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 141-3published at 35 overs

    Oh, great shot. Chris Woakes overpitches and Travis Head carves it past mid-off for another boundary.

    He's on the counter-attack. Dangerous territory for England.

  2. Aus 135-3published at 34.1 overs

    You lot all showing off about your holidays, I'm not jealous at all.

    It stopped raining in Cardiff today so that I could actually hang my washing out to dry outside, so who's the real winner?

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    Get Involvedpublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

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  4. Aus 135-3published at 34 overs

    And once more.

    Travis Head pulls a short ball firmly to the boundary.

    Perhaps one over too many from Mark Wood.

  5. Aus 130-3published at 33.2 overs

    Pressure = released.

    Travis Head whips one off his pads for four.

  6. Postpublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Sam Drury
    BBC Sport cricket writer at Old Trafford

    Plenty of people watching the big screen on the concourse.

    If they turned around they could see the actual pitch through a gap in the stands.

    Old TraffordImage source, BBC Sport
  7. Aus 126-3published at 33 overs

    Another Chris Woakes maiden.

    England are giving nothing away. How will Australia hold up under the pressure?

  8. Postpublished at 14:20 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Want to see Steve Smith's wicket?

    Of course.

  9. Aus 126-3published at 32 overs

    The umpires take a quick look at a run out from a direct hit as Travis Head runs back for a second, but he's back very comfortably.

    I suspect we'll just see an over or two more of Mark Wood in this spell.

  10. Aus 123-3published at 31.3 overs

    Oooh!

    Marnus Labuschagne jams his bat down on a vicious yorker straight into his toes.

    Great bowling.

  11. Postpublished at 14:13 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    That's the extra pace of Mark Wood and that's why I don't mind him bowling those short balls.

  12. ouch!

    Aus 123-3published at 31.1 overs

    And there it is.

    Travis Head is once again unsettled by a Mark Wood bouncer. He drops his hands, but is clattered ferociously in the helmet.

    They take the run, and he's fine, but is going to have a from the doctor.

    Don't take your eyes off this. Wood looks in the mood for another special spell.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    I don't know how the umpire didn't give that straight away... And it's a real shame he didn't as Australia would have burnt a review - Smith is so arrogant he'd review with all three stumps out the ground.

    Bernard in Poland

  14. Aus 122-3published at 31 overs

    Chris Woakes, who was England's hero at Headingley alongside Mark Wood, complements his partner at the other end brilliantly with their different skills.

    Woakes probes away at a good line and length, allowing Wood to unleash at the other end.

  15. Aus 121-3published at 30 overs

    Labuschagne 34, Head 1

    Now we're talking!

    Mark Wood is fired up, and bangs one in sharply that clatters into Travis Head's hand.

    A real nasty one that could've popped up anywhere, and Head gets lucky. Ben Stokes loves it.

  16. Postpublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    That was plumb. Why didn't the umpire give it out?

    It's game on again for England.

  17. Postpublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Really big wicket for England.

    Mark Wood bowled a little bit short but as Smith does, he went across and Wood was adamant that was out.

    That's exactly what England needed.

  18. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 29.1 overs

    Smith lbw b Wood 41 (Aus 120-3)

    HUGE!

    What a great review. You could see in Ben Stokes' face, the determination when he made the review sign, that it must've been close.

    Smith shuffled across in his usual way, and has quite simply missed a straight one - which he does so rarely.

    England desperately needed that. Smith looked settled in for the day.

  19. Postpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    It's quite straight...

  20. Postpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Mark Wood is very confident.