Summary

  • Australia close day three on 45-1, leading by 282

  • England slump from 150-2 to 236 all out

  • Australia opt not to enforce follow-on

  • Malan (80) & Root (62) play well but their wickets lead to yet another collapse

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Live Reporting

Ffion Wynne and Matthew Henry

  1. Eng 169-5

    Need 105 to avoid the follow-on

    WinViz currently has England's chances down at 2% which sounds about right. What happened at lunch? Afterwards the scoring stopped, Root got out and then the procession began.

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    Ben of Bexhill: This is going to go down as one of the worst performances by a top class team in any international sport. The whole set up are clueless. No plan. No players. No idea why they went.

  3. Eng 169-5

    Trail by 304

    Ben Stokes finally locates the middle of his bat to sweep Lyon for four. England added 123-0 in the first session. They're 29-3 in this.

  4. Ian Chappell
    Former Australia captain on Test Match Special

    What planning was that?

  5. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    England's performance director Mo Bobat spoke a lot before the series about how much preparation they put into the planning for this trip.

  6. Eng 165-5

    Stokes 3, Buttler 0

    The sun is still shining brightly above a flat pitch. There are no excuses.

  7. What to call a group of England wickets

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    David Hurren: A dominoes of wickets, or a house of cards… once one falls...

    Stuart Hinde: I'm starting to think that the upcoming England batting collapse should be called a 'sinnings'.

  8. Eng 165-5

    Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler look like England's final hope.

    Buttler is on strike for the first time.

  9. The players are taking a drink so I'll show you the end of Dawid Malan's impressive but equally disappointing innings of 80.

  10. England still need more than 100 to avoid the follow-on.

  11. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Lyon seems to know he's going to get him out every time he comes to the crease. Pope is all over the place against him.

  12. Ian Chappell
    Former Australia captain on Test Match Special

    Ollie Pope has completely played into Nathan Lyon's hands.

    He's in danger of forfeiting his position in this team.

  13. wicket

    WICKET

    Pope c Labuschagne b Lyon 5 (Eng 164-4)

    Well that lasted long... Ollie Pope is wandering back to the dressing room two balls after that reprieve. He just doesn't know what he's doing against Lyon. He tried to skip down the pitch but has flicked the ball straight to short leg.

  14. Not out

    "Phew," say thousands of England fans in unison.

  15. Ian Chappell
    Former Australia captain on Test Match Special

    You would hope that the batsman is sure he hasn't hit it, if he's reviewed it that quickly.

  16. This might have hit Pope's elbow. He might be OK.

  17. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Australia are convinced.

  18. England review

    Is this another? Ollie Pope is given out caught short leg off Lyon's bowling.

    It looked like he nicked it but he reviews straight away.

  19. Eng 163-4

    I'll have to admit I had to Google that reference. No time for that Marvel stuff. Is it just me?

  20. What to call a group of England wickets

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    Sam Burgess: A "Thanos" of wickets... Because it is inevitable.