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 05:06 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match Special

    It's being reviewed but it looked pretty full and straight from here.

  2. Australia reviewpublished at 05:06 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Oh. Stuart Broad responds by trapping Pat Cummins lbw.

    The Australia captain reluctantly sends it upstairs.

    This looked reasonably good and Broad brought out the celebrappeal.

  3. Aus 325-6published at 111.1 overs

    Pat Cummins drives Stuart Broad's first ball for four.

    Strap yourself in, this could be chaos.

  4. Postpublished at 05:04 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match Special

    I'm cross about those final three overs before tea. I couldn't believe what I was watching.

  5. Postpublished at 05:04 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    The players are back out and it'll be Stuart Broad for England.

    He's picked up three wickets so far.

  6. Postpublished at 05:02 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    350 feels like a good score from what I've seen today.

  7. Postpublished at 05:00 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    The left hander was dropped on 28 by England captain Joe Root, though.

    How different would things look now if this had been held?

  8. Postpublished at 04:58 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    That session belonged to Usman Khawaja, though. He's had his troubles in Test cricket and was dropped during the 2019 Ashes in England so he deserves a lot of credit for the almost effortless way he's slotted back into this side and made Test match century number nine. He is batting lower in the order than he is used to as well, don't forget.

    Imagine having the luxury of bringing in a batter who can make a century after that sort of hiatus...

    We'll have the best moments from his century shortly, but you can enjoy (ok, stomach) his half-century highlights for the time being.

  9. Postpublished at 04:55 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    England took three wickets and conceded 112 runs in that afternoon session.

    Have a watch of the wickets to fall...

  10. Postpublished at 04:53 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    There are still a minimum of 33 overs left in the day's play. Worth remembering we'll lose two, plus the one we're in, if and when Australia are bowled out/declare.

    The final session will be from 05:00-07:00 GMT and play can continue until 07:30.

  11. Postpublished at 04:51 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Thanks Tim.

    England battled hard in that session and got some reward with three wickets, but there were a couple of passages of play - in the middle and right at the end - where they have leaked some easy runs.

    Will we see Australia attack in this final session and then put England in? You'd think so.

  12. Postpublished at 04:50 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    England stuck to their task, but whenever they get a chink of light someone in the Aussie camp puts their hand up. My esteemed colleague Callum Matthews will take you through the evening session when (gulp) we may well see England put into bat for a tricky hour or so.

  13. Postpublished at 04:48 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Geoff Lemon
    Australian journalist on Test Match Special

    It has been an up and down, back and forth, sort of day.

  14. How's stat?!published at 04:47 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Andy Zaltzman
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    KhawajaImage source, Getty Images

    It is Khawaja's ninth Test century and his second against England - both have been on this ground. It his seventh in Australia.

    It has taken 201 balls and he has hit 11 fours.

  15. Intervalpublished at 04:47 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Australia reach tea in a commanding position at 321-6 and the story of the afternoon session has been Usman Khawaja's unbeaten century.

    He offered just the one real chance, spilled by Joe Root off Jack Leach, en route to three figures.

    Khawaja deservedly milks the applause on the way back to the pavilion.

  16. Postpublished at 04:44 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    It has been a phenomenal innings. He showed patience to get his innings going and then how good against spin he is since.

    He was under pressure coming into the side after two and a half years out. He has given the Australian selectors even more headaches.

  17. 100 runs

    Hundred for Khawajapublished at 04:44 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Usman Khawaja whips Jack Leach off his legs and brings up his ninth Test century before taking off his helmet, punching the air, then saluting the applause from the SCG. It's been a classy knock from the left-hander.

  18. Aus 315-6published at 110.2 overs

    Pat Cummins dabs down two dot balls before he gets Usman Khawaja on strike. No freebies from Jack Leach will be the England captain's order.

  19. Postpublished at 04:40 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Jack Leach will bowl the final over before tea. Will Usman Khawaja, on 99, get to three figures? Pat Cummins has to get him on strike first.

  20. Postpublished at 04:39 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2022

    Geoff Lemon
    Australian journalist on Test Match Special

    CumminsImage source, Getty Images

    Patrick Cummins, what are you doing!?! The crowd boos.