Summary

  • Crawley (0) reprieved by Starc no-ball

  • Australia declare on 416-8 - play can continue until 07:30 GMT

  • Khawaja, dropped on 28 by Root, makes century on return to team

  • Broad the pick of England bowlers with five wickets

  • Stokes unable to bowl because of side injury sustained bowling short balls

  • Daily highlights on BBC iPlayer from 17:00 GMT

  1. Postpublished at 03:34 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match Special

    Stuart Broad has bowled well.

  2. How's stat?!published at 03:34 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Andy Zaltzman
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    Stuart Broad took 2-19 from six overs in that spell.

  3. Aus 259-5published at 93.0 overs

    More pace and bounce for Mark Wood who gets one to climb into the breadbasket of Alex Carey. Extra bounce again.

    The England fast bowler gets a pat on the back from Joe Root et al. A wholehearted effort as always from Wood.

    James Anderson set to replace Stuart Broad.

  4. Postpublished at 03:31 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Steve Harmison
    Ex-England pace bowler on BT Sport

    The fact Ben Stokes is now fielding at slip tells me he won't bowl again for the rest of this tour. He'll just bat.

  5. Postpublished at 03:31 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Jos Buttler grimaces as he puts the wicketkeeping gloves back on but he's okay to continue behind the stumps.

    ButtlerImage source, Getty Images
  6. Postpublished at 03:28 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match Special

    You can imagine that runs could come at quite a rate with the people that are to come so it is really important that England take this chance.

  7. drinks break

    Drinks breakpublished at 03:28 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Jos Buttler has taken a whack on the hand so while he receives treatment the umpires have called drinks with two balls of Mark Wood's over left.

  8. Postpublished at 03:27 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match Special

    Oh! That kept low. That really did keep low. We've seen one or two bounce from that end but that one shot along the ground and it ended in laughter.

    If that had been straight it would have demolished the stumps.

    That puts a bit of perspective on things.

  9. Aus 257-5published at 92.4 overs

    Mark Wood looks to the heavens in disbelief, then purses his lips.

    Alex Carey is a very lucky man as a quick delivery from the England fast bowler is inside edged for four.

    A couple of balls later and a delivery from Wood stays very low on the pitch and dribbles through to the wicketkeeper.

  10. Postpublished at 03:21 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    There is certainly still the bounce and carry.

    There was a cry of anguish and then some puffs of frustration from Stuart Broad. It has been a fine spell of bowling from him.

  11. Postpublished at 03:20 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Stuart Broad has pocketed both of England's wickets today. Here's the ball which accounted for Cameron Green.

  12. Aus 235-5published at 91.2 overs

    Usman Khawaja has second guessed a short ball from Stuart Broad and rocks back to pull him through midwicket for four.

  13. How's stat?!published at 03:16 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

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  14. Aus 248-5published at 90.3 overs

    Joe Root does a pirouette in the slip cordon after a delivery from Mark Wood bites into the surface and nips away from the bat Usman Khawaja. Wood is down on his haunches. He can't believe Khawaja hasn't nicked that.

  15. Aus 248-5published at 90.0 overs

    The silver latches on a light brown suitcase are snapped open and England are given another 'new' ball to work with. The ball they had been using was 10 overs old but looks like it had been knocked out of shape so the umpires have selected another.

    Mark Wood continues.

  16. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 03:10 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    #bbccricket

    Marco: I get excited every time England get a wicket... and then I realise that it brings England closer to batting and the anxiety takes over.

  17. Aus 248-5published at 89.5 overs

    Stuart Broad is sticking diligently to his task. New batter Alex Carey gets himself off the mark when he squirts the second ball of the over through point for a single.

    Broad has Cary poking at the fifth ball of the over which briefly interests the England slip cordon but the ball dribbles along the ground.

  18. Women's Ashes brought forwardpublished at 03:08 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022
    Breaking

    The start of the Women's Ashes has been moved forward by a week, meaning it will begin on 20 January.

    The multi-format series will now start with three T20s, before the one-off Test takes place in Canberra from 27-30 January.

    The change gives the players time to travel to New Zealand and quaratine for 10 days before the World Cup begins in March.

    There's more on that story here.

    Meg Lanning and Heather KnightImage source, Getty Images
  19. Postpublished at 03:06 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Ian Chappell
    Former Australia captain on Test Match Special

    Mark Wood's figures are much better against the right handers than the left handers but he has bowled well in the series and without luck.

  20. Aus 246-5published at 88.3 overs

    Usman Khawaja, a silver chain peeping out from underneath his collar which is buttoned all the way to the top, looks fairly comfortable at the other end. Mark Wood angles one on to his pads and the Aussie left-hander flicks him down to fine leg for four to take him to 55 from 141 balls.