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Harris given out lbw but survives on review, just a tickle of an inside edge on it.

No mention on the bbc report as to what would happen if one of the players tests positive. The Ashes: England given all-clear for day two at MCG after Covid-19 scare - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59798189 Been a good start for England, got Lyon quickly but Wood has just got Labuschagne to edge one to Root at second slip to make it 84-3.

Interestingly BT have overhauled the commentary team for this test, can only assume they got a lot of complaints about using the Aussie commentators. We had the likes of Simon