England close on 207-6 in chase of 435
Australia need four more wickets to win series and retain Ashes
Crawley (85) shows good appliance and top-scores with 85
Cummins and Lyon both take three wickets
Australia all out for 349 with Head making 170 and Carey 72
Stokes bowls seven-over spell as England take 6-38 at end of Australia innings
Third Test, day four, Adelaide
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Really hoping that Crawley and Brook can keep a lid on the adrenaline rate, heart rate and take things slowly to get into a groove. Create a bubble out there in the middle and stay in it. Set a blueprint, feel it and remember it.
Jo, Western Australia
Not far from another.
Travis Head offers a fair bit of turn and Zak Crawley inside edges wide of short leg.
Glenn McGrath
Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesThat is what Pat Cummins does.
The ball seems to be angling into off stump, you feel as a batsman that you have to play it and then it angles off the pitch.
It is probably a foot outside of off stump.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special
Image source, PA MediaOh, Joe Root is furious. He is shouting at himself. Pat Cummins has done him again!
Root c Carey b Cummins 39 (Eng 109-3)
Joe Root's out now!
Pat Cummins roars in delight, Root punches his bat in frustration - he's edged behind.
Cummins sent down five dot balls to Root then finished with a delivery down the corridor that England's star batter prodded at tentatively - just enough to nick to Alex Carey.
A partnership of 78 comes to an end - out comes Harry Brook.
Eng 109-2
Image source, ReutersOoooh, closer than it initially looked.
The tracking has an umpire's call on impact with the top of the stumps, so Joe Root survives - just.
The England number four follows up with a single sent square, that ends the over.
Joe Root pads away Travis Head's fifth delivery, no shot played.
Head absolutely loves this, it appears to be well outside the line, so would have to turn a fair way, but Australia are going to take a look.
Well, here's something interesting.
Australia are going to give Travis Head an outing with the first over after tea.
Everything the South Australian has touched has turned to gold lately, so maybe he can break this partnership.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Australia will know if they break this partnership that it will bring Harry Brook to the crease.
We will all be sitting on the edge of our chairs. Who knows what version of Brook we will get out in the middle. England will need him to sit in.
Jason Gillespie
Former Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special
England are showing some fight. We are seeing some very good batting, very measured batting. There's a good balance between attacking Australia's bowlers and having a good defence.
Records are there to be broken. Yes, it is going to be challenging, but you have got to have that belief.
Thanks Sam.
Will England's batters be able to re-focus after the interval? The next few overs could be crucial if the tourists are to take their chase deep into day five.
When Marnus Labuschagne held onto that stunning catch to remove Ollie Pope, it felt like this could finish very quickly.
Instead, Zak Crawley and Joe Root have put on 75 and batted very nicely indeed, battling through the new ball and playing the spin of Nathan Lyon very well.
England still need another 329 to win so there's a whole lot more work to do but a session to enjoy for the tourists as Mike Peter returns.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Yet again, that is England's session. They have won two sessions in a row, would you believe it?
Target 435
Sumptuous from Zak Crawley.
A satisfying crack off the bat as he pounces on the width from Cameron Green to lace the ball through extra cover for four.
There's an appeal for lbw to end the over as Joe Root is hit on the pad. Not out and there won't be a review. It was heading down leg.
That brief discussion means the clock ticks to 10 past and there isn't time for another over.
Tea and a 75-run stand between Crawley and Root has, at the very least delayed Australia's charge to victory.
At best? Well, we won't get carried away just yet.
Target 435
Joe Root guides the ball through the gully region for a single and that takes England to three figures.
Big cheers from the Barmy Army.
Target 435
Change of angle from Nathan Lyon, switching to round the wicket and trying to bring lbw into play against the two right-handers.
With the field spread, Joe Root and Zak Crawley are able to milk the singles with relative ease. Four of them in the over.
Target 435
Zak Crawley and Joe Root take a single apiece from the first five balls before the former's forward defensive shot sends the ball bouncing over Cameron Green for one more to end the over.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
England will be excited to have not lost a wicket since the 10th over.
Jem Green
CricViz data analyst
Image source, Getty ImagesJoe Root has scored 1,332 runs with sweeps and reverse sweeps in Test cricket.
That is more than 500 more than any other player since data has been collected since 2006.
Root averages 66.40 with sweeps/reverse sweeps.
Target 435
Joe Root gets the reverse sweep out again to add more four to his tally.
It's a delicate one this time, beating the short third fielder to his left and running away to the rope.
