that drop,sad

had a small top up on the draw. unless the pitch blows up I think it is going to be hard to get 40 wickets

How did they bowl to Ballance? He looks so vulnerable when it's pitched right up there.

4.60     62     9     1     5-1-20-0
Josh Hazlewood (rfm)     17.0     5     57     2     3.35     81     9     0     5-1-20-1
   
Mat     Wkts     BBI     Ave
67     291     8/61     27.82
6     26     5/38     19.80
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Current partnership 23 runs, 3.3 overs, RR: 6.57 (Root 10, Stokes 13)

Last bat GS Ballance lbw b Hazlewood 61 (149b 8x4 0x6) SR: 40.93

Fall of wicket 196/4 (53.3 ov); Partnership: 153 runs, 39.0 overs, RR: 3.92 (Ballance 45, Root 97)

Umpire reviews remaining England 2 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful); Australia 1 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful)
Sponsored Odds Next Batsman Out:JE Root13/10BA Stokes8/13. Odds by Bet365

Richard: "Re Sam: "arguably Australia's session"!! General Melchett from Black Adder Goes Forth springs to mind, Sam: "If nothing else works, a total pig-headed unwillingness to look facts in the face will see us through." LOL Sam "

End of over 57 (10 runs) England 219/4

        BA Stokes 13 (14b 1x4 1x6)
        JE Root 107 (123b 15x4 0x6)
        MG Johnson 15-1-69-0
        JR Hazlewood 17-5-57-2

56.6

Johnson to Stokes, no run, full on off stump, driven firmly to mid-off
56.5

Johnson to Stokes, FOUR, length ball, but just a bit of width outside off. Stokes plants his front foot halfway forward and slashes away, beating the backward point fielder diving to his left
56.4

Johnson to Stokes, no run, length ball outside off, stays on the back foot to defend down the pitch

"Why is there often a big "boooo" from the crowd when Root comes on to bat, or reaches in hundred ? What has he done ?" -- They're simply chanting "Rooooooot", Henry.

56.3

Johnson to Stokes, no run, fullish on middle and off, defended towards mid-on
56.2

Johnson to Stokes, no run, length ball outside off, shuffles forward to punch to mid-off
56.1

Johnson to Stokes, SIX, bouncer, and Stokes hooks Johnson for six. Well, not quite. Looked to swat it away from wide outside off, and ends up top-edging it over the keeper and all the way over the rope

Sairam: "Test match scores in 2015: 83, 59, 182*, 98, 84, 101* Ladies & gentlemen, Joseph Edward Root."

End of over 56 (10 runs) England 209/4

        JE Root 107 (123b 15x4 0x6)
        BA Stokes 3 (8b 0x4 0x6)
        JR Hazlewood 17-5-57-2
        MG Johnson 14-1-59-0

55.6

Hazlewood to Root, no run, fullish on off stump, straightens a touch, blocked confidently back to the bowler
55.5

Hazlewood to Root, 2 runs, short ball, sits up, and Root swivels to pull it to the left of long leg
55.4

Hazlewood to Root, no run, length ball outside off, left alone
55.3

Hazlewood to Root, FOUR, fullish on off stump and that is another lovely drive from Root, this time showing the full face to ease the ball between the non-striker and mid-on
55.2

Hazlewood to Root, no run, length ball outside off, stays back and dabs it into the slips with an open bat face
55.1

Hazlewood to Root, FOUR, full and wide, and that's a superb way to bring up a superb hundred, comes forward, nice and low, and opens his bat face to drive it square to the point boundary. Celebrates by punching the air, taking his helmet off, and embracing Stokes. England's balcony is up on its feet, and so is pretty much everyone in the crowd.

End of over 55 (maiden) England 199/4

        BA Stokes 3 (8b 0x4 0x6)
        JE Root 97 (117b 13x4 0x6)
        MG Johnson 14-1-59-0
        JR Hazlewood 16-5-47-2

54.6

Johnson to Stokes, no run, fullish outside off again and there's some more lazy feet from Stokes, walks into his shot as he check-drives to mid-off
54.5

Johnson to Stokes, no run, length ball outside off and this time he gets his front foot out to drive to mid-off
54.4

Johnson to Stokes, no run, back of a length, straightens a touch again, defended watchfully into the off side
54.3

Johnson to Stokes, no run, length ball close to off stump, and those feet aren't going anywhere. Hangs his bat out to defend, at an angle, and inside-edges into his feet
54.2

Johnson to Stokes, no run, back of a length, straightens a touch towards off stump, and Stokes is opened up slightly while defending into the off side
54.1

Johnson to Stokes, no run, back of a length, a bit of movement away but it's wide enough outside off for Stokes to leave easily

Simon: "Does Sam have a positive spin on the Asian stock market slide too?"

Shafay: "Losing balance and falling over was the root cause of the last dismissal."

End of over 54 (5 runs) England 199/4

        JE Root 97 (117b 13x4 0x6)
        BA Stokes 3 (2b 0x4 0x6)
        JR Hazlewood 16-5-47-2
        MG Johnson 13-0-59-0

53.6

Hazlewood to Root, no run, full on middle stump, clipped to mid-on

over the wicket to Root

53.5

Hazlewood to Stokes, 3 runs, full, angled into off stump. No real footwork from Stokes as he looks to drive it, ends up squeezing it away through midwicket
53.4

Hazlewood to Stokes, no run, back of a length, slanted down the leg side

Here's Ben Stokes. Hazlewood continues from around the wicket

53.3

Hazlewood to Ballance, OUT, plumb! It's full, angled into the stumps, and Ballance plays all around it looking to flick around the corner. I don't think that swung at all, it was just the angle, and it thudded into his pads and umpire Dharmasena was very quick to raise his finger. Ballance only briefly thinks of reviewing before trudging off. Hawkeye says it will have crashed into middle and leg stump

GS Ballance lbw b Hazlewood 61 (149b 8x4 0x6) SR: 40.93
53.2

Hazlewood to Ballance, no run, length ball on a fifth-stump line, left alone
53.1

Hazlewood to Ballance, 2 runs, full, angling into off and middle, flicked away through backward square leg

Hazlewood, from around the wicket

End of over 53 (4 runs) England 194/3

        JE Root 97 (116b 13x4 0x6)
        GS Ballance 59 (146b 8x4 0x6)
        MG Johnson 13-0-59-0
        JR Hazlewood 15-5-42-1

52.6

Johnson to Root, FOUR, once again Root is unsure about the movement or lack thereof from Johnson. It's slanted across on a fullish length, and he's late to come forward or across and ends up slicing his drive wide of point
52.5

Johnson to Root, no run, length ball outside off, and Root isn't sure what the ball is going to do. Feet are a little late moving across, and he pokes it nervily towards backward point
52.4

Johnson to Root, no run, ooh. He's been getting some swing into the right-hander all through the over, and this one holds its line. The length invites the drive, and the angle carries it past Root's outside edge
52.3

Johnson to Root, no run, length ball angling across towards off stump, punched back to the bowler
52.2

Johnson to Root, no run, once again, quite full. This time it's a bit wider and he drives into the covers
52.1

Johnson to Root, no run, fullish, a bit of shape in towards off stump, driven confidently to mid-off

Sam: "Not sure which game you were watching if you think England were "untroubled" all session - Root was close to getting LBW, Ballance extremely troubled by Johnson from around the wicket, not to mention several edges that didn't carry and look away shots off the handle that narrowly missed fieldsman. England may not have lost a wicket but it was arguably Australia's session - funny how this marvellous game can go like that."

4.00pm We're back, and so are all those men in various shades of white/cream. They come out through a guard of honour of little kids holding up flags - didn't notice exactly what flags they were. Looks like it's Johnson to begin, from left-arm over.

Commentator: Karthik Krishnaswamy

Scorer: Gopi Rangarajan

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    Adam Lyth Lyth

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    Alastair Cook Cook

    20
    Gary Ballance Ballance

    61
    Ian Bell Bell

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    Joe Root Root

    107
    Ben Stokes Stokes

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    Root 107 (123)

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    Stokes 13 (14)

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    78Control %

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    Josh

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Lyth 6Cook 19Bell 1Ballance 45Root 107Cook 135Ballance 161Ballance 0153Root 9723*Stokes 13

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    Josh Hazlewood Josh

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    Mitchell Johnson Johnson

    0/69
    Nathan Lyon Lyon

    1/24
    Shane Watson Watson

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Mitchell Johnson (lf)     15.0     1     69     0

fck mike youve ruined it,ruined it

What precisely is dull about Joe Root's innings?

It's a test match..

some people have a v short attention span

sorry  s i x

poised on the border of lethargy,about to invade ennui,shoiiiit as an entertainment

Could be 400 tonight.

Don't forget Mo.

anybody have any views on an England back to lay?

Food for thoughts, Aus have the worst record for last innings out of the top 8 countries in terms of overs faced. They find the thought of playing for the draw frightfully boring