Summary

  • Australia's tail wags to take tourists to slender 12-run lead

  • Murphy and Cummins put on 49 for ninth wicket

  • Smith narrowly survives incredibly close run-out on 43, but holes out for 71

  • Root, Anderson & Broad all in the wickets as Australia fall from 115-2 to 185-7

  • Broad removes Khawaja and Head in magical post-lunch spell

  • In morning session, Labuschagne spectacularly caught by diving Root at first slip

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

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    Wake me up when the Aussies decide to wake up. Snooze fest.

    Ash in Elland

    If England are playing 'Bazball', then Australia are playing 'do whatever it takes to win the series ball.'

    Paul (Ashford)

    All joking aside, England have tried to play attacking, exciting cricket and right now Australia... aren't.

    Ben in France

  2. Postpublished at 11:46 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    It is perfect bowling conditions, but the ball this morning was already 25 overs old because of the discipline showed last night by Australia.

  3. Aus 79-1published at 35 overs

    Technically a maiden to start from Stuart Broad as he concedes four byes as extravagant swing sends one out of the grasp of a diving Jonny Bairstow.

    Oh, guess what? Broad is trying to get the ball changed again. He is unsuccessful. That's about the seventh attempt in this innings so far.

  4. Postpublished at 11:42 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    Double change for England.

    Stuart Broad is on for Mark Wood.

    We'll then be into Joe Root, Harry Brook and maybe, just maybe, we might see some spin from Ben Stokes.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

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    StokesImage source, Getty Images

    Loving the use of the word “obdurate” on the BBC Sport app to describe Australia. The very same could be said of England.

    Tim

  6. Aus 75-1published at 34 overs

    Chris Woakes starts with a....? Yes, you guessed it. A maiden.

  7. Postpublished at 11:38 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Chris Woakes has been outstanding since he has come into this series, both with the bat and ball.

  8. Postpublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    A change for England.

    Chris Woakes, who picked up the wicket of David Warner yesterday, replaces Jimmy Anderson.

  9. Postpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    It is entirely possible, Pete.

  10. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

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    Has Stuart Broad's hat fallen off more times than Australia have scored with the bat so far this morning?

    Pete, Menorca

  11. Aus 75-1published at 33 overs

    Mark WoodImage source, Reuters

    Four more dot balls before Marnus Labuschagne squeezes Mark Wood through point for a couple.

    There's extravagant movement from Wood to finish but it's too wide and Labuschagne is able to watch it go by.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

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    Australia playing the long game with Moeen out and looking to bat for two days. Not even half the scoring rate of the England first innings but nine wickets in hand...

    G, Lancs

  13. Postpublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Australia are trying to play the longer game here, they realise that they don't have to go at a million miles an hour.

  14. Aus 73-1published at 32 overs

    Another maiden from James Anderson.

    He's bowled five now. England have bowled nine.

  15. Postpublished at 11:27 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    WoodImage source, Getty Images

    Mark Wood has been neither here or there. 61% of the balls this morning have been short balls but we haven't seen a bouncer yet.

  16. Postpublished at 11:26 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    That's a very nice delivery from Mark Wood, he does this leap that makes the batter want to play. That's a good ball.

  17. Aus 73-1published at 31 overs

    A single apiece for Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja.

    Mark Wood, as you would expect at his pace, is finding some bounce but it hasn't troubled the Aussies too much at this stage.

  18. Aus 71-1published at 30 overs

    Trail by 212

    AndersonImage source, Reuters

    Ooh! Jimmy Anderson follows the boundary by finding some movement and beating a driving Usman Khawaja on the inside edge.

    The opener then pushes through mid-on for a couple.

    He's just going to try and blunt England. Grind them into the ground.

  19. Aus 69-1published at 29.3 overs

    Runs off the bat!

    Jimmy Anderson strays and Usman Khawaja is able to just guide down to the fine leg boundary.

  20. Postpublished at 11:17 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    We are watching Boycsball here.