Summary

  • Rain arrives in afternoon session and wipes out rest of day's play

  • Warner & Khawaja relatively untroubled in 135-run opening partnership

  • England bowled out for 395 - Broad hits last ball in Test cricket for six

  • Retiring Broad given guard of honour by Australia

  • Australia, who lead series 2-1, have retained Ashes

  • England bidding to stop Australia winning series in UK for first time since 2001

  1. Postpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 30 July 2023

    Change at the other end as Chris Woakes comes into the attack.

  2. Postpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 30 July 2023

    Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    WoodImage source, Reuters

    We're wondering if Mark Wood does have a slight niggle or something. He's gone off again.

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    We are driving from Virginia to DC on our honeymoon. We had tickets for today, but alas. Hopefully we will have signal to keep up! Come on England!

    Mark & Cheryl

  4. Aus 134-0published at 37 overs

    Nope, not yet anyway.

    Usman Khawaja is squared up again but gets on top of the ball and it flies through a gap in the slips for four.

    Another edge then squirts through point and Australia run two.

    Rather worryingly, Mark Wood jogs off the pitch at the end of the over.

  5. Postpublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 30 July 2023

    Thankfully Usman Khawaja is fine to continue.

    The ball must have been damaged after colliding into his helmet though as the umpires are going to change it.

    Will it bring a change of luck for England?

  6. Postpublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 30 July 2023

    Sir Alastair Cook
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Nothing has really seemed to work so far for England.

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    Looks like this innings may be David Warner's swansong, rather than Stuart Broad's.

    Ruth

  8. How's stat?!published at 14:31 British Summer Time 30 July 2023

    Andy Zaltzman
    Cricket statistician on Test Match Special

    This partnership is now worth 126 which is the highest opening partnership in Ashes cricket in this country since Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss put on 196 at Lord's in 2009.

    It's the highest for Australia since the last Test of the 2005 Ashes series when Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden put on 185 at The Oval.

  9. Postpublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 30 July 2023

    Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at The Oval

    While Usman Khawaja is being seen to by the physio Joe Root and Zak Crawley have run down to fine leg to sign some autographs. Nice.

  10. Postpublished at 14:28 British Summer Time 30 July 2023

    Sir Alastair Cook
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    England have gone all in, that's hit Usman Khawaja hard. Everytime a batter gets hit, it's because they've taken their eye off the ball.

  11. ouch!

    Aus 126-0published at 36.1 overs

    Usman Khawaja turns away from a short delivery from Mark Wood and the ball smacks right onto the back of his helmet. The was nasty.

    Wood asks if he is okay and Khawaja nods, though a member of the medical team will come out for a concussion Test.

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    Why didn't Stuart Broad wait until the match was finished to announce his retirement? The Aussies are now determined to spoil his party.

    Ed in Devon

  13. How's stat?!published at 14:26 British Summer Time 30 July 2023

    Andy Zaltzman
    Cricket statistician on Test Match Special

    David Warner's half-century was reached from 90 balls with seven fours.

    It's his 61st Test fifty. He's got three Test hundreds with all of them in Australia and it's his ninth half-century in England in 19 Tests with an average of just under 27.

    He's yet to have a three figure score in England.

  14. Aus 126-0published at 36 overs

    Good shot from Usman Khawaja again as he rocks onto the back foot and cuts away fine for four.

    David Warner then plays a pretty much identical shot four balls later, before creaming the ball into the on-side next delivery for another boundary.

    These two batters are expertly picking the bad balls at the moment. There is a nervous hush around The Oval.

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    Grizzly: When is Stuart Broad going to swap the bails?

  16. Postpublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 30 July 2023

    Sir Alastair Cook
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Warner has played really well, not the Warner I remember that was that attacking but he has been more progressive with his attacking nature. There's been real intent. He plays better when he looks to score.

  17. Aus 113-0published at 35 overs

    I have just seen another replay of Harry Brook stop on the boundary, it was an incredible bit of athleticism as he was tumbling over the rope while clawing the ball back.

    Still no breakthrough for England, though. There are plenty of smiles on the Australia balcony at the moment.

  18. Postpublished at 14:20 British Summer Time 30 July 2023

    Sir Alastair Cook
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    That was an extraordinary bit of fielding from Brook.

  19. 50 runs

    50 for David Warnerpublished at 34.3 overs

    David Warner matches Usman Khawaja's achievement by reaching fifty with a pull towards the mid-wicket boundary.

    Harry Brook does brilliantly well to prevent the four, but the two runs are enough for Warner to bring up the half-century.

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    Pete: If there was ever a moment for a 'spell'. This is it.