Sir Alastair Cook
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

I've gambled and only brought two days' worth of clothes.

This is chaos!

Ben Duckett helps himself to four more off Hazlewood, as he also drifts too straight.

This couldn't be further from the Khawaja/Labuschagne block-fest that we saw yesterday.

Width, and slashed down to third man for four more!! Streaky from Crawley, but he just gives a cheeky smile.

Mitch Starc has bowled two overs for 22 runs.

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EdH: Watching cricket with my Grandparents. I once pulled a sickie from school to watch first day of an Ashes Test at their house. Taylor and Marsh put us to the sword in 300-plus opening stand. I went back to school next day.

Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

Starc is going round the park.

Mitchell Starc is having a bit of a 'mare.

He strays onto Duckett's pads once more and is clipped with ease to the boundary.

Here's that striking image of the England players wearing each other's shirts to raise awareness of dementia.

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A quieter over from Josh Hazlewood concedes just three.

Most treasured cricket memories - what a question. I once played a club game with both my dad and brother, which was special, and can also remember being eight years old at my aunt's wedding in 2005 and everyone gathered around a small radio and erupting as England won at The Oval.

Playing at Lord's and being able to take my parents in the Long Room was also an incredible one.

Andy Zaltzman
Cricket statistician on Test Match Special

It took Australia 12 overs to score 12 off the bat yesterday - it's taken England one this morning.

It's also the third time in the series Zak Crawley has hit the first ball of an England innings for four.

As today's play was kicked off with a beautiful rendition of Jersualem by The Alzheimer’s Society, we're asking for your most treasured cricketing memories.

Tweet us using #bbccricket or send a Whatsapp to 0330 123 1826. Please include your name on your submission.

England lead!

One over was all they needed, as Ben Duckett helps himself to another boundary through the leg side.

A sloppy start from Mitchell Starc, a commanding one from England.

Four more!

Ben Duckett this time drives firmly down the ground for four, past a sprawling Cummins at mid-on.

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Well, that's one way to start!

Zak Crawley thumps the first ball from Mitchell Starc to the cover boundary for four!

Reminiscent of his first ball of the series from Pat Cummins, that.

How long will it take England to overturn Australia's lead of 12? One over? Two?

An emotional start to proceedings from the Alzheimer's Society choir, with England's players swapping their shirts and wearing their teammates names in the pre-match line-up, to draw attention to confusion often experienced by people living with dementia and how people with dementia lose precious memories.

England batting coach Marcus Trescothick, whose father is in a home with Alzheimer's, is tearful on the balcony.

Just before play, the Alzheimer’s Society singing group will perform at The Oval.

The group are made up of people affected by dementia and it is one of several activations taking place during the Test, which is dedicated to the Alzheimer’s Society.

Music plays an instrumental role in reducing social isolation and improving wellbeing for people living with dementia, with memories tied to music often retained when other memories are lost.

Alzheimer’s Society’s Singing for the Brain groups can help people, even in advanced stages of dementia, to tap into long-term memories linked to music and song – for some, this can mean they can communicate through singing when no longer able to do so through speech.

One in three people born in the UK today will go onto develop dementia in their lifetime. That’s one in three who may forget the name of their favourite player or most treasured memory of cricket - unthinkable for most fans.

As the players come out onto the pitch with blue skies up ahead, it is time for me to take a break.

Here to guide you through the morning session is Ffion Wynne.

England batting coach Marcus Trescothick on BBC Test Match Special: "I don't think you'll see much difference with how we go about our batting. We will look to take the positive option but we will have to be smart at times, and find that balance for ourselves.

"I don't think we can judge the weather too much. We have looked at it, but we know that our mantra is to put pressure back on the opposition so that's generally how we are going to play. There is going to be a challenge if the conditions are in their favour, but we trust our players to do that and to judge that.

"We've done it pretty well throughout the summer.

"We saw conditions change at different stages of the game yesterday, depending on the sun being out or how old the ball is. So we know the spinners will have an impact at some point, but we'll have to wait and see."

Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special

England's bowlers will be desperate for a day without bowling. That must be on their mind today because this is Mark Wood's third game in a row, Stuart Broad's fifth.

There was a very short turnaround between these past two Tests and you could see their tiredness yesterday when Australia were trying to just get overs into their legs.

England need a big lead because Australia won't mind a chase against a very tired attack.

Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

This is a huge moment for the Aussies. They had a chance to win the series here last time and they messed it up.

They were so close to doing it, with a 2-0 lead, and now they are under the pressure and so it's made them play this way. To me, they looked scared, they looked scared of failing again like they did in 2019.

But the captain Pat Cummins has been brilliant with both bat and ball. He has puffed his chest out and given it everything. He will have a big say in how Australia go today.

England are certainly keeping us all guessing.