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by Elizabeth Botcherby & Timothy Abraham

  1. Aus 100-1

    Matthew Potts is welcomed back into the attack with a boundary, Travis Head pounding him down the ground for four.

    He adds another three to his personal tally off the next two deliveries and takes Australia into three figures.

    They trail England by 284 runs.

  2. Aus 93-1

    A cluster of fielders stationed in the off-side for Marnus Labuschagne - three slips and a couple in the covers. Ben Stokes, meanwhile, is lingering around short mid-on.

    Labuschagne navigates a maiden from Brydon Carse without incident.

  3. Aus 93-1

    Thanks Tim. Hello all. Not a coffee drinker myself, so I'm relying on my 5am slice of Christmas cake to see me through.

    A mercifully calm first over back, Marnus Labuschagne collecting a single off Ben Stokes.

  4. Timothy Abraham
    BBC Sport

    England need to perk themselves up here, and so do I. Off to get some coffee.

    Here's the ever-alert Elizabeth Botcherby who will take you through to the close.

  5. Glenn McGrath
    Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Travis Head of AustraliaGetty Images

    The scoreboard has been ticking over. There have been very few maiden overs on this pitch.

  6. 50 runs

    Fifty for Head

    A superb way to bring up a half-century for Travis Head, as he thumps Brydon Carse through the covers for four. It's come off 55 balls.

  7. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

    Brydon Carse bowls past umpire Ahsan RazaGetty Images

    Jacob Bethell was catching ones like those yesterday. Too much width again from these bowlers.

  8. Aus 84-1

    Brydon Carse returns with a change of ends but it's a bit of a sloppy start.

    Marnus Labuschagne drills a full toss from Carse straight down the ground - although Matthew Potts is able to save the boundary.

    Travis Head licks his lips after a thick edge on the drive flies past the diving Jacob Bethell at gully.

  9. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

    Ben Stokes has had trouble setting fields because the bowlers are leaking runs from both ends.

    The lights are doing their job here but it is not great.

  10. Aus 80-1

    Travis Head and Ben Stokes exchange words - but very much cordial ones.

    Stokes cannot quite believe Head has driven a delivery back of a length through the covers for four which such ease. A verbal applauding of the shot.

  11. Srinivas Vijaykumar
    CricViz analyst

    Ben Stokes comes into the attack and picks up a wicket in his first spell again. In Tests since the start of 2022, Ben Stokes has taken 43 wickets in his first spell at 23.0 average. Among pace bowlers, only Mitchell Starc (49) has more wickets in his first spell in the same timeline.

    Most wickets in the first spell for pace bowlers in Tests since start of 2022:

    1. Mitchell Starc (AUS) - 49
    2. Ben Stokes (ENG) - 43
    3. Kagiso Rabada (SA) - 42
    4. Matt Henry (NZ) - 33
    5. Mohammed Siraj (IND) - 31

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    After today’s performance, bound to be a few changes come next Test in June against NZ. I would play: Crawley, Haines, Bethell, Root, Brook, Stokes, Cox (wk), Atkinson, Carson, Tongue, Archer.

    Matthew in Sydney

  13. Aus 69-1

    Trail by 315 runs

    Marnus Labuschagne of AustraliaGetty Images

    Marnus Labuschagne calls Travis Head through for a brisk single off Josh Tongue and the Aussie opener is stretching to reach his ground at the striker's end as a shy at the stumps whistles past

  14. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    The lengths have been really poor so far. These fast bowlers know where they should be hitting surely.

  15. Aus 68-1

    Marnus Labuschagne swivels on his heels, like a line dancer, to help a delivery from Josh Tongue round the corner for four.

  16. Aus 64-1

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    Travis Head is on the wind-up, playfully pretending he struggled to see a bouncer from Ben Stokes.

    It draws a smirk from umpire Chris Gaffaney.

    A maiden over from Stokes.

  17. Srinivas Vijaykumar
    CricViz analyst

    A pitch map showing where the ball bounces when Australia opener Jake Weatherald is dismissed by a pace bowlerCricViz

    Jake Weatherald falls to another full delivery. Four of eight dismissals in this Ashes have been to deliveries fuller than 5m. He averages 7.3 (29 runs, four dismissals) facing these fuller deliveries. England bowled only 19% deliveries fuller than 5m to the left-hander today.

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

    Josh Tongue and Ben Stokes should get this bowling right.

  19. Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    It is getting a little bit darker here. Don't be surprised if they pull the light meter out.

    There will be a riot - and there should be.

  20. Aus 64-1

    Joe Root has temporarily left the field grimacing in some discomfort with his lower back. Might just be a bit of cramp.