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. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Ben Duckett will be wondering why did he do that? He will be playing that over and over and over.

  2. Eng 215-3

    Trail by 201

    Ugly but effective (so far). It is short from Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook and he just steps back and clubs it back over cover for two runs. Another pull off the final ball brings a single.

    This session has been utterly bizarre.

  3. Eng 212-3

    Harry Brook is the new batter.

    Josh Hazlewood pitches it up first ball to try and catch him by surprise, but Brook plays a defensive drive that fizzes away for four.

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

    DuckettPA Media

    The extra bounce of Josh Hazlewood has just taken that away from him. Duckett will be walking up there dejected. He has thrown away an Ashes century at Lord's.

  5. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    DuckettGetty Images

    Lord's is trying to muster an ovation for Ben Duckett but most of the crowd just cannot believe what England are doing.

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    Duckett c Warner b Hazlewood 98 (Eng 208-3)

    Would you believe it?

    Ben Duckett has fallen into the same trap as Ollie Pope.

    Josh Hazlewood bangs it in short and Duckett has pulled straight to David Warner at fine leg.

    Duckett looks devastated as he walks off the field. Lord's rises to applaud his efforts.

    Duckett caught by Warner on 98

  7. Eng 208-2

    Joe Root is again pulling against Josh Hazlewood's short-pitched stuff to bring Ben Duckett back on strike.

    There's a nervous hush around Lord's.

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    Root's innings could well be the key to England's fortunes in this match. If he can stick around and anchor this innings, England have great chance of evening the score.

    WG RumblePants

    England need to reign the ego in at the moment. Trying to hit the boundaries still. You can keep the scoreboard ticking along through singles.

    Stevo, Cheltenham

    Lifeline, but please can they learn the lesson and stop falling into the trap with these hook shots off every ball!

    Jim, Bucks

  9. Ollie Pope looked so skittish against Cameron Green's barrage of bouncers...

  10. Eng 207-2

    A dot ball off the final ball of Mitchell Starc's over. Ben Duckett remains two short of a century.

  11. Eng 207-2

    Oh my, Ben Duckett pulls again and England run a risky single to move him onto 98.

    Marnus Labuschagne's throw-in was a direct hit, but if it wasn't it would have likely led to overthrows and Duckett's century.

    As it as another Joe Root single brings Duckett back on strike on 98.

  12. Eng 205-2

    A single from Mitchell Starc's next ball moves Ben Duckett onto 97. Joe Root then pushes a single himself to bring Duckett back on strike.

  13. Joe Root then gloves through to the wicketkeeper - but is saved by a no-ball.

  14. Two potentially key moments in this match and possibly the series.

    First, Nathan Lyon is helped from the field after suffering what looked like a calf injury.

    Lyon limps off with apparent calf injury

  15. 203-2

    Steady, Ben!

    Duckett top-edges another pull but the ball lands just short of fine leg.

    Duckett is now onto 96

  16. Look away now, Phil Tufnell.

    Pope caught by Smith for 42

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    Root has got to bat Australia out of the game, there is no need to be more positive.

    Ian from Cornwall

    How much will Cameron Green regret that overstep ? Root is not a man to give chances too often.

    Dave, Neath

    Dear Joseph Edward Root, Please, please just play your normal game. You could get many more centuries and maybe even surpass Tendulkar's runs record.

    Andrew from Portsmouth

  18. Eng 200-2

    England were looking serene half an hour ago, now it feels like it is teetering on the edge of chaos.

    Five singles brings up the England 200, with Ben Duckett now six runs off a century.

    Change of bowling for Australia. After the carnage of his previous over Cameron Green is out of the attack and Josh Hazlewood returns.

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    Josh Land: Huge warning that no-ball wicket of Root. Stop playing the pull shot. There’s Bazball and there’s stupid.

    Robert in Billericay: Make them pay, Joe!

  20. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    There's delirious laughter in the press box now. Quite the over.