A little over 10 minutes until tea.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Head,caught Crawley, bowled Carse Head, caught Crawley, bowled Carse | 10 | 28 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 35.71 |
Weatherald,caught Smith, bowled Archer Weatherald, caught Smith, bowled Archer | 18 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 66.67 |
Labuschagne,caught Carse, bowled Archer Labuschagne, caught Carse, bowled Archer | 19 | 40 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 47.50 |
Khawaja,caught Tongue, bowled Jacks Khawaja, caught Tongue, bowled Jacks | 82 | 126 | 82 | 10 | 0 | 173 | 65.08 |
Green,caught Carse, bowled Archer Green, caught Carse, bowled Archer | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Carey,caught Smith, bowled Jacks Carey, caught Smith, bowled Jacks | 106 | 143 | 80 | 8 | 1 | 238 | 74.13 |
Inglis,bowled Tongue Inglis, bowled Tongue | 32 | 39 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 82.05 |
Cummins,caught Pope, bowled Carse Cummins, caught Pope, bowled Carse | 13 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 68.42 |
Starc,bowled Archer Starc, bowled Archer | 54 | 75 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 89 | 72.00 |
Lyon,leg before wicket, bowled Archer Lyon, leg before wicket, bowled Archer | 9 | 35 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 25.71 |
Boland,not out Boland, not out | 14 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 66.67 |
Extras, no balls 7, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 7, total 14 Extras, no balls 7, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 7, total 14 | |||||||
Total,371 all out 91.2 overs Total,371 all out 91.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archer | 20.2 | 5 | 53 | 5 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.60 |
Carse | 16.0 | 0 | 89 | 2 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5.56 |
Tongue | 16.0 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.00 |
Stokes | 19.0 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.78 |
Jacks | 20.0 | 3 | 105 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5.25 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
33 for 1 (8.2 overs) | Weatherald |
33 for 2 (9.1 overs) | Head |
94 for 3 (24.1 overs) | Labuschagne |
94 for 4 (24.3 overs) | Green |
185 for 5 (47.2 overs) | Khawaja |
244 for 6 (60.5 overs) | Inglis |
271 for 7 (65.5 overs) | Cummins |
321 for 8 (77.2 overs) | Carey |
348 for 9 (85.2 overs) | Starc |
371 for 10 (91.2 overs) | Lyon |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught Carey, bowled Cummins Crawley, caught Carey, bowled Cummins | 9 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 47.37 |
Duckett,bowled Lyon Duckett, bowled Lyon | 29 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 96.67 |
Pope,caught Inglis, bowled Lyon Pope, caught Inglis, bowled Lyon | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 30.00 |
Root,caught Carey, bowled Cummins Root, caught Carey, bowled Cummins | 19 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 61.29 |
Brook,caught Carey, bowled Green Brook, caught Carey, bowled Green | 45 | 63 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 122 | 71.43 |
Stokes,bowled Starc Stokes, bowled Starc | 83 | 198 | 147 | 8 | 0 | 312 | 41.92 |
Smith,caught Carey, bowled Cummins Smith, caught Carey, bowled Cummins | 22 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 84.62 |
Jacks,caught Carey, bowled Boland Jacks, caught Carey, bowled Boland | 6 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 20.69 |
Carse,bowled Boland Carse, bowled Boland | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 |
Archer,caught Labuschagne, bowled Boland Archer, caught Labuschagne, bowled Boland | 51 | 105 | 78 | 5 | 1 | 151 | 48.57 |
Tongue,not out Tongue, not out | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 58.33 |
Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 3, leg byes 5, total 12 Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 3, leg byes 5, total 12 | |||||||
Total,286 all out 87.2 overs Total,286 all out 87.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starc | 16.0 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.81 |
Cummins | 17.0 | 3 | 69 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4.05 |
Boland | 15.2 | 6 | 45 | 3 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.93 |
Lyon | 28.0 | 5 | 70 | 2 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.50 |
Green | 11.0 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
37 for 1 (7.4 overs) | Crawley |
41 for 2 (9.3 overs) | Pope |
42 for 3 (9.6 overs) | Duckett |
71 for 4 (16.4 overs) | Root |
127 for 5 (36.2 overs) | Brook |
159 for 6 (45.1 overs) | Smith |
168 for 7 (52.2 overs) | Jacks |
168 for 8 (54.1 overs) | Carse |
274 for 9 (84.1 overs) | Stokes |
286 for 10 (87.2 overs) | Archer |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Head,caught Crawley, bowled Tongue Head, caught Crawley, bowled Tongue | 170 | 219 | 122 | 16 | 2 | 325 | 77.63 |
