The Ashes 2023

[Mike]

The light is quite poor and England have been ordered to use their spinners, yet one of the umpires is wearing shades.

[plmc135]

Tea 214 - 5

[Gary]

Looks like the rain has started

[adderman]

Shame the rain has returned but least the crowd saw something.
Bigger sheets coming in to cover the rest of the square so that might be it for the day, we'll see.

Aus need another 61 just to make us bat again so not all doom and gloom.

[Mike]

It's stopped raining and the umpires will have a pitch inspection at 11.00.

[Mike]

Cancel that - it's raining again.

[plmc135]

Pitch inspection scheduled for 1215

[plmc135]

Play due to restart at 1300

[Mike]

Cancel that - it's started raining again.

[Gary]

Just a shame the weather has ended Englands hopes. Was shaping up to be a classic 5th Test.

Sky live pictures a short time ago showed it raining as hard as it’s been all day

[Gary]

Match drawn

[Gary]

Not long to wait, 5th Test starts on Thursday at the Oval

[Gary]

England named an unchanged squad for the 5th Test. Also reported that Steve Smith & David Warner might retire after the test

[Mike]

Australia win the toss and will bowl first.

[plmc135]

Opening ball Starc to Crawley survived

[slogen51]

Australia lose a review in the 2nd over

First over of the day was a maiden; TMS mentioned you could have got 250-1 on that occurrence!

Final Test in England in July !

[slogen51]

Said the next test match in England isn't until 10/07/2024

[Gary]

Nice to see the Aussie dropping chances. Warner just dropped Duckett. Although it was hit with pace

Warners got a lot of strapping on his fingers

[Gary]

Duckett out for 41, 62 for 1. Ali in next

[slogen51]

Both opener's gone after a great start - Cummins has made a difference

Root time