Australia vs England, 3rd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Boland to Tongue, out Caught by Labuschagne!! Australia have retained the Ashes! Fuller than a length outside off, Tongue drives away from his body and gets a thick outside edge that goes straight into Labuschagne's hands at second slip. The celebrations begin for Australia - the players get together, hug each other, jump and scream in joy. Tongue c Labuschagne b Boland 1(3)

Boland to Tongue, no run, 135kph, short of length around the fifth-sixth stump channel, Tongue plays inside the line to let it pass

Boland to Brydon Carse, 1 run, in the air and safe! 134.7kph, length ball on middle and Carse clips it uppishly between mid-on and midwicket

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, 129.7kph, extra bounce from a length, hits Carse high on the bat as he gets forward to defend

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, 135.1kph, short of length ball, Carse defends it back to the bowler

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, Boland is bowling superbly here. Lands another in that corridor of uncertainty, forces Carse to play at it and beats the outside edge

Boland to Jofra Archer, leg byes, 1 run, 136.5kph, Archer walks forward and across now that the keeper is back. Misses the tuck against this short of length ball and gets hit high on the pad. Going over the stumps

Boland to Jofra Archer, no run, 135.9kph, length ball seams away marginally outside off and beats Archer's defensive outside edge

Boland to Jofra Archer, no run, good length delivery, seams away bit, Archer is half-forward to defend and gets an outside edge that hits the keeper's elbow. Would have probably gone straight to first slip had it not hit the keeper's hand

Boland to Brydon Carse, 1 run, 134.9kph, back of a length, tapped to backward point's left

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, 136.7kph, not full enough to be driving, Carse gets an inside edge that rolls to square leg

Boland to Brydon Carse, 1 run, 136.1kph, short of a good length, extra bounce and it hits the shoulder of the blade before going towards backward point

Boland to Brydon Carse, FOUR, 134.6kph, edge, tough chance, not caught and the ball dribbles away to the fence. Carse jabs at this length ball outside off and the outside edge flies to the left of gully. Green goes one-handed diving to his left but the ball doesn't stick

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, 133.8kph, angling in and attacking the stumps, Carse defends into the leg-side

Boland to Jofra Archer, 1 run, 140kph, touch fuller and Archer angles it to the left of backward point

Boland to Jofra Archer, no run, 132.5kph, on a length and around the fifth stump zone, Archer pokes and then belatedly pulls his bat inside the line. Beaten on the outside edge

Boland to Jofra Archer, no run, 136.1kph, extra bounce from a length, hits Archer on the gloves as he shuffles a bit to defend

Boland to Brydon Carse, FOUR, Boland errs with his line by straying one onto the pads and Carse tickles it fine. The ball runs away to the fine leg fence. Fifty partnership and England now need less than 100 runs to win

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, 135.7kph, Carse blocks this good length ball towards cover with a good forward stride

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, 134.7kph, beaten again! Length ball that moves away off the deck, Carse gets forward to defend and the ball goes past the outside edge

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, 134.6kph, back of a length, Carse rides the bounce and taps it to point

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, 133.2kph, rears up off the deck from a length, hits Carse high on the bat as he defends from the crease

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, 130.3kph, on the money straightaway. Seams away from a length, squares up the batter who pokes and gets beaten on the outside edge. Carey, standing up to the stumps, grabs it well

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, that shall be Lunch on Day 5. A standing ovation from the Barmy Army as Will Jacks safely negotiates the last ball of the session

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, on a length around off, knocked to mid-off by Will Jacks

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, driven towards mid-on as the bowler pitches it up

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, full length delivery around off, driven to mid-off by Will Jacks

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, nips back sharply from back of a length, Will Jacks shoulders arms

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, outside off, Will Jacks lets it through to the keeper

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, short and wide outside off, shaping away from the batter who leaves it alone

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, driven back to the bowler by Brydon Carse

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, on a length outside off, Brydon Carse knocks it towards cover

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, steered towards point by Brydon Carse

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, on a length outside off, shapes back in slightly as Brydon Carse shoulders arms

