Summary

  • Rain brings early end to play - Australia close on 130-2 (lead of 221)

  • Tongue dismisses Warner & Labuschagne gifts easy catch off Anderson

  • Khawaja dropped on 19 by Anderson

  • England slump from overnight 278-4 to 325 all out

  • Stokes caught in gully off second ball of the day; Brook out following leading edge off ugly swipe

  • Three wickets for Starc and two for part-time spinner Head

  • Lyon confirmed as a doubt for rest of series

Live Reporting

Sam Drury and Tom Mallows

  1. Aus 13-0

    Lead by 104

    James Anderson bowls another fine delivery that shapes into David Warner and very nearly snares his edge.

    England have bowled well this innings with no reward, so far.

    These Aussie openers are battling hard.

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

    I think as a batter, you have to be able to act really guilty.

  3. Not out

    He did. A big thick inside edge.

    England burn a review.

  4. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    I think he got an inside edge on this.

  5. England review

    James Anderson gets some late swing down the slope into the pads of David Warner.

    The umpire says no to the lbw appeal, but England send it upstairs.

  6. Here we go then. James Anderson will open the session.

    It is gloomy and overcast at Lord's with the floodlights on.

    England need early wickets.

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    Bazball or no Bazball, any team that sticks rigidly to the same approach whether it’s working or not will soon be found out. Good coaching and captaincy should be able to adapt according to the situation. Poor from England this match.

    Phil

    I think we should be allowed to criticise elements of Bazball without the only reply being "well do you just want to lose like 2019". Isn't the whole point and the draw of Test cricket to the players the very "test" of it? Dealing with challenging periods, being technically sound enough and mentally tough enough to come through them? We all love being positive and taking the game to the opposition, but if millions of amateur cricketers and fans are frustrated and shocked at the reckless dismissals, what must the 11 professional cricketers in the dressing room be feeling? It must feel so against the grain. Can anyone in the team challenge this overwhelming positivity bias to give England a chance?!

    J, doctor's office, Hampshire

  8. Hear, hear, Sam.

    Well, that was all a bit flat wasn't it?

    There is still hope but England have to win this session you would think.

  9. Having been stung by the news that Headingley 2019 was actually a waste of everyone's time, it's time for me to take a break and reconsider all I thought I knew...

    That shouldn't take more than a couple of minutes but I could do with some lunch as well.

    To take you through the afternoon session, it's over to the Right Honourable Tom Mallows.

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    Re: Matthew Henry 12:12. The Ashes is binary, if you don't have the urn at the end of the series it is a failure. (Hence people need to stop glorifying Headingley 2019!!!)

    Michael, Redhill.

    Replying to Matthew Henry: Absolutely going down playing like this! This is entertaining cricket that is actually enjoyable to watch. Sport is supposed to be fun, sometimes we take it far too seriously.

    Anon

  11. As disappointing as the morning session was for England, there were at least signs that there could be some assistance for the bowlers this afternoon.

    Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad both went past the bat a few times before lunch but Usman Khawaja and David Warner survived to take Australia's lead past 100.

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    Pete Stones: It would be VERY Bazball to lose the first two Tests and win the last three.

    Sam Roberts: I wonder if coming from 2-0 to win the series might be the most Bazball thing ever.

  13. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    There's a brass band walking around Lord's playing Rule Britannia during the lunch break which is ironic.

  14. A good point, Jacob. As good as Nathan Lyon is, England may well have preferred facing him than the bouncer barrage. The fans definitely would have done.

    Might have been a different story if England ended up chasing on day five, though...

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    Jacob Hodgkinson: Certainly didn't see myself saying this yesterday, but Nathan Lyon getting injured was the worst possible thing for England. Precipitated the bodyline bowling and ensuing collapse.

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

    When we turned up today I would have said England were ahead, especially after what happened on day one. But to lose 6-40 in an Ashes series, it has been a dreadful morning.

    England bowled well in that short minute spell but Australia showed some resilience and class. They will take confidence from those 20 minutes. They fought well and showed a lot of determination to get through it.

  17. Look away now, England supporters...

    Six wickets fell before lunch on day three. Ben Stokes got a good ball, not many of the others could say the same.

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    To Matt Henry's question at 12:12: Does it have to be one or the other approach? Is there not, perhaps, a third way?

    Sean, Bristol

    In response to Matthew Henry's question; it doesn't have to be such a binary choice. We were in a position where we'd already thrown something close to a knock out punch, had Australia on the ropes. Then we started punching ourselves in the face tactics

    Anon

    Re: Matthew Henry. I prefer this approach to the insipid approach we saw under Root's captaincy. But it's not a case of one extreme or the other. They can mix aggression and pragmatism. Continually attacking every short ball (many of which are not even at an awkward height and can be easily ducked), even when you've had numerous warnings, is moronic.

    Eddie in Stirling

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

    We've seen the extra bounce today and we've seen it all day. One leapt up there for Stuart Broad. It's so strange, it looked so benign yesterday.

  20. Lunch - Aus 12-0

    Lead by 103

    Stuart Broad gets one to leap up at Usman Khawaja from back of a length. The Australia opener doesn't look comfortable but deals with it well enough and gets a single to leg.

    The over - and the session - end with David Warner driving smartly through the covers for four.

    Australia couldn't have asked for a better session. They took six England wickets quickly and then got through to lunch unscathed.