Summary

  • England close day four on 114-4, needing 257 further runs to win

  • Duckett caught by Starc on 50 but overturned after replays show ball scraped along turf

  • Cummins bowls Brook for four with a peach

  • Root fends fierce delivery from Cummins to slip for 18

  • Crawley caught down leg side off Starc, who then bowls Pope with a beauty

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Live Reporting

Sam Drury and Tom Mallows

  1. Here is Nathan Lyon. He has to limp sideways down the stairs!

  2. Aus 264-9

    Lead by 355

    Ben Stokes then bowls a bouncer to Nathan Lyon who ducks out of the way.

    Surely you go full and straight?

  3. Aus 264-9

    Nathan Lyon pulls his first ball to deep fine leg and sets off for a run, realises he can't walk, and opts against it.

    This is the Ashes isn't it? This is cricket? This is real life?

  4. Glenn McGrath
    Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    It will be interesting because Nathan Lyon is a compulsive hooker of the short ball.

  5. Alison Mitchell
    Cricket commentator on BBC Test Match Special

    I've never seen anything like it, he's hobbling out. They are applauding Nathan Lyon. He is hobbling out to the middle.

  6. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    There’s a good proportion of Lord’s standing to applaud Nathan Lyon hobbling out.

  7. This is extraordinary. Nathan Lyon is limping out to the middle to a standing ovation.

  8. wicket

    WICKET

    Hazlewood c Root b (Aus 264-9)

    Straight to short leg! Ben Stokes finally has a wicket as Josh Hazlewood pushes it straight to Joe Root.

  9. Glenn McGrath
    Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    You would bowl at the stumps for Nathan Lyon wouldn't you? If bowl short and it hits the head there could be a concussion substitute.

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    Can't understand the negativity towards England in the last couple of hours; Aus aren't scoring and England are chipping away with the wickets. Plenty of time in the game for a run chase... setting up a perfect Baz ball finish. Judge the team/tactics at the end of the match, not the middle!!

    Jonny, Glasgow

  11. Aus 263-8

    We see another shot of Nathan Lyon with his helmet on chatting to James Anderson in the Long Room.

    If he does bat it will take him an absolute age to walk to the middle, let alone run a single.

    The series continues to surprise.

  12. Glenn McGrath
    Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Lyon might get timed out. Surely, he can come out in a wheelchair or something?

  13. Josh Hazlewood is the next batter BUT we have just seen a shot of Nathan Lyon padded up limping down the stairs in the Pavilion.

    He cannot be ready to bat surely? He can barely walk?!

  14. wicket

    WICKET

    Cummins c Duckett b Broad 11 (Aus 261-8)

    Pat Cummins goes this time!

    Stuart Broad bangs it in short and Cummins fends off straight to Ben Duckett at gully.

  15. Glenn McGrath
    Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    There's just shy of 150 overs left, England go at five a over, they will be more than fine with this. Australia need another 50 to get to 400, the way they are going, that would take another 50 overs.

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    We all know England are capable of chasing this down. The question is, how do they play the short ball safely? Answers on a post card.

    Nick Pompidou in Bremen

    The highest fourth wicket chase at Lord's being for a single wicket feels like a ridiculous record that's been waiting too long to be beaten.

    James, St Albans

  17. Aus 261-7

    Lead by 352

    Just short! Ben Stokes cramps Pat Cummins for room and he very nearly fends it off to Joe Root at short leg.

    Stokes is continuing to make things happen.

  18. Glenn McGrath
    Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    I'm not really sure what's happening to be honest. Mitchell Starc is blocking it, Pat Cummins is playing some shots, England are defending. I'm not sure what anyone's plan is at the minute.

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    If Stokes knew it was a no-ball why didn't he try to run Cummins out?

    Andrew, Warrington

    The ball was nowhere near him, Andrew. Plus, by the time the no-ball was given, the ball was dead.

  20. Ben Stokes is about to bowl his 11th successive over.

    He is obviously keen to make up for this.