Summary

  • Australia grind down England, who are made to pay for missed chances

  • Broad bowls Khawaja for 112 off a no-ball; left-hander ends day on 126 not out

  • Bairstow misses stumping chance to remove Green for 0, then fails to take edge off Carey's bat

  • Broad takes two wickets in two balls in morning session - removing Warner & Labuschagne

Live Reporting

Sam Drury, Tom Mallows and Ffion Wynne

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

    What an opening 50-odd minutes we've had. Stuart Broad lives to bowl to David Warner.

  2. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Cricket statistician on Test Match Special

    England were 77-1 for at this stage yesterday...

  3. Aus 41-2

    We've got a delay because Usman Khawaja needs a new bat. He's broken the one he has been using by plinking a full toss to short cover.

    With drinks imminent, common sense prevails - a rare occurrence in cricket - and they'll just take them now.

    It's been quite the first hour on day two!

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    Following from the top of the Pompidou centre in Paris. Someone tell Broady not to overstep.

    Stephen

    Sat in the hotel bar in Kos watching. Think the Australian owner is regretting putting it on TV now.

    Neil Bilkey

    Listening while sat on a yacht in Sivota Greece. Our European neighbouring boats rather surprised at our shouts of glee as Broad struck! Great job by TMS as always.

    Richard and Judith

  5. Andy Zaltzman
    Cricket statistician on Test Match Special

    Harry Brook's had eight first-class wickets other than Kane Williamson, two of which were Joe Root's brother Billy. Maybe he's fed back that he's completely unplayable.

  6. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer at Edgbaston

    Just in case you're wondering, Harry Brook has been practising his bowling this week.

  7. Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    Harry Brook looks like a poor man's Graham Gooch to me!

  8. Aus 40-2

    Harry Brook's dibbly-dobbly medium pacers might not have been how many people expected England to try and get Steve Smith out.

    But maybe that's the point?

    There is one brief moment of excitement as Smith takes the ball off middle stump and clips towards mid-wicket, where there are two fielders in catching.

    Just one from the over and we'll have time for another one before drinks. I forget we started five minutes late, apologies.

  9. Wait a minute, what's this? Stuart Broad's spell is done and Harry Brook - yes, Harry Brook - is going to bowl the last over before drinks.

    Are England just trying to wind Australia up now?!

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    Is there a word for, not quite procrastinating, but doing a bit of work, then being distracted, then doing some more work and being distracted and so on? If there is I am the embodiment of that today. 900 words written but I know a LOT more about cricket than I did when I woke up…

    Martyn, Surbiton

  11. Aus 39-2

    Just a couple of singles from Jimmy Anderson's over.

    Australia are just trying to settle things down after those two quick wickets.

  12. Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    Smith is trying to get himself sorted. Not too many are rushing off for drinks in the crowd.

  13. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Former England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    This is exactly what you've got to love about Test cricket. I was surprised by the declaration. There's not that much movement but there's just enough there for Broad and Anderson.

    England are in a really good, strong position now, everyone would have hoped for a breakthrough last night but the game has changed now.

  14. Aus 37-2

    Trail by 356

    Stuart Broad gets through a maiden to Steve Smith and even finds the Australian's outside edge.

    The ball goes to ground immediately but it's just nice to know that not every ball is going to find the middle of his bat.

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    Maybe it’s time to reopen the 'What do you think of England's declaration' vote?

    Kirsten in Adelaide

  16. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Former England batter on BBC Test Match Special

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    Warner will be absolutely frustrated right now. He just kind of collapsed. He almost got too excitable thinking about leathering it.

  17. Aus 37-2

    Trail by 356

    Steve Smith manages to clip another big in-swinger that is headed for his stumps away for a single before Usman Khawaja nails a pull shot for four.

    Jimmy Anderson is not happy with that and after the opener blocks the last ball back to him, the England bowler angrily throws it past him to Jonny Bairstow.

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    Andrew: Stuart Broad has lit the blue touch paper. Ashes cricket at it’s best.

    Aly: Someone buy that policeman a beer!

    Big Al, Kent: Test cricket will never die!!!! Broady you beauty!!!!!!!!

  19. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer at Edgbaston

    After the Warner wicket, Jonny Bairstow ran pretty much all the way to the England dressing room, wanting some tape for the fingers on his left hand. He was quite frustrated that it took so long for someone to produce it from his kit bag. That might have distracted some, but he was still primed to take a stunner. Does his knock yesterday and that catch end the Foakes debate for now?

  20. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Former England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    Stuart Broad, one of our greats, he's got Marnus Labuschagne, the battle with David Warner was opened up this morning. This game has been opened up this morning.