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, good length delivery by Boland outside off, holds its line as Brydon Carse gets beaten on the outside edge

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, on a length around off, keeps a touch low as Jamie Smith defends it onto the pitch

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, pitched up by Boland, hint of inward movement, Jamie Smith push-drives it towards mid-off

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, short of a length outside off, Jamie Smith steers it towards backward point

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, fraction short on middle and leg, nudged towards square leg by Jamie Smith

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, good length delivery on middle and leg, nudged to wide mid-on by Jamie Smith

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, short of a length around off, punched towards cover by Jamie Smith

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, opens the bat face, steering this towards gully

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, on the shorter side at the stumps, Jamie Smith gets on top of it and knocks it towards cover

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, back of a length around off, Jamie Smith pats it into the off-side

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, nipbacker from a length, Jamie Smith has a look and leaves it alone

Boland to Crawley, 1 run, now he nudges the length delivery towards wide mid-on for one

Boland to Crawley, FOUR, with wickets falling around him, Crawley is standing tall. Back of a length delivery and Crawley times his flick as the ball races away to the deep mid-wicket boundary

Boland to Stokes, no run, good length delivery on off, pushed in front of cover by Stokes

Boland to Stokes, no run, skids along the deck from a good length, Stokes has a look and shoulders arms

Boland to Stokes, no run, on a length around middle and leg, keeps a tad low as Stokes clips it towards mid-wicket

Boland to Stokes, FOUR, first boundary for Stokes! Full and wide outside off, Stokes leans forward and creams it through covers for four runs

Boland to Stokes, no run, on a length from round the wicket, Stokes knocks it towards cover

Boland to Crawley, 1 run, short of a length around middle and leg, nudged through square leg by Crawley

Boland to Brook, no run, good length and nips back in a tad on off, Brook gets forward to defend to short mid-wicket

Boland to Brook, no run, good length outside off, Brook gets forward and taps it to his right

Boland to Brook, no run, short of length on off, Brook goes on the back foot and works it to mid-on

Boland to Brook, no run, good length on off, angled in, Brook gets forward to defend to mid-on, solidly behind that

Boland to Brook, no run, great glovework. But Brook hasn't lifted his back foot. Full and down leg, Brook flicks and misses, doesn't overbalance, Carey has the bails off in a flash. Maybe this was a ploy - the leg-side strangle

Boland to Brook, FOUR, there's his first boundary. It's a short of length delivery outside off, Brook has the weight back and pulls dismissively over mid-wicket, slightly off the thick inner half but elevation to clear mid-wicket

Boland to Brook, no run, full and down leg, Brook flicks and misses, off the pad to Carey

Boland to Brook, no run, what was that? It's a premeditated shot and Brook nearly throws his wicket away. Fired in on a yorker length on off, Brook sinks low and shuffles across to scoop, luckily for him, he got a toe-ender, and there's nearly a mix-up as well, but Crawley sends Brook back in time as the ball rolls to the right of square-leg, had he got out there, Brook might as well have walked straight out of the Adelaide Oval instead of the dressing room

Boland to Brook, no run, fullish just outside off, Brook gets forward to defend to cover

Boland to Brook, no run, short of length outside off, Brook goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to dab to the left of Green at gully, he cuts it off with a tumble

Boland to Brook, no run, good length just outside off, a neat forward defence back

Boland to Brook, no run, back of a length on off, Brook goes on the back foot and works it to mid-wicket

Boland to Brook, no run, good length on middle, angled in, Brook works it to mid-wicket

Boland to Brook, no run, sliding down leg. Australia don't review. Big angle on this, length delivery and sliding down leg, Brook flicks and misses, rapped on the front pad and going down. Nitin Menon rejects the big appeal, Carey was up and he had the gloves going down leg, Cummins comes and has a chat with Carey before deciding not to

Boland to Brook, no run, full outside off, Brook gets forward to drive and times it, Inglis dives to his right at cover to cut it off

Boland to Crawley, 1 run, short of length outside off, Crawley gets across and punches to deep backward point

