Summary

  • Crawley & Duckett survive tricky 25 minutes to reach 27-0 at close

  • England need 251 to keep Ashes alive

  • Head finally falls for superb 77 as Australia dismissed for 224

  • Tourists lose last six wickets for 108 - Woakes, Wood & Broad take two each

  • Most of day three lost to rain until 17:00 BST

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Live Reporting

Timothy Abraham and Sam Drury

  1. Tom Mallows
    BBC Sport at Headingley

    A couple of England fans have just asked Todd Murphy if he will sign a piece of sandpaper.

    He politely declined.

  2. Eng 25-0

    More gamesmanship from England and the Yorkshire members?

    Zak Crawley complains about movement behind the bowler's arm. Mitchell Starc, knowingly and partly in resignation, shakes his head.

    Crawley happy to see out the rest of the over.

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    This is a huge passage of play. If… if England can get through this unscathed then it should be a comfortable chase tomorrow. Come on boys!

    George from Devon

  4. Eng 25-0

    Mitchell Starc gets one to spit up at the shoulder of Ben Duckett's bat and it flies over the slip cordon. The ball races away for four, and the England opener breathes a sigh of relief.

    England catching all the breaks.

  5. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    These two openers have played forcefully and aggressively. They realise the situation they in, they are going about it nicely.

  6. Zak Crawley set the tone a little earlier but it's been Ben Duckett who has looked the most fluent thus far.

  7. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    I love the way Duckett is approaching this, he just looks confident.

  8. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Gorgeous, gorgeous. Short and wide. That's one of his shots. This time, it's just a little bit fuller. Duckett leans into it and gets it into the middle of the bat.

  9. Eng 19-0

    Back-to-back boundaries from Ben Duckett

    A lovely thwack off his bat as he cuts Pat Cummins for four through the covers and then a ball later drives the Aussie skipper down the ground for another.

    A confident start by England.

  10. Tom Mallows
    BBC Sport at Headingley

    Poor old Todd Murphy is copping it from the Western Terrace again, which is as lively as it’s been all day.

    He is laughing about it though.

  11. ouch!

    Eng 11-0

    Ben Duckett shuffles down the pitch to Pat Cummins and his bottom hand is struck.

    The England physio comes on to give Duckett some attention.

    England eke a little bit of time out of the game which they won't mind a jot.

  12. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    It's not carried, very nearly. That did just get up a bit. Duckett played that quite nicely.

  13. Eng 11-0

    The final ball of the over from Mitchell Starc and Ben Duckett plays at it, with slightly softer hands, and edges it to the slip. It doesn't quite carry to Steve Smith.

    England scamper a single.

  14. Duckett not out

    Miles away from the bat, prompting the inevitable 'Same old Aussies' ditty from the Western Terrace.

  15. Australia review

    Mitchell Starc slants one down the leg side which Ben Duckett flicks it at.

    Alex Carey throws the ball in the air and Australia appeal for a strangle but it doesn't look like he's hit this.

  16. Eng 9-0

    Mitchell Starc, equally, is a fraction too straight to Ben Duckett and the England left-hander is able to nudge it off his legs for another single.

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    Please, I beg of you, no more wickets today.

    Peter in Durham

  18. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    That's a bit too straight from Pat Cummins. Beautifully played by Crawley, it went over there like a rocket.

  19. Eng 8-0

    Too straight again from Pat Cummins and he is punished by Zak Crawley with a powerful wristy thump through mid-wicket for four.

    Positive but measured from England thus far.

  20. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Tomorrow is going to be a ripper. You get the feeling it will be done tomorrow.