham is going to take over from me. I doubt it'll be a long stint...

  19. Postpublished at 02:12 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2021

    The best moment of that session for England fans was the bit they couldn't see.

  20. Postpublished at 02:11 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2021

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    You have to say that was ruthless from Australia, and a little bit insipid from England.