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 7-1

    Burns 7, Malan 0

    Burns is playing right across his front with the bat coming down at a horrible angle. I don't need a protractor to tell you that. 20 minutes to go until the break.

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    Greg Double: LEAVE. THE. BALL.

  3. Over to Dawid Malan then.

    I'd have just sat in the dressing room and said "no lads, you do it".

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Hameed c Carey b Richardson 0 (Eng 4-1)

    A nation sighs in unison. England managed 11 balls before losing their first wicket.

    Haseeb Hameed is the first to go, gloving a ball that leaps off a length from Jhye Richardson.

    It has bounced but Hameed has to be leaving that.

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    Listening on a Lapland trip with the kids. Shall I ask Santa for; a Starc injury, an Atherton-esq Hameed 185* to draw, or a miraculous Adelaide win? Ho, Ho, Ho.

    Paul, queuing for Santa

  6. Jhye Richardson didn't take a wicket in the first innings but he's sharing the new ball.

  7. Eng 4-0

    Target 468

    Burns tilts his neck and watches Starc gallop towards him in that awkward style as the crowd waits in anticipation.

    England's fans finish a distant rendition of Jerusalem. Burns survives an over.

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    Roberto Columbi: Who’s putting money on a century opening partnership between Burns & Hameed? Yeah, me neither

  9. Eng 4-0

    Four to Rory Burns down to fine leg. It's on!

  10. Eng 0-0

    An absolute ripper from Starc is hurled down next. Burns isn't in good enough nick to get close to that.

  11. Eng 0-0

    Target 468

    Starc looks fine on this evidence. Burns lifts his gloves high to leave.

  12. Eng 0-0

    Mitchell Starc is going to bowl despite his injury scare which is good to see. We don't want to see a player injured.

    Rory Burns has reverted to taking the first ball.

    Good luck...

  13. Here come Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed.

    The Australia players are all grinning in their huddle. They can't wait to get going.

    England have more than four sessions to bat to save a draw.

  14. Steven Finn
    Former England bowler

    Scoreboard pressure will be a massive part of this, and Lyon will be a handful in these conditions.

  15. The TV cameras are zoomed in on Mitchell Starc running through some warm-up deliveries.

    Did he injure himself in that batting innings? He seemed to tweak his back but still hit a six moments later...

  16. So much has happened today.

    England took 3-7 in the morning session and Australia were 59-4. They then started bowling too short again and Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne smashed Australia out of any hint of trouble.

  17. Spinners have now taken eight wickets in this match with Nathan Lyon to come in the final innings.

    England did not pick a frontline spinner...

  18. Declaration - Aus 230-9 declared

    Lead by 467

    Steve Smith stands up in the dressing room and waves Cameron Green in. Australia have declared.

    England will have 35 minutes to bat until the break and then likely another two and a half hours in the final session.

  19. wicket

    WICKET

    Richardson c Buttler b Malan 8 (Aus 230-9)

    Jhye Richardson hits one six, tries again but is caught.

    And with that...

    Buttler catches Richardson for eight as Australia declare

  20. Aus 219-8

    Lead by 456

    If this was England still batting they'd be getting pelters. Number 10 Jhye Richardson joins Cameron Green in the middle.