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. This is how England might want to target Cameron Green in this evening session...

    Green

  2. Sir Alastair Cook
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Cameron Green seems to be a batter who likes to hit down the ground. Being a big, tall man, everything seems to be coming at him.

  3. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Stokes is shaking his head, he is cross about that, it's a bit of a gimme. Green has played that nicely though.

  4. Aus 198-4

    Green 25, Khawaja 88

    Ben Stokes is bowling very full to Cameron Green and the big Australian does well to dig out a yorker.

    The over is extended by a couple of no-balls while Green is also able to get a boundary with a glance off his hip. A freebie from Stokes, really.

    Australia have now avoided the follow-on. Not that it was ever really in doubt.

  5. Ooh, this should be fun. Ben Stokes is going to bowl from the other end.

  6. Aus 192-4

    Moeen is bowling over the wicket to Khawaja, an interesting change of angle.

    What's the England plan here then?

    No more runs from the over, though.

  7. Aus 192-4

    Long hop to start from Moeen Ali and Usman Khawaja thumps it through the leg side for four.

    We're off...

  8. Here they come.

    Moeen Ali is going to bowl the first over of the session. Usman Khawaja is on strike, he's unbeaten on 84.

  9. KhawajaGetty Images

    When the players do emerge, we've got a big session coming up.

    Australia still trail by 205 runs with six wickets in hand. The pitch is still very flat, albeit increasingly dry and taking a bit of turn.

    They'll be looking for first-innings parity or better. England will hope for a couple of quick wickets and then run through the tail to get a strong lead.

  10. Thanks, Tom.

    Still no sign of the players heading out just yet, they must still be finishing off their tea and cakes.

    I can't blame them, they do put on a good spread at Edgbaston.

  11. On that note, it is time for me to get a break.

    Here to guide you through the evening session is Sam Drury.

  12. The weather may help you there, Darren. It is looking a bit wet in Birmingham tomorrow.

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    I think the tactics from Australia are clear. Bat long, nullify the spinner and get lots of overs in the legs of England quicks who all have questions marks over age/fitness. We need to keep taking wickets

    Steve, Cambridge

    I have tickets for day 5 so I don’t mind Aussies scoring slow as long as I see all 10 wickets fall on Tuesday

    Darren C

  14. Usman Khawaja has looked in fine touch though. He had hardly offered England a sniff and will come out after tea needing 16 more runs for a century.

  15. Cameron Green should have been on his way two balls later, but Jonny Bairstow spilled what should have been a routine stumping chance.

  16. Australia have dug in during the afternoon session. Travis Head was the only wicket to fall, smashing a Moeen Ali delivery straight to Zak Crawley at mid-wicket.

  17. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Edgbaston

    Thommo is on TMS during tea. I’m sure he could still terrify some England batters now.

  18. A wide range of fancy dress outfits at Edgbaston today.

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

    Australia lost the key wicket of Travis Head, who was looking dangerous, but Usman Khawaja has stood firm.

    I prefer this method and the mindset from Australia. They are scoring at just under four an over. England are just chipping away, experimenting with lots of different tactics and fields and bowling changes.

    But it's been fascinating viewing again. You never know what Ben Stokes is going to try.

    I'd still rather be in England's position though, with runs on the board.