The Ashes 2023 LIVE: Score updates as England take on Australia and Stuart Broad takes most wickets in Ashes history

That’s better from Hazlewood. He keeps moving around the goal area and aims the ball into the off-stump. There’s a hint of seam movement, causing the ball to hold its line, and Crawley nibbles.

However, he plays soft-handed and lags behind Mitchell Marsh in the gully. Five runs from the over.

England got off to a great start again. They’re scoring more than eight runs per over and showing no signs of slowing down.

Josh Hazlewood deflects the ball straight to Ben Duckett, who whips it beautifully through midwicket for his fourth ball of the day.

A skillful shot ensures that Duckett also goes off the bat with the next ball.

Crawley looks positive.

He moves forward and tries to keep up with the front. Mitchell Starc appears to be aiming for the balls and stumps, pushing the odd throw wide open to get Crawley driving.

The opening goal for England succeeds with the last ball of the over. He throws a long shot and throws his hands hard at the ball. There’s a thick outside edge that takes the ball over the slip chain and away to the third man limit for four!

Four! Mitchell Starc goes straight for Ben Duckett with a ball, who throws the ball into the fine leg for the boundary. The Australian start does not allow any runs here.

LBW appeal! Starc goes full and straight and pins Duckett on the pads. The Aussies appeal but are dismissed as a strong inside edge saves Duckett.

The opening batter then throws the ball away to the short fine leg and climbs up the other end to get Zak Crawley batting again.

Hazlewood shoves one over Duckett who gets past the bounce and blocks it offside. He calls Crawley for one and goes off strike.

Crawley makes it past the target with a few solid blocks. Three runs come from above.

Josh Hazlewood opens for Australia from the other end. He pins Crawley to the thigh pad, allowing the batters to go through a single. That delivery was also a no-ball, giving England an extra run.

Duckett moves very slightly over his stumps and slides the ball into the square leg where the fielder stops the single. Duckett again tries to turn the ball into the leg side but is unable to hit the fielder and has to parry the run.

That first delivery was a slacker from Mitchell Starc and Zak Crawley used himself to hit a limit. The next throw has a touch of momentum that brings the ball back into Crawley’s pads. There’s an inside edge that gives the English opener another run.

Ben Duckett defends his first ball as latest version of Jerusalem comes to an end

The left-hander scored freely here in his first innings and wants to start work early. A battered drive hits the fielder in the middle and gives Duckett his first boundary of the day. That’s a nice shot of him.

The last ball of the over is whipped through the gap in the middle of the wicket for four more balls! Huge over for England who also take the lead.

The dark clouds have all but cleared the ground and it seems an ideal time to bat for England. Mitchell Starc has the new ball for Australia, what can it bring?

Zak Crawley is on strike, hitting the first ball of the inning through cover for four runs!

England batting coach Marcus Trescodick speaks to BBC Test Match Special: “I don’t think you’ll see much of a difference in how we take our punches. We will try to choose the positive option, but we have to be smart sometimes and find that balance for ourselves.

“I don’t think we can judge the weather too much. We’ve looked at it, but we know that our mantra is to put pressure on the opponent again, so that’s generally how we’ll play. If the conditions are in their favor it will be a challenge but we trust our players to do that and judge.

“We’ve done pretty well all summer.

“We saw the conditions change at different stages of the game yesterday depending on whether the sun was shining or how old the ball was. So we know the weirdos will have an impact at some point, but we’ll have to wait and see.”

Can Australia win the series?

The last time Australia won a series of friendly matches in England was in 2001, but this time Pat Cummins’ side are close to victory.

If they beat England cheaply in that third inning, Australia should win the game and the series. England need to bat well and get a high score to stop them.

Today should be an interesting day.