Summary

  • England close on 278-4, 138 runs behind Australia

  • England lose three wickets playing shots against short balls - falling from 188-1 to 222-4

  • Duckett falls for 98, hooking bouncer to fine leg

  • Root, who was reprieved by Green no-ball on 1, lobs up catch to square leg

  • Pope caught on boundary playing rash shot on 42

  • Brook dropped by Labuschagne after pulling a Cummins bouncer

  • Australia spinner Lyon goes off limping with apparent calf injury

  • Duckett & Crawley put on 91 for first wicket - England's best Ashes opening stand since 2013

  • Australia bowled out for 416 - losing last seven wickets for 100 runs

  • Smith brings up 32nd Test hundred, off 169 balls, before being dismissed by Tongue

Live Reporting

Sam Drury, Tom Mallows and Callum Matthews

  1. Eng 226-4

    Trail by 190

    Ben Stokes is in and gets off the mark with a thick outside edge.

    The over ends with Harry Brook slapping the ball over mid-on. Not timed but he gets three.

    Seriously, what is doing on!?!

  2. Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Credit to the Australian bowlers, they are taking on the egos of the England batters here.

  3. Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    This is madness. I just cannot believe it.

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Root c Smith c Starc 10 (Eng 222-4)

    Brainless stuff from England. The catch is confirmed and the home side are just letting Australia back into the game.

    Joe Root was on the pull, top-edged and Steve Smith was able to come in form his position halfway back to take the catch.

    It was close but the replays confirm that he just got his fingers underneath the ball.

    England are doing their best to throw away a very good position in this firs innings.

    Smith's catch removes Root for 10

  5. Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    It looks out to me.

  6. Umpire review

    What are England doing!?

    Joe Root had one life but he's fallen into the short ball trap again!

    But has Steve Smith got his hand under the ball? It's being checked but it doesn't look good for Root.

  7. Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Joe Root is trying to get inside the line of the ball so there is no risk. Harry Brook looks as though he wants to hit boundaries.

    We know he is an aggressive player but in trying to hit it up there is more of an element of risk.

  8. Proof that not every ball in the last 40 minutes has been a bouncer.

    Josh Hazlewood did go very full to Harry Brook first up. He was hit for four... and it's been short stuff ever since.

  9. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    Lyon limps off with apparent calf injury

    We've have news, of sorts, about Nathan Lyon.

    Australia say he has a right calf injury and will be assessed after play.

  10. Eng 221-3

    Root 10, Brook 10

    Joe Root does allow one short ball to go through to Alex Carey in the Josh Hazlewood over.

    Just the one, mind. England still seem to be determined to take on the bouncers.

    Four from the over, all in singles, but the whole of Lord's seems to be on edge!

  11. Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    This is the most bizarre hour of cricket I have ever seen in the Ashes.

  12. Field is set for more short stuff as Josh Hazlewood prepares to continue after drinks.

    Hold on tight, folks, here we go again...

  13. Most Test runs

    Joe Root has just surpassed Allan Border to move into the top 10 Test run-scorers of all time...

    1. Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) - 15,921
    2. Ricky Ponting (Aus) - 13,378
    3. Jacques Kallis (SA) - 13,289
    4. Rahul Dravid (Ind) - 13,288
    5. Alastair Cook (Eng) - 12,472
    6. Kumar Sangakkara (SL) - 12,400
    7. Brian Lara (WI) - 11,953
    8. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) - 11,867
    9. Mahela Jayawardene (SL) - 11,814
    10. Joe Root (Eng) - 11,175

  14. Here's the moment Ben Duckett will be replaying over and over in his head.

    On 98, he top-edged a pull shot off Josh Hazlewood and was caught at fine leg.

    No century but a superb knock from the England opener...

    Duckett caught by Warner on 98

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    When Root was caught behind, I threw my headphones down in frustration and stormed off to make a cup of tea. Rather surprised to find he's still batting!

    Anon

  16. Eng 217-3

    Trail by 199

    There is a nervous hum around Lord's at the moment. I'm not sure about the England batters but the crowd seem unnerved by the events of the past half hour or so.

    Harry Brook gets a single with another edge as he takes on another short ball from Mitchell Starc. Another that looked like it could have gone anywhere.

    A more controlled pull from Joe Root adds another single - and it's time for drinks.

    I think everyone needs a breather!

  17. Andy Zaltzman
    Cricket statistician on Test Match Special

    The last six times England openers have reached 90 in an Ashes Test, only two of them have gone on to make 100.

  18. Thanks, Tom.

    Well, it's been a very interesting passage of play. You can't keep your eyes off it but I wouldn't say I've enjoyed it...

    We've got another hour and a quarter of play left in the day and I have no idea what to expect!

  19. After all that I think I need a lie down in a dark room.

    Here to take you through to the close is Sam Drury.

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    Everyone saying that Joe Root should play his "normal" game should look at his average during the Bazball era. Joe has been untethered by Stokes - now is not the time to try and put the leash back on!

    Jon in Sheffield