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

Live Reporting

Callum Matthews and Tom Mallows

  1. Want to watch Harry Brook hitting the Aussies for three fours in an over?

    You're in luck.

    Enjoy.

  2. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I like the way Brook has played, he's played with great control.

  3. Eng 447-5

    Lead by 130

    That is beautiful, Harry Brook.

    He waltzes down the pitch and smacks Cameron Green over mid-on for a one-bounce four.

    This has been a really mature knock from Brook.

  4. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    The Australian side have such a negative body language and if they take that out with them when they bat, they could be in trouble.

  5. Eng 439-5

    Lead by 122

    It feels like it has got a little harder to score again, which is interesting - and potentially good signs for England - considering the ball is 84 overs old.

    Pat Cummins draws a false shot from Jonny Bairstow with oohs and ahhs as the ball goes past the edge.

  6. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer at Old Trafford

    Blame myself for the Stokes wicket. I got up to make a brew.

  7. I hope you went and got them a replacement, Matt.

  8. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Old Trafford

    I’ve just caused someone to kick over their pint in the Party Stand. It’s a long way down for another. Unsurprisingly it hasn’t gone down well.

  9. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Really good innings from Stokes, he's shaking his head thinking he should have hit that.

  10. wicket

    WICKET

    Stokes b Cummins 51 (Eng 437-5)

    Bowled him!

    Ben Stokes looks to advance down the pitch to Pat Cummins but misses with a flick and the ball crashes into the stumps.

    Stokes is disappointed with himself but it's a useful half-century.

    England lead by 120 now.

  11. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    The Australian approach is very similar to yesterday, negative. The Aussies are playing with a mindset that it is definitely going to rain all weekend. They've had a very unlike Australia attitude to this.

  12. Eng 437-4

    Cameron Green has decided to go to more conventional Test match line and lengths.

    He almost has Harry Brook strangling down the leg side as he comes across to off and he almost chips to mid-off.

  13. Having sat in the party stand for the last two days Stephan, it felt like they stopped trying to win at 14:15 yesterday.

    Negative tactics galore.

  14. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer at Old Trafford

    Have Australia stopped trying to win?

  15. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    What an impact Stokes is having in this series, as a captain and a batter. He knows there's still a job to do.

  16. 50 runs

    50 for Ben Stokes

    A nudge out to deep cover moves Ben Stokes to his 43rd half-century in his Test career.

    He's just inevitable, isn't he?

  17. Ben Stokes has looked good so far today.

    He's up to 49 off 70 balls.

  18. Sorry, Jim. No sign yet.

  19. Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    Please take the new ball in the next over!

  20. Eng 434-4

    Lead by 117

    Five short balls brings five singles for England.

    Cameron Green then decides to bowl a normal length and it rears up at Ben Stokes slightly and just misses the edge.

    Stokes purses his lips as if to say "ufff, that's a ball".