Postpublished at 13:19 British Summer Time 21 July 2023
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special
No sign of any rollers on the pitch, so I'm guessing England will continue to bat after lunch.
We will keep an eye on it though.
Summary
Australia close on 113-4, trailing by 162
Superb Wood dismisses Khawaja, Smith & Head to move past 100 Test wickets
Warner chops on off Woakes for 28
England 592 all out - leading by 275 - after Bairstow's sparkling 99*
Australia are 2-1 up in the five-match series
Rain forecast on days four and five
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Postpublished at 13:17 British Summer Time 21 July 2023
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at Old Trafford
Mike Gatting is in the simulator to re-face Shane Warne’s Ball of the Century 30 years on.
He’s survived it this time but it is easier when you know where it’s going…
Shane Warne's 'ball of the century'published at 13:15 British Summer Time 21 July 2023
Make sure you stay tuned in to Test Match Special during the lunch break as they discuss Shane Warne's 'ball of the century' to bowl Mike Gatting on the Friday of the Old Trafford Ashes Test 30 years ago.
Yes. THIRTY years ago.
Media caption, Shane Warne bowls out Mike Gatting with 'Ball of the Century' at 1993 Ashes
Postpublished at 13:15 British Summer Time 21 July 2023
Thanks, Callum. Great stint as ever.
I'll be on declare watch for the next 15 minutes, though my hunch is England may look to smack a few more before sending Australia in.
Postpublished at 13:10 British Summer Time 21 July 2023
Time for me to go and get some food.
Will England declare at lunch? They don't need to let Australia know until 13:30 BST in theory.
I suspect we'll see Jonny Bairstow and Stuart Broad have a dash personally.
Tom Mallows will take you through whatever happens next.
How's stat?!published at 13:07 British Summer Time 21 July 2023
Andy Zaltzman
Cricket statistician on Test Match SpecialThat is the fastest 500 England have got in this country since 1985 at Edgbaston.
It's the fourth fastest 500 in Test history. England also hold the first and second record in Rawalpindi and Ireland.
Postpublished at 13:05 British Summer Time 21 July 2023
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket writer at Old TraffordThis is the first time since 1985 that England have made 500 in a home Ashes Test. They have done it six times in Australia since then, last in Sydney in 2011.
Postpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 21 July 2023
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at Old Trafford
500? In the Ashes? No wonder the Party Stand rises.
Lunchpublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 21 July 2023
That wicket signals the start of the interval.
England are 506-8, leading by 189.
They've added 122 this morning.
Postpublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 21 July 2023
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match SpecialDoes Ben Stokes consider that to be enough? That was a useful over from England's point of view.
WICKETpublished at 96 overs
Wood b Hazlewood 6 (Eng 506-8)
Bowled!
Does that keep a little low on Mark Wood? Maybe a tad but not as much as Joe Root's dismissal yesterday, but still, Wood looks back to see his off stump uprooted.
Eng 506-7published at 95.5 overs
Lead by 189
Four more.
Jonny Bairstow takes a single before Mark Wood flicks fine to the boundary.
That's 15 from the first five balls of the over.
Postpublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 21 July 2023
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match SpecialGood cricket that. They have put themselves into a match-winning position.
Eng 501-7published at 95.3 overs
Lead by 184
Brilliant from Jonny Bairstow.
He drops into the off side and they get back for two.
England have passed 500 in the 96th over. Brilliant stuff.
Eng 499-7published at 95.2 over
Lead by 182
Four more!
Pushed down the ground by Jonny Bairstow this time.
Eng 495-7published at 95.1 overs
Lead by 178
Four!
Bit of width from Josh Hazlewood and Jonny Bairstow cuts away to the fence.
It was perfectly placed to beat third and cover.
Postpublished at 12:55 British Summer Time 21 July 2023
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match SpecialEngland don't look like they're going to declare but we know Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum always do the unexpected.
Eng 491-7published at 95 overs
Lead by 174
Mark Wood is beaten again by Mitchell Starc before withdrawing the bat from the final ball.
Jonny Bairstow will face up to Josh Hazlewood.
Postpublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 21 July 2023
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match SpecialWhat a ball that was. It's bounced, nipped and flown through past Mark Wood. There's something in this pitch.
Eng 491-7published at 94.4 overs
Lead by 174
Oh! Beauty!
Bounce and a little bit of nip from Mitchell Starc beats Mark Wood all ends up.
Starc just laughs.