Weatherald,leg before wicket, bowled Carse Weatherald, leg before wicket, bowled Carse | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10.00 |
Labuschagne,caught Brook, bowled Tongue Labuschagne, caught Brook, bowled Tongue | 13 | 45 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 28.89 |
Khawaja,caught Smith, bowled Jacks Khawaja, caught Smith, bowled Jacks | 40 | 51 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 78.43 |
Green,caught Brook, bowled Tongue Green, caught Brook, bowled Tongue | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 100.00 |
Carey,caught Brook, bowled Stokes Carey, caught Brook, bowled Stokes | 72 | 128 | 81 | 6 | 0 | 179 | 56.25 |
Inglis,caught Smith, bowled Tongue Inglis, caught Smith, bowled Tongue | 10 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 50.00 |
Cummins,caught Brook, bowled Carse Cummins, caught Brook, bowled Carse | 6 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 33.33 |
Starc,not out Starc, not out | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 87.50 |
Lyon,leg before wicket, bowled Carse Lyon, leg before wicket, bowled Carse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Boland,caught and bowled Archer Boland, caught and bowled Archer | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.67 |
Extras, no balls 5, wides 3, byes 4, leg byes 10, total 22 Extras, no balls 5, wides 3, byes 4, leg byes 10, total 22 | |||||||
Total,349 all out 84.4 overs Total,349 all out 84.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archer | 12.4 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.57 |
Carse | 20.0 | 1 | 80 | 3 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4.00 |
Tongue | 18.0 | 0 | 70 | 4 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.88 |
Jacks | 19.0 | 0 | 107 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5.63 |
Root | 8.0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 |
Stokes | 7.0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.71 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
8 for 1 (1.3 overs) | Weatherald |
53 for 2 (16.3 overs) | Labuschagne |
139 for 3 (35.1 overs) | Khawaja |
149 for 4 (36.5 overs) | Green |
311 for 5 (73.6 overs) | Head |
329 for 6 (78.2 overs) | Carey |
335 for 7 (79.5 overs) | Inglis |
344 for 8 (83.1 overs) | Cummins |
344 for 9 (83.2 overs) | Lyon |
349 for 10 (84.4 overs) | Boland |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,stumped Carey, bowled Lyon Crawley, stumped Carey, bowled Lyon | 85 | 151 | 101 | 8 | 0 | 249 | 56.29 |
Duckett,caught Labuschagne, bowled Cummins Duckett, caught Labuschagne, bowled Cummins | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 200.00 |
Pope,caught Labuschagne, bowled Cummins Pope, caught Labuschagne, bowled Cummins | 17 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 58.62 |
Root,caught Carey, bowled Cummins Root, caught Carey, bowled Cummins | 39 | 63 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 61.90 |
Brook,bowled Lyon Brook, bowled Lyon | 30 | 56 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 53.57 |
Stokes,bowled Lyon Stokes, bowled Lyon | 5 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 27.78 |
Smith,caught Cummins, bowled Starc Smith, caught Cummins, bowled Starc | 60 | 83 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 118 | 72.29 |
Jacks,caught Labuschagne, bowled Starc Jacks, caught Labuschagne, bowled Starc | 47 | 137 | 104 | 3 | 0 | 177 | 34.31 |
Carse,not out Carse, not out | 39 | 64 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 94 | 60.94 |
Archer,caught Weatherald, bowled Starc Archer, caught Weatherald, bowled Starc | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 21.43 |
Tongue,caught Labuschagne, bowled Boland Tongue, caught Labuschagne, bowled Boland | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33.33 |
Extras, no balls 3, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 14, total 22 Extras, no balls 3, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 14, total 22 | |||||||
Total,352 all out 102.5 overs Total,352 all out 102.5 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starc | 17.0 | 3 | 62 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3.64 |
Cummins | 17.0 | 4 | 48 | 3 | 77 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.82 |
Boland | 17.5 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.96 |
Lyon | 25.0 | 6 | 77 | 3 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3.08 |
Green | 10.0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.40 |
Head | 15.0 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4.06 |
Labuschagne | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
4 for 1 (1.2 overs) | Duckett |
31 for 2 (9.4 overs) | Pope |
109 for 3 (28.6 overs) | Root |
177 for 4 (47.2 overs) | Brook |
189 for 5 (51.6 overs) | Stokes |
194 for 6 (53.3 overs) | Crawley |
285 for 7 (82.5 overs) | Smith |
337 for 8 (97.2 overs) | Jacks |
349 for 9 (101.3 overs) | Archer |
352 for 10 (102.5 overs) | Tongue |