Summary

  • England - set unlikely 388 to win - reach 30-0 at close

  • Khawaja hits his second hundred of match, off 131 balls

  • Khawaja and Green take Australia from 86-4

  • England bowled out for 294 - Bairstow 113

  • Daily highlights on BBC iPlayer from 17:00 GMT

  1. Goodbye!published at 07:26 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Right, that's us done for the day.

    Catch up with Callum Matthews' report and the Test Match Special podcast, which will be available soon.

    There's also highlights of today's play on BBC iPlayer from 17:00 GMT.

    We'll be back tonight to see if England can fend off Australia and end their hopes of an Ashes clean sweep.

  2. Postpublished at 07:25 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match Special

    We're looking for the watershed innings from Hameed. England won't want to go back to Rory Burns in Hobart. Hameed will want that innings to kickstart his career. He can't afford another single-figure score.

  3. Postpublished at 07:25 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    More from Usman Khawaja: "It reminds me of an old-school SCG wicket. Hopefully it will be a dry day and we can get some reverse swing. Nathan Lyon will hopefully come into the game."

  4. Postpublished at 07:23 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    You can see why people rave about Cameron Green. You watch him shape up as a batter and you think 'if this guy gets it right, he could be really imposing'.

  5. Postpublished at 07:23 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Cameron Green, who has struggled with the bat, did pretty well too, notching his first half-century of the series.

  6. Postpublished at 07:22 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Australia batter Usman Khawaja: "I couldn't stop smiling. I was grateful with one hundred, but I'll take the second one too.

    "I enjoy the SCG. It's my home away from home. I love it here.

    "I was just trying to bat and build a partnership, trying to take time out of the game and build the lead."

  7. Postpublished at 07:18 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match Special

    Khawaja has had an unexpected opportunity. He knew it might have been a one-off. Only five Australians have made two hundreds in a Test against England before.

  8. Postpublished at 07:16 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

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  9. Postpublished at 07:14 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    But today has, undoubtedly, belonged to Usman Khawaja.

  10. Postpublished at 07:14 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Today was the best Jack Leach has bowled in the series, and his reward was 4-84, including bowling Steve Smith.

  11. Postpublished at 07:10 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match Special

    England do have a chance to save this game and people will be expecting them to. It would mean so much to them if they can.

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  13. Postpublished at 07:06 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    The forecast is pretty grim for tomorrow - but then it was grim today, and we've had no interruptions.

  14. Postpublished at 07:04 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match Special

    That was a long day of cricket. England have done really well to see it through.

  15. Close of play - Eng 30-0published at 07:04 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Trail by 358

    England reach stumps without any damage.

    A long way to go, still, but that's a small positive.

  16. Eng 30-0published at 10.5 overs

    HameedImage source, Getty Images

    Haseeb Hameed runs hard to pick up two runs, then a single ensures he'll be not out overnight.

    Zak Crawley will face the final ball of the day.

  17. Postpublished at 07:02 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    The umpires are having a chat, but they've decided to carry on and finish off the over.

  18. Eng 27-0published at 10.3 overs

    Three balls to go...

  19. Postpublished at 07:00 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    This is now England's highest opening partnership of the series.

    I know, I know.

  20. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 06:59 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    #bbccricket

    Cian Davies: When do we start to get excited that we’ve had a decent opening partnership, don’t want to get carried away.