Summary

  • Australia, who lead series 2-1, close day one on 299-8

  • Superb Woakes dismisses Warner, Green, Marsh & Carey

  • Broad removes Khawaja & Head for 599th and 600th Test wickets

  • Labuschagne & Smith both out lbw on review to Moeen & Wood respectively

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  1. Aus 275-7published at 71 overs

    Moeen Ali wheels away round the wicket in a long sleeved shirt and is content to keep Mitchell Starc and Alex Carey honest with a full-ish length.

    Two runs off the over.

  2. Postpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    England could do with breaking this partnership.

  3. Aus 247-7published at 70 overs

    James Anderson is a lot tighter with his lines and lengths this time, with just one run off the over.

    Mitch Marsh has joint top-scored for Australia today with 51 before he was dismissed by Chris Woakes a little earlier.

    Here's the best of his innings for your viewing pleasure.

  4. Aus 273-7published at 69 overs

    Once again a day of Test cricket which has ebbed and flowed.

    Ben Stokes shuffles his pack again and Moeen Ali is given a whirl. Alex Carey and Mitchell Starc both fairly watchful to the spinner.

    Just one run off the over.

  5. How's stat?!published at 17:33 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Andy Zaltzman
    Cricket statistician on Test Match Special

    James Anderson has taken three wickets so far in this Ashes series with 259 runs in 91 overs. He's had three chances missed.

    Previously, before Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum took over, Anderson had taken 45 wickets, taking a wicket every 43 balls, so there's been a slight dip.

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    Off whale watching with the wife and kids in California. Rude to sit in the car instead?

    Rich

  7. Postpublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Glenn McGrath
    Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    It's very finely poised at the moment, good crowd and good conditions so this final passage will be interesting.

  8. Aus 272-7published at 68 overs

    Not the ideal end to the over for James Anderson as he gives Mitchell Starc two freebies on his toes.

    Like the majority of lefties Starc is comfortably able to work it away to the boundary on the legside for four on both occasions.

  9. Postpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    The crowd are singing: 'Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Anderson'.

    They want him to get a wicket.

  10. Postpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Glenn McGrath
    Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    It's not been James Anderson's best series but bowling at his home ground might be different.

  11. Aus 264-7published at 67.1 overs

    James Anderson is summoned by captain Ben Stokes as England look to extract these final three Australian batters.

    His first ball swings then takes the edge of Mitchell Starc's bat but it falls short of Zak Crawley at third slip.

  12. Postpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    The Australian's keep getting on top and then they keep getting out.

  13. Postpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Alex Carey can play, he is at least one place below than where you would expect him to play in the order. He's a great batter.

  14. Aus 260-7published at 67 overs

    Chris Woakes rubs the ball on his thigh, then makes a minor tweak to the field.

    His penultimate delivery to Alex Carey is a fraction too full and the Aussie wicketkeeper clinically clips a drives down the ground for four.

    That was pure timing. Nicely played.

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    Ian: Another fantastic day of Test cricket! All summer in both the men's and women’s Ashes, as soon as one side looks as though they are pulling away, the other fights back. Brilliant entertainment!

  16. Postpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Chris Woakes to continue after quenching his thirst.

  17. Postpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Woakes is just genius in English conditions, he's got England into a really good position.

  18. How's stat?!published at 17:22 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Andy Zaltzman
    Cricket statistician on Test Match Special

    Chris Woakes has taken nine wickets so far in this series for 177 runs since he came back into the side at Headingley. That was the first time in his career that Woakes took two wickets in one over.

  19. drinks break

    Drinkspublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Time for a bit of liquid refreshment at Old Trafford to gather our thoughts.

  20. Aus 258-7published at 66 overs

    Night train to Munich is it, Neil? Keep an eye out for cricket-loving Charters and Caldicott, who will doubtless be wondering about the score.

    Our younger readers might need to look that one up.

    Anyway, Mark Wood is into this 14th over of the day. Mitchell Starc picks up a leg bye after one which climbs into his ribs, before fellow left-hander Alex Carey works one of his pads.