Summary

  • England close on 384-4, leading by 67

  • Crawley hits majestic 189 off 182 balls

  • Crawley & Root put on 200 stand

  • Root hits superb 84 and Moeen makes fluent 54

  • Australia, who lead series 2-1, dismissed for 317

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  1. Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    It looks too easy for England out there. Australia need to find a way to slow things down. This is a big momentum shift in the game, if not the series.

  2. Eng 198-2

    Zak Crawley clubs Travis Head's first ball down the ground for four, though I'm not sure how it escaped to the rope as there were two fielders out there.

    Three singles to complete the over feels rather tame in comparison.

  3. Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    Australia are looking pretty rattled at the moment. There are runs everywhere here for England.

  4. There is a change - Travis Head is back.

    It feels like Pat Cummins has tried everything else.

  5. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    I want to see a change here for Australia, either Marsh or a spinner.

  6. England have scored 80 runs in the last 10 overs. No wonder Old Trafford is buzzing.

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    I'm not usually the emotional type, I'm solid during The Notebook, but I did just shed a tear of appreciation and joy as Crawley reached the ton.

    Brandon - Bristol

  8. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Australia are constantly changing their field at the moment, it looks frantic out there.

  9. Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    It's all going for England at the minute, they're just enjoying themselves in the sun. They were 61-1 at lunch.

    Zak Crawley is playing like Ian Botham, short, wide and goes for a ride.

    Crawley's best shots as he brings up a century

  10. Eng 191-2

    Trail by 126

    Starc is short and wide and he gets the treatment from Zak Crawley, who dismissively cuts away for four.

    Pat Cummins stops the game to change his field again. He is in deep conversation with Starc. Australia are desperately searching for inspiration at the moment.

  11. Pat Cummins opts against Mitch Marsh for now. Mitchell Starc continues.

  12. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    It's time for Australia to try something else now, perhaps Mitch Marsh?

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    Ben De Forest-Brown: Always rated Crawley, never said a bad word about him…

    WizardOfFire: Over the moon for Zak Crawley... well batted

    Ed Franklin: May have had a bit of luck, but that is a hugely important 100 from Crawley at a crucial time in the series. Pressure being piled on Australia at the moment.

  14. Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    Australia are not too sure what to do at the moment, they are trying to enforce an error but the error isn't coming, the boundaries are.

  15. Eng 185-2

    Trail by 132

    Meanwhile, Joe Root is plundering more runs at the other end, pulling a Pat Cummins short ball away for four.

    This partnership is already worth 55.

    Root pulls Cummins for four

  16. Sam Drury
    BBC Sport cricket writer at Old Trafford

    What a noise for Zak Crawley - and he deserves every decibel of it!

    The crowd rise as one for the England opener.

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  17. Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    This has been a thoroughly amazing century, he's been screaming along. Well done Zak Crawley, very entertaining to watch.

  18. 100 runs

    100 for Zak Crawley

    Zak Crawley cuts at a wide delivery from Pat Cummins. He doesn't quite time it but the ball lands into space in the off side and he runs two to bring up his century.

    The England players rush onto the balcony to salute their team-mate. Crawley has a beaming smile on his face as he raises his bat, with the Old Trafford crowd rising to their feet.

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    Greg Double: At what point do we stop calling it an inside edge/false shot and start calling it 'the Crawley Cut'? He gets so many runs with it.

  20. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    This is absolutely gripping cricket to watch.