Live Cricket Score - England vs Australia, Ashes, 2nd Test, Day 5

MATCH END | Australia 416 & 279 beat England 325 & 327 by 43 runs

What a match, what a day's play! Stokes almost single-handedly took England over the line with his terrific 155 but his dismissal fast-tracked England's collapse as they fell short. Australia need to be praised for showing patience, even with Stokes going bonkers after the controversial dismissal of Bairstow. They hung in there, slowed things down and eventually dismissed Stokes.

England, though, might want to revisit their collapse earlier in the Test as they fell prey to Australia's short-ball tactics. While their Bazball method is certainly a refreshing change to Test cricket, they could have actually dominated this Test had they put their heads down and batted better. Australia now have a clear advantage in this series, having taken a 2-0 lead, but expect England to come back hard in the remaining Tests.

That's a wrap on our coverage of this exciting Test match. Catch you soon.

Starc bags the last wicket

Having bowled short consistently, a full delivery does the trick for Starc as he has Tongue bowled for 19. He finishes with three wickets in the innings, as do Cummins and Hazlewood, as England fold for 327 to lose two on the trot.

Tongue, Anderson keep Australia waiting

Tongue and Anderson have batted for more than six overs to keep Australia at bay. Tongue also scores a boundary off Green, followed by a couple, as the equation comes down to 49.

Broad falls to Hazlewood

Broad attempts a pull but gets a top edge and hands a catch to Green at fine leg to leave England nine down.

Stokes falls after terrific knock

A big wicket and Australia are now favourites to go 2-0 up. Stokes clears his leg and tries to slog but he only manages a top edge which is held by Carey. Robinson falls in the next over, top-edging a pull off Cummins to hand a catch to Smith who takes it tumbling. England are now 302/8.

England reach 300

Australia have slowed things down, with Stokes mostly playing out the overs and taking singles. England, meanwhile, have reached 300 and the pressure is on Australia now.

Century stand takes England closer

Only 11 runs in the contribution of Broad in the partnership as Stokes has been clever about strike retention. England now need less than 80 runs.

More big hits

Hazlewood bowls an expensive over, being hit for two sixes by Stokes while Broad also manages to pull one for a four. Stokes now tops the list for most sixes in the Ashes.

Most sixes in Ashes Tests: 31* - Ben Stokes; 24 - Kevin Pietersen; 20 - Ian Botham; 19 - Steven Smith.

A big reprieve after Lunch

Stokes strikes a six down the ground off Hazlewood and then mistimes a pull towards deep backward square leg where Smith puts down the catch, much to the delight of the Lord's crowd. Broad then fends away a delivery from Cummins and the ball lands clear of a diving Smith at short backward square. Carey then puts down a tough chance diving to his right after Stokes gloved a Cummins delivery trying to pull.

DAY 5, LUNCH | England - 243/6 (57 overs), need 128 more

Another exciting, controversy filled session at the end of which both teams are still in with a chance. A 132-run fifth wicket stand came to an end with the dismissal of Duckett for 83. Bairstow looked comfortable at the crease before a controversial stumping ended his stay. Stokes then led a superb counterattack as he raced to his 13th Test century. He will be key as England hope for him to re-enact his Headingley heroics.

Stokes races to ton

A pumped up Stokes strikes three fours in an over off Green. He's put down by Cummins off his own bowling before striking a four and three sixes in a Green over to bring up his hundred.

Bairstow stumped in controversial manner, England six down

Having ducked under a short ball from Green, Bairstow ventures out of the crease as Carey takes a shy at the stumps. Plenty of boos at the Lord's as the third umpire rules Bairstow out as the ball isn't dead yet. Another controversial moment in this Test. England are 193/6, needing 178 more.

Hazlewood ends century stand with Duckett's wicket

A short ball and the batter gets a top edge. Carey pulls off an excellent catch, jumping to his right and holding it one-handed. Duckett departs for 83, end of a fine knock. England are 177/5, needing 194 more.

Fifty for Stokes

A good knock from the England skipper, who brings up his fifty with a single off Green. The bowler starts with the short-ball ploy but the England batters have been up to the task.

Century partnership

Stokes gives the charge to Cummins and opens the face of the bat at the last moment to guide the ball past the slip cordon for a four, bringing up the 100-run stand in the process. England are 147/4, needing 224 more.

Stokes reviews successfully

A full delivery from Starc and Stokes is rapped on the pad, and is given out. But he reviews straightaway and replays reveal a clear inside edge, forcing the umpire to reverse the call.

Duckett, Stokes help England start well on Day 5

Stokes clips away a leg-side delivery from Starc for the first four of the day. He follows it up with a confident drive past mid-off for another four. Cummins, meanwhile, troubles Duckett with short-pitched deliveries. But he managed to put away a hip-high delivery for another four, helping England make a good start on Day 5. Starc, however, does trouble Stokes by moving the ball both in and away. It's a good contest, this.

Recap: What happened on Day 4

Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith looked comfortable in the first hour on Day 4, scoring runs at a steady rate before England resorted to short-ball tactics, and never relented. This helped them keep a lid on Australia's scoring and they also chipped away with regular wickets. Stuart Broad's four-wicket haul helped the hosts keep Australia to 279 in their second innings. But England still had a challenging target of 371 to get, in order to win the second Test and square the series. They were in disarray thanks to menacing spells from Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, who combined to leave England at 45/4.

Ben Duckett then scored a fifty and put on an unbeaten 69-run stand with Ben Stokes to revive England. Duckett also had a reprieve soon after reaching half-century as he was caught at fine leg by Starc off Green but the third umpire ruled in favour of the batter, deciding that the fielder was not in control of his body as he made a slide after catching the ball, which later made contact with the ground. England will be hoping that Duckett capitalises on this and puts on a big stand with Stokes to keep the hosts in the game. Click here to read the Day 4 report.

The whims and fancies of a Pat Cummins masterclass

It was that kind of day before Cummins ran in with the ball very late in the day and shook us all back to life. He'll have to do it again though on Day 5. Australia aren't home yet, especially with Stokes and the founder of Bazball, Jonny Bairstow, still to come. They love themselves a run-chase. That's what they've built their new era on. But you just know they'll not have it their way if Cummins does decide to own the stage, and then adds another number to his already burgeoning greatest hits catalogue. Click here to read the analysis copy by Bharat S.

Lyon slams suggestions that he batted to possibly avail a concussion substitute

Nathan Lyon has slammed suggestions that he walked out to bat on the fourth evening of the Lord's Test with the possibility of Australia getting a concussion substitute to replace him if he were to get hit amid England's relentless short-ball barrage. Lyon has been incapacitated from bowling for the remainder of this Test match and potentially even ruled out of the series having suffered a calf tear on the second day while fielding. But he hobbled out to bat, against medical wisdom, at the fall of the ninth wicket to eke out 15 extra runs to Australia's total along with Mitchell Starc. Here's what he had to say.