Summary

  • England close on 82-4, needing nominal 468 to win

  • Root caught behind off Starc for 24 in final over

  • Hameed, Malan and Burns all fall

  • Australia move from 45-1 to 230-9dec

  • Test Match Special not at ground, commentary provided by ABC

  • Daily highlights programme on BBC iPlayer at 18:00 GMT

Live Reporting

Tim Oscroft and Matthew Henry

  1. Eng 72-3

    Root 17, Stokes 0

    Joe Root looks a bit more comfortable against Cameron Green in that over, and Jhye Richardson continues at the other end - no Mitchell Starc just yet.

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    Time to get this ordeal over with and regroup so as we can plan how we're going to lose the third Test.

    Julian, Cardiff

  3. Eng 70-3

    Root 15, Stokes 0

    Mitchell Starc is doing his stretches and will be on soon by the looks of it, as Ben Stokes plays out a maiden from Jhye Richardson.

  4. Eng 70-3

    Root 15, Stokes 0

    Rory Burns battled really hard but to no avail, and England are still deep in the mire.

  5. Eng 70-3

    Root 15, Stokes 0

    Cameron Green's hold over Joe Root continues, as he gets the England captain probing away outside his off stump. Again...

  6. Kim Hughes
    Former Australia captain on ABC

    That's a very good catch, low to his right.

  7. wicket

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    Burns c Smith b Richardson 34 (Eng 70-3)

    And you can mark that one down as 'out'.

    He had to play at one outside his off stump, edging it low down to the right of Smith at second slip.

    Fine bowling from Jhye Richardson, and here's Ben Stokes.

  8. Eng 66-2

    Rory Burns slices Jhye Richardson away past the slips for a four you can put in the file marked 'streaky'.

    In response, the next ball leaps off a length past the outside edge. You can mark that one as 'unplayable'.

  9. Eng 66-2

    Burns 30, Root 15

    This is gripping stuff in its own way as Joe Root pushes a lovely cover drive off Jhye Richardson past mid off for three.

  10. Eng 63-2

    Burns 30, Root 12

    Cameron Green continues, as England battle away. green started out as an out and out quick - this lad is no fill-in bowler, and he shows it by inducing Burns to under edge it down near his stumps.

  11. Eng 63-2

    Jhye Richardson is into the attack for the first time since before tea, replacing Nathan Lyon.

  12. Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    England have applied themselves well. I like the mix of proactivity and resolute defence they have shown so far. The scoreboard is moving.

  13. Kim Hughes
    Former Australia captain on ABC

    Burns has some ticker, that's for sure.

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    George Drake: Hoping Rory Burns gets a big score here. I think he's a good player and possible next England captain.

  15. Eng 62-2

    Burns 30, Root 11

    That's a nice response from Joe Root to the first ball after drinks, cutting Cameron Green away behind point for four.

  16. Nathan Lyon is bowling an immaculate length so far...

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  17. Drinks break

    Eng 58-2 (Burns 30, Root 7)

    Yet another testing over from Nathan Lyon, who has a quick chat with Rory Burns at the end of the over just ahead of a refreshment break.

  18. That drop didn't matter much...

  20. Not out

    Eng 57-2

    Yes indeed, it flicked the back leg and not the bat so the decision is overturned. Burns lives to fight another day.