Boland to Brook, 1 run, short of length and down leg, Brook flicks it away to deep backward square-leg

Boland to Brook, no run, short of length outside off, Brook opens the face of the bat and dabs to gully

Boland to Brook, no run, good length and tight on off, Brook with a block as he has the head right over the ball, finds mid-on

Boland to Brook, no run, back of a length on off, worked off the back foot to mid-wicket

Boland to Brook, no run, back of a length on off, Brook gets right behind the line to defend it back down the pitch

Boland to Brook, no run, short of length on off, Brook goes on the back foot and works to mid-wicket

Boland to Brook, no run, short of length on off, neat back foot block to mid-on

Boland to Crawley, 1 run, short of length outside off, Crawley goes on the back foot and works to deep mid-wicket

Boland to Root, no run, good length and attacking off, met with a broad forward defence from Root

Boland to Root, no run, good length and angled in on off, Root with a forward defence to cover

Boland to Root, no run, good length just outside off, Root gets forward to defend to backward point

Boland to Root, no run, short of length on off, tight delivery and Root is right behind that

Boland to Root, no run, short of length outside off, left alone, good take

Boland to Root, no run, back of a length just outside off, Root leans back and guides it to gully

Boland to Crawley, no run, short of length on off, angled in, Crawley gets forward to defend, again hits the thick outer half and rolls to cover

Boland to Crawley, no run, a short of length delivery just outside off, Crawley goes on the back foot to tap, off the thick outer half of the bat to mid-off, rolls to the fielder

Boland to Crawley, no run, back of a length outside off, Crawley goes on the back foot and works it to mid-wicket

Boland to Root, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Root goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to guide it to backward point who's deep

Boland to Root, no run, cracker! Root is squared up. It's a rising short of length delivery on the fourth-stump channel, Root is on the walk, looks to defend and he is turned around, rises past the outside-edge, wry smile from Root

Boland to Root, no run, short of length outside off, Root goes on the back foot and defends to cover

Boland to Root, no run, short of length on off, tight, Root goes on the back foot and angles the defence to gully

Boland to Root, no run, good length outside off, Root walks forward and opens the face of the bat to defend to gully

Boland to Crawley, 1 run, good length outside off, Crawley gets forward and works it wide of Cummins at mid-on, just one

Boland to Crawley, no run, short of length just outside off, Crawley goes on the back foot and defends it back down the track

Boland to Crawley, no run, full just outside off, Crawley with a solid forward defence to mid-off

Boland to Crawley, no run, fullish outside off, left alone

Boland to Crawley, 1 run, good length and nips back in from outside off, Crawley gets forward to defend, wide of mid-wicket and they take a quick single

Boland to Crawley, no run, short of length on off, nips back in a tad, Crawley gets forward and turns it to mid-wicket

Boland to Crawley, no run, good length outside off, nips back in, good leave

Boland to Crawley, no run, good length outside off, Crawley gets forward to defend to cover, Inglis shows off his keepy-uppy skills, the crowd love it

Boland to Root, 1 run, full outside off, Root gets forward and defends with an open-face, beats Green's dive to his right at gully, but Lyon is there at backward point, he dives to his left to cut it off

Boland to Root, no run, fullish outside off, Root gets forward to defend solidly to cover

Boland to Root, no run, thick outside-edge but doesn't carry to Khawaja at 1st slip. On a short of length on off, Root is squared up on the back foot block, soft hands ensures it doesn't carry

Boland to Root, no run, good length outside off, Root goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to tap it to the right of gully, Green sticks out a big right hand and cuts it off

Boland to Root, 2 runs, good length and too straight on middle, Root goes on the back foot and tucks it wide of square-leg, Weatherald dives to his right but misses, they come back for two

Boland to Root, no run, short of length and on off, Root goes on the back foot and defends it to cover-point

Boland to Root, no run, short of length and rising outside off, Root goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to dab it down to gully

Boland to Root, no run, beaten! On a short of length outside off, angled in, Root is on the walk and shuffles across to defend, is so close to edging that