4th Investec Test: England vs Australia at Trent Bridge

Wood bowled for a very enterprising 28. Starc picks up his fifth wicket. He has been the stand out Australian bowler this innings. England 306/6.

Starc putting on a clinic this morning. Another ripper. Buttler bowled for 12. Australia fighting hard this morning. England 320/7.

All Australia this morning. Hazlewood picks up his second wicket as Stokes tickles one down the legside to the keeper. England 332/8.

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England push the lead up over 300.

Moeen Ali departs after a swift 38 from 24 balls. Fantastic slip catch from Steve Smith. A very useful 58 run partnership from 46 balls. England 390/9.

I had been looking forward to watching this test match since england's convincing victory in the 3rd test match, to see how would Australia react. But they have fallen from grace in the most incredible manner which was evident from their first innings batting performance in which they got out for 60 runs. And now the chances for the kangaroos to retain the Ashes look very slim to be honest.

Cook opts to declare (in the first innings of a Test match!) with England in front by 331.

strange ....though he wanted 500 !

8.2
Broad to Warner, no run, dropped, Cook has spilled it. Lovely bowling by Broad, draws Warner in outside off, a lovely catching height

although it just moved away from Cook to his left at the last moment. Should have been snaffled

77 without loss

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15.2
Stokes to Warner, FOUR, full at the stumps, punched straight of mid-on who can't stop it with a dive

and the 1,000,000th legal delivery in England in Tests goes to the boundary
 

Current partnership  110 runs, 23.0 overs, RR: 4.78 (Rogers 51, Warner 47)