Summary

  • England secure draw to deny Australia Ashes clean sweep

  • Tourists finish nine down, with Anderson surviving final over

  • Stokes makes 60 off 123 balls; Bairstow hits 41 off 105 balls

  • Crawley scores eye-catching 77 before being trapped in front by Green yorker

  • Buttler to fly home with hand injury

  • Daily highlights on BBC iPlayer from 17:00 GMT

  1. Postpublished at 23:57 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Here's how Haseeb Hameed fell for nine...

  2. Eng 61-1published at 23 overs

    Crawley 49, Malan 2

    Zak Crawley moves to within a run of 50 with a nudge off his hips through mid-wicket.

    The sun is starting to peak through the clouds at the SCG now. There is no imminent sign of rain.

  3. Eng 60-1published at 22.2 overs

    CrawleyImage source, Getty Images

    Do not bowl there to Zak Crawley.

    It is down the leg side, at waist height, and Crawley flick-pulls to the boundary.

    Poor ball, that is deservedly punished.

  4. Postpublished at 23:52 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    A change for Australia. Mitchell Starc replaces Pat Cummins.

    They keep on coming.

  5. Postpublished at 23:52 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    England's WinViz is at 0%. The draw is 62%, which I think takes into account the weather.

  6. Eng 55-1published at 22 overs

    This pitch isn't nice for new batters - it is extremely difficult to start on. Dawid Malan is currently in that phase.

    There's an appeal for caught behind as Scott Boland beats the outside edge as Malan presses forward, before the England batter gets hit on the pad as he shuffles out of his crease.

    He is, at least, off the mark though, via a fend off the glove past short leg.

  7. Postpublished at 23:46 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    That's an easy shot for Crawley to play because he's such a tall batter.

  8. Eng 54-1published at 21 overs

    Crawley 44, Malan 0

    Zak Crawley!

    He picks up four with a well-timed pull, that Scott Boland can't get near at fine leg, despite it only being a couple of yards to his left.

    Four more! Crawley stands tall and crunches a pull through mid-wicket. A superb shot.

    Lovely batting.

  9. How's stat?!published at 23:45 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Andy Zaltzman
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    The partnership was England's second longest opening stand against Australia in the last four Ashes series, just three balls short of equalling Alastair Cook and Mark Stoneman's stand at Adelaide in 2017.

  10. Postpublished at 23:43 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    David Warner gave Alex Carey a pat on the head after he took that catch, just to say well done after he dropped one a few overs ago.

  11. Postpublished at 23:43 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    HameedImage source, Getty Images

    You get the sense that if Hameed had got a score today, England would have given him a chance at Hobart. Do they bring back Rory Burns?

  12. Eng 46-1published at 20 overs

    Dawid Malan takes an absolute age to get ready, scratching his mark into the crease and prodding at the pitch, before walking away and coming back again.

    We'll see all those tricks today.

    Malan sees out the rest of the over.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 23:40 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    #bbccricket

    Mark Wilson: And that should be the end of Hameed’s Test career. Bring in Vince.

  14. How's stat?!published at 23:39 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Andy Zaltzman
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    That's six consecutive single-figure scores for Haseeb Hameed. He is only the seventh opener to do that. Dom Sibley did the same last year.

  15. Postpublished at 23:39 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    That was probably a ball Hameed didn't need to play at. He played it more on line than length and got a tickle through to Carey.

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    WICKETpublished at 19.2 overs

    Hameed c Carey b Boland 9 (Eng 46-1)

    Another single-figure score for Haseeb Hameed.

    It is more good bowling from Scott Boland as he tempts Hameed into playing at a ball he can leave alone on length, and Alex Carey gathers the edge behind the stumps.

    Since Hameed came back into the side in the summer he has scores of 0, 9, 68, 0, 63, 25, 27, 6, 0, 0, 7, 6 and now 9.

  17. How's stat?!published at 23:36 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Andy Zaltzman
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    This is Zak Crawley's 18th Test innings since he made 267 against Pakistan. It is only the second time he has reached 30.

    He has had 11 single-figure scores and hasn't scored as many runs in those 18 innings as he did in that one innings against Pakistan at Southampton.

  18. Postpublished at 23:36 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    I like watching Crawley bat because he plays his shots. He's an aggressive top-order batter. He likes to keep the scoreboard ticking over.

  19. Eng 46-0published at 19 overs

    Crawley 36, Hameed 9

    Four! Pat Cummins strays onto Zak Crawley's pads and he whips it through square.

    And again! Through mid-wicket this time though.

    I don't want to put the mockers on Crawley, but yeah, you know what I'm thinking.

    Time for Cummins to come off I think.

  20. Postpublished at 23:34 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022

    I imagine those people doing cartwheels are the same people who ask you to transfer them £1.50.

    The worst kind of people.