Summary

  • England declare on 393-8 after Root hits brilliant century off just 145 balls

  • Earliest ever declaration in the first innings of an Ashes Test

  • Root and Bairstow (78) put on 121 for sixth wicket

  • Brook (32) & Stokes (1) fall after lunch to leave England 176-5

  • Crawley, who creamed first ball of match through covers for four, hits 61

  • Watch Today at the Test at 19:00 on BBC Two and iPlayer (UK only)

Live Reporting

Ffion Wynne, Tom Mallows and Sam Drury

  1. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Edgbaston

    Edgbaston allotment

    I've been told 16,200 cakes will be made at Edgbaston during this Test. They even bake their own bread here.

    It's also the only professional ground in England with its own allotment and some of the produce will make it into supporters' food over the next five days.

  2. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Although England have played well, each time they look like they have got on top of Australia, they have managed to find a wicket.

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    A positive start and a good run rate however, 176-4 is still a very even looking score. A 4 off the first ball of the innings means little if England don’t make at least 400 on this pitch

    Anon

    How the turns have tabled, need some stability here!

    Lewis, London

    Australia will bat today….

    David Norris, Middlesbrough

  4. Drinks break - Eng 176-5

    The players are using that wicket to take a drink.

    There is a hush in the crowd now. Things looked to be going so well for England at the start of the session, but those two wickets have dragged the game back into Australia's favour.

    Jonny Bairstow is the new batter. England do bat deep.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Stokes c Carey b Hazlewood 1 (Eng 176-5)

    He has. England are in a bit of bother now.

    It was a pretty poor shot in fairness, wafting at the ball way outside off stump.

    Connect though and it would have gone for four.

    You live by the sword...

  6. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    I think he's nicked that looking at the replay.

  7. England review

    HazlewoodReuters

    Australia are certain Ben Stokes has feathered through to the keeper here.

    The umpire gives it - but Stokes reviews.

    A big moment.

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    James Buxton: How jammy is that, unbelievable. So undeserved for Australia.

    Andrew: A bizarre dismissal.

    Pudding-Head Wilson: Well that was unfortunate.

    Theo: Well Brook will win the award for most unlucky way to get out… what are the chances?

  9. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    That is worthy of a what happened next on A Question Of Sport. It really was freakish.

  10. Still cannot believe that dismissal of Harry Brook. It has to be seen to be believed - and we will have the clip for you shortly.

  11. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I don't like that.

  12. Eng 176-4

    Oh my, Ben Stokes goes for the reverse sweep but makes a complete mess of it and very nearly plays on.

    Not now, Ben.

  13. The huge cheer says it all.

    Here is the skipper Ben Stokes.

  14. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Maybe Harry thought it went down the leg side. We've not seen a huge amount of spin, but we've seen the odd ball. Nathan Lyon is going to have a big, big say in this series.

  15. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    LyonGetty Images

    I have to be honest, I've never seen anything quite like that. It's actually bounced off some part of Brook as it's came off his back. It's a freakish dismissal. If he tried to do that 1,000 times, he wouldn't do it again.

  16. wicket

    WICKET

    Brook b Lyon 32 (Eng 175-4)

    That is one of the most extraordinary wickets I have ever seen!

    Harry Brook has shouldered arms to a leg-side delivery, it clips his thigh pad, spins into the air and brushes his back before spinning back onto his stumps.

    Talk about unlucky. A freakish dismissal if there ever was one.

    Brook was looking in good touch as well. How big a moment could that be?

  17. Eng 174-3

    Brook 32, Root 36

    We have not seen much of David Warner so far but he does well to cut the ball off at mid-wicket and deny England a boundary.

    There's a touch of swing from Josh Hazlewood too, who has probably been the most impressive of the Australia seamers so far.

    And that, my friends, is the first maiden of the day - in the 37th over.

    Come on England, pull your fingers out.

  18. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Edgbaston

    Buoyed by Travis Head's mishaps, the Edgbaston crowd bursts into a rendition of "Don't Take Me Home".

  19. Look away now, Travis.

  20. We have a new text of the day.