Lunchtime reading
65th over: Australia 281-3 (Head 162, Smith 16) Another over, another dropped catch. Travis Head smashes the ball back towards the new bowler Will Jacks, who tries to claw the ball down with his left hand but can’t hang on. Unlike Jacks’ earlier chance, that was really tough.
Head salts the wound by edging/steering one last boundary before lunch. It’s been another dominant session for Australia, who added 114 runs in 30.5 overs for the loss of the nightwatchman Michael Neser.
England dropped four catches, missed a run-out chance and used up their last two reviews. They are entering a world of pain.
64th over: Australia 272-3 (Head 156, Smith 13) Steve Smith is put down on the stroke of lunch. He turned Tongue round the corner towards leg slip, where Crawley dived to his left but couldn’t hold on to a very tough low chance.
