Ashes 2025-26.

[andy]

205 to win then....not enough I don't think....I know it's the highest score of the game...but it did seem easier to score runs towards the back end....also they won't just throw their wickets away at the top should be interesting but I make australia slight favoriites

[bigfluffylemon]

Australia will take this. They just need to bat with half a brain. Suspect there might be a wobble, but 4-5 wicket win.

[alfie]

If you thought yesterday was wild...

That innings was nuts. Pope and Duckett appeared to be playing soundly - then one went and it was lemmings over the cliff. And then Smith puts everyone on the fence and Carse and Atkinson have a 50 stand.

204 lead . Who wins from here ? Australia need the highest score of the match to win. But England's bowlers are back in action after just four hours.

Travis Head opening . Hmm. Looking for a fast start ,eh ? So far , this has been classic Hare v Tortoise but maybe about to change.

[Durhamfootman]

I got up this mornign and the lead was only 144 7 down. I felt a 200 lead might be enough but doubted they'd get there. Well they did. Australia have shuffled the pack, which feels like they are just trying something, anything, to see if it makes a difference. What will happen from here, I have absolutely no idea.

crapinfo says 45 overs left in the day, which probably means, I don't know......... 20, the way England bowl

crikey.... 20 wickets in 68 overs..... bloody hell!

[andy]

Pitch suddenly doing ball doing nothing and all looking rather easy for Australia

[andy]

50 up in the 10th over...Australia running away with it....even weatherald starting to look comfortable

[andy]

This game is over!! Needed marnus in early and break through the middle order and it hasn't happened ..credit to Travis Head who it has to be said has looked more comfortable opening the batting then khawaja has looked at the crease for a while

[GarlicJam]

the England bowlers are looking a bit knackered after their minimal (but exemplary) efforts of yesterday.

[andy]

Stokes has to be bowling now....now or never

[Durhamfootman]

England paying the price for losing 20 wickets in 68 overs

suddenly the pink ball test looks like 2-0 to Australia and from there another horrible series defeat looks inexorable

At least we had some hope for a single day, which is already a vast improvement on every series since 2011

[bigfluffylemon]

It's the hope that kills you.

[andy]

50 up for head....slightly surprised wood is still bowling...

[Arthur Crabtree]

Well, the game has been unpredictable so far. So I'm not going to say England have blown it.

[bigfluffylemon]

I am

[Arthur Crabtree]

At least you can enjoy the sunshine!