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Stuart Broad removed Cameron Bancroft
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Australia: Warner, Bancroft, Khawaja, Smith, Handscomb, Marsh, Paine, Starc, Cummins, Hazlewood, Lyon.
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England: Cook, Stoneman, Vince, Root, Malan, Moeen, Bairstow, Woakes, Broad, Anderson, Ball.
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Australia 113-4
Shaun Marsh and Steve Smith are digging in here. It’s very un-Australian – resolute, defensive and watchful – but they are keeping their side in the Test and have now put on 36.Our man Gideon Brooks at the Gabba…
“Having had a sit on the top terrace which is receiving the full blast of the sun, it is worth pointing out that it is burning hot out there – the mercury says 27 but it feels harsher. So it is now that Root will be happy to have four seaming options to rotate around Moeen Ali.
“Both Woakes and Ball have bowled five and four, respectively, so they look set for a stint with their shoulders to the wheel now, leaving Root one last blast of Broad and Anderson before the close – there are 22 overs to go which takes us to 5.30pm Aus time, 7.30am UK time.
“Having applied the brakes so successfully since the fall of Peter Handscomb as Australia slipped to 76-4, they must not let the rate rise now. The wicket of Smith looks the game changer.”
Australia 76-4
WICKET. Jimmy Anderson has got Peter Handscomb plumb in front.
His inswinger smashes into Handscomb’s back leg but Aleem Dar keeps his finger down.
Joe Root quickly calls for a review and it shows the ball cannoning into leg stump.
Wonderful stuff from England’s chief destroyer and the Aussies are in trouble.
Australia 76-3
That’s lunch and that’s very much England’s session. A wicket each for Broad, Ball and Ali has put Australia on the back foot.
Steve Smith is still there and has cantered to 19 not out – and he remains the key wicket.
Can England get him early after tea?
Australia 63-3
Jake Ball has got his own back and David Warner is gone! Ball enjoyed a mini cameo with the bat earlier before Warner caught him… and now he has revenge.
A short ball at Warner’s thigh and the Aussie opener tamely hits it straight to midwicket. Mark Stoneman doesn’t appear to pick it up well and it hits him in the chest before he gathers at the second time of asking
It means Warner goes for 26 and Peter Handscomb strides to the crease. Very much England’s session so far, this.
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Moeen Ali celebrates the dismissal of David Warner
Australia 30-2
What a start. First Cameron Bancroft goes, edging Stuart Broad behind to a diving Jonny Bairstow for 5.
Then it’s Moeen Ali’s turn to get in on the act as he gets Usman Khawaja for 11.
Australia’s best two batsmen are at the crease – Warner and Smith – but that is some start from England.
Gideon Brooks’ verdict from the Gabba
That was a dispiriting end to the innings from England. From 4-246 they slumped to 302 all out losing their last six wickets for 56 runs. After all the hard work done by Moeen and Malan to build steadily – the pair adding 83 for the fifth wicket, Chris Woakes and Jonny Bairstow in particular did not weigh in with enough.
It is a total that looks way short of what is needed given the last three first innings scores on this ground since the Ashes Test of 2013 have been 408 (India), 556-5 dec (Australia) and 429 (Australia) – matches the hosts won.
So if England are perhaps 100 short then what are the positives?
Well, the pitch seems to be speeding up which might reward England’s quartet of fast bowlers and there is a bit of turn for Moeen to exploit if Nathan Lyon’s efforts are anything to go by. That is about it, though. Australia are very much in the box seat here and if England are to become the first since Viv Richards’ West Indies to win here in 1988, they will need to skittle them quick.
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Jonny Bairstow was out trying to attack Pat Cummins
WICKET – Stuart Broad (20) – England 302 all out
The Broad cameo is over and England are bowled out for 302 after an extended morning session.
Malan and Ali started well for the tourists before England collapsed to lose their last six wickets for 46 runs.
We’ll be back in 40 minutes at 3am for the Aussie reply.
WICKET – Jake Ball (14) – England 289-9
4, 4, 4. What a start Jake Ball. Forget David Warner, there’s a new quick-scoring hard-hitting king in town.
And then he’s gone, caught by Warner himself at leg slip off the bowling of Starc.
It was supposed to be the last over before lunch but they’ll now take the extra half hour.
Anderson and Broad at the crease.
WICKET – Jonny Bairstow (9) – England 270-8
Bairstow sees Stuart Broad getting bounced the other end so tries to attack – and fails.
He suceeds in ballooning a Pat Cummins bouncer up in the air and Tim Paine runs round to take it.
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WICKET – Chris Woakes (0) – England 250-7
Oh dear, oh dear. Three in quick succession and Lyon is roaring.
He lobs one up outside off stump and Woakes goes hard at it with an extravagant cover drive.
But it goes right through the gate and bowls him for a duck. Terrible 15 minutes for England.
Latest from our man Gideon Brooks…
The perils of steady scoring are never more evident than when wickets fall quickly and three in four overs from Australia to leave England seven down – Malan pulling to Marsh, Moeen falling lbw to Lyon and Woakes yorked by the spinner – have put a very different complexion on proceedings in an instant.
From 246-4 staring at the lush pastures of 400 plus, England will be hastily revising that to 325 as a hopeful target.
More importantly the dismissals of Moeen and Malan, who shared a stately 83 partnership for the fifth wicket, have robbed England of two set batsmen just when the ball is softening.
It is now 25 overs old and will presumably not start reversing before 40 overs but with two fresh batsmen at the crease in Jonny Bairstow and Stuart Broad (who looks sure to get some short stuff), and nothing much to come in the way of batting after them, taking advantage of the next 15 overs will not be easy.
Advantage has swung very much in Australia’s favour.
WICKETS – Double breakthrough – England 249-6
Oh no, oh no. First Dawid Malan is bounced out after foolishly hooking Mitchell Starc when there were three men out in the deep, Shaun Marsh taking the catch. He’s gone for 56.
Then just seven balls later Ali is following him back to the pavilion. He’s trapped Moeen Ali in front for 36. Ali reviewed the decision but there was no doing and he has to go.
The only positive? The decision was umpire’s call and under new rules, England don’t lose a review.
Jonny Bairstow and Chris Woakes now at the crease. Can they get England towards 350?
England 233-4
There’s plenty of turn for Nathan Lyon but no dramas this morning and England are going well.
Over in Twitter land, Ben Stokes is busy watching – we presume – from afar.
He has responded to criticism of his video message by writing: “Heww Steve…it’s me showing the public even though I’m not there I’m supporting England and the team that I love playing for,this video was made after personal messages to the team….point answered??”
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England 208-4
It was gritty and slow on day one – but day two has started with a flourish.
The wicket looks a little bit quicker with more carry to the keeper – not that Malan and Ali care.
They’ve hit three boundaries in the first 10 minutes and have made a confident start here.
Swanny’s verdict
23:25: “Ali and Malan will carry on from where they left last night, Bairstow will get a hundred and we’ll be on 450 by tea,” beams Graeme Swann on BT Sport.
Loving the optimism – and here the players are. The Aussies have a new ball in hand and it’ll be Mitchell Starc to finish his over off having been stopped midway through it last night.
Early start – or is it a late one?
23:10: Morning – or is it evening? Lord knows, my body clock is just as confused as yours.
We’ve an earlier start today after the rain yesterday, or was it today? Okay, enough of the lame time jokes.
Play gets underway at 23:30 UK time due to the time lost with Moeen Ali and Dawid Malan at the crease.
Can England knuckle down and push on towards 350? Stay with us to find out.
