Live Cricket Score - England vs Australia, Ashes, 2nd Test, Day 4

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DAY 4, STUMPS | England - 114/4 (31 overs), need 257 more

A good partnership between Duckett and Stokes has brought England right back into the game, despite some late troubles for the England skipper facing short balls from Green. There's some late drama too as Duckett, trying to guide a Green delivery over the slip cordon, ends up hitting it to fine leg where Starc takes a good catch. But the television umpire rules that the ball made contact with the ground when the catch was about to be completed, allowing the batter to carry on. Duckett and Stokes head back having put on an unbroken 69-run stand. They will need to take this partnership further to tilt the game towards England favour, with Australia still ahead at this stage.

Fifty for Duckett

Stokes has been troubled by Green's short-pitched deliveries and nearly hands a catch in the gully region. Duckett, meanwhile, gets his second fifty-plus score of the match, followed by a confident pull for a boundary for Stokes off Starc.

Half-century stand helps England past 100

Green introduced and he starts with short balls. But Duckett is up to the task as he scores two fours to bring up the half-century stand. The 100 is up for England in the next over and Duckett then strikes another four off Starc.

Stokes, Duckett steady England

A good partnership developing for England. Having showcased discipline with their batting, Stokes and Duckett are now starting to play the shots. Stokes comes down the track to Head to hit a six while Duckett scores a four off the part-timer, followed by a boundary off Starc. England are 90/4.

Brook cleaned up by Cummins

Brook gets off the mark with a confident shot for a four. But, perhaps expecting a short delivery, he wasn't able to counter a back of length delivery which seams away, beats the outside edge and crashes onto the stumps. Brook departs for 4, leaving England at 45/4.

Cummins strikes with the short ball, England three down

A promising partnership comes to an end as Cummins begins the short-ball barrage. The first bouncer hits Root on the forearm and the next, a fend off a rising delivery, results in an edge to Warner at first slip. England are 41/3.

A beauty to Pope

A full delivery, swings in late and Pope is unable to counter it as he's bowled for 3. An unplayable delivery, that. England slip to 13/2.

Crawley falls early, Duckett survives

An innocuous delivery from Starc down the leg side and Crawley gets a faint tickle through to the 'keeper to depart for 3. In the same over, Duckett is given out leg-before but he reviews and replays reveal that the ball is missing the stumps.

DAY 4,TEA | INNINGS END | Australia - 279 (101/5 overs). England need 371 to win

Starc scores a four and a six off Tongue while Lyon hits a boundary off Broad before becoming the last to depart. England's relentless short-ball bowling has resulted in the end of Australia's innings. But they have a challenging target ahead, and some chin music to face from the Australian pacers.

Lyon walks out to bat with Australia nine down

Stokes, bowling his 12th over on the trot, gets Hazlewood to flick one to Root at short leg to leave Australia nine down. Lyon, despite his calf injury, walks out to bat, and receives an applause from the Lord's crowd. Starc is struck on his helmet by Broad, and the physio comes out to give a concussion test.

Cummins falls as lead crosses 350

Broad picks up his third wicket of the innings. Another short ball and Cummins can only fend it away to gully where Duckett takes the catch. Australia are 261/8.

No-ball reprieve for Cummins

Bowling his 10th over on the trot, Stokes gets Cummins to lob a catch to gully. But he has overstepped, giving the Australian captain a lucky break. The lead reaches 350 with a wide in the same over.

Robinson removes Green and Carey

England eventually win the game of patience after the attritional hour after Lunch. Green picks the fielder in the deep attempting a pull while Carey fends a short one to Root at short leg. Australia are 239/6. Stokes, meanwhile, is struggling with his knee, having bowled nine overs on the trot after Lunch.

Carey and Green extend lead

The short-ball barrage has continued into the second session, with Stokes grabbing the ball first up, bowling in tandem with Robinson. But the Australian batters have countered the short balls well. Carey scores the first boundary of the session, punching a short one from Stokes past backward point. Australia move to 234/5, leading by 325 runs.

DAY 4, LUNCH - Australia - 222/5 (74 overs), lead by 313

Khawaja and Smith started off comfortably but England's short-ball tactics have given them an avenue back in the game. The third wicket pair got through the first hour but since then, it's been domination from the England pacers. Broad has picked up a couple while Tongue, who bowled 10 overs on the trot, picked up the big wicket of Smith. Australia have managed to stretch their lead past 300 thanks to Carey and Green, and will be looking for more runs in the second session to put pressure on England.

Australia stretch lead past 300

Tongue has bowled 10 overs on the trot and is struck for a four off the last ball of his spell by Carey. The batter also plays a classy off-drive off Anderson. Green then pulls Broad for a four, extending the lead past 300 in the process.

Broad strikes with another short ball

A well-directed bouncer at Head's ribs and he can just fend it away to the leg-side as Root dives to his left at short leg to take a brilliant one-handed catch. Head departs for 7, leaving Australia at 197/5. With that catch, Root not tops the list for most catches as a fielder for England, going past Alastair Cook's 175.

Lucky break for Head but Smith falls

The left-hander, yet to get off the mark, slashes a short ball from Tongue to gully. But Anderson puts down the ball. But Smith falls soon after, handing a catch to deep backward square leg. He departs for 34, leaving Australia at 190/4.

Broad ends Khawaja's stay with a short ball

Broad is given the ball after the drinks break and he decides to go short immediately. Having clipped Khawaja on his left shoulder with one, he gets the batter to play the pull and top-edge it to fine leg. End of a 64-run stand as Khawaja departs for 77. Australia are 187/3, leading by 278.

Australia extend lead past 250

Robinson and Tongue employ short-ball tactics as they try to replicate Australia's success with the ball. But Smith and Khawaja are up to the task, showcasing a lot more discipline with their shot selection as they extend the lead past 250. The partnership has also crossed 50, with Khawaja getting a boundary with a pull off Robinson. In the same over, he has a lucky break as Bairstow put down a tough chance off a bottom edge.

Steady start by Australia

England start with a leg-slip and a leg-gully to Steve Smith and he's away with a boundary through the same region. Anderson bowls one full to Khawaja and the left-hander caresses it through the cover region for a four. And the sun is coming out now, which will please Australia. Anderson has not been at his best in this series and it is showing as he is struck for three fours in an over by Smith as Australia cross 150.

Update:It's a bit cloudy on the fourth morning at Lord's. Play will begin at 11:05 local time (15:35 IST). The revised session timings are: 11:05 - 13:20 - 1st session; 14:00 - 16:15 - 2nd session; 16:35 - 18:35 - final session, plus the extra 30 minutes, weather permitting.

Recap: What happened on Day 3

In overcast conditions throughout the day, the bowlers from both teams dominated. But Australia managed to get a firm grip over the game thanks to Usman Khawaja's solid, unbeaten 58 and his two half-century stands with David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne. With more than 25 overs left in the day's play, rain forced an early close as Australia ended the day at 130/2, ahead by 221 runs. But before it was their turn to bat, the pace bowlers ripped through the England line-up, bagging six wickets for only 47 runs to bowl the hosts out for 325 in their first innings to gain a sizeable 91-run lead. The collapse was more to do with England batters' shot selection and the Bazball approach, which on the day back-fired when they had a good opportunity to wear Australia down, who were a bowler short. They now find themselves in a spot of bother and need to come up with a good showing with the ball to limit Australia's lead. Click here to read the Day 3 report.

Bazball's Crossroads moment

Look, England might chase down 400 on the final day. They might even shatter all records and mow down 500. And if they do, we will marvel in their glory. We will write odes to what will truly be an era-defining performance. For it will be exactly that. We might even disregard the fact that Australia will be without Nathan Lyon for the first time in over a hundred Tests. It will after all be the crowning moment of what the English like to refer to as Bazball. And to do it at Lord's as well. However, will it take away from the way they collapsed on the morning of Day 3? Was it gallant optimism or lack of accountability? questions Bharat S in his analysis of the third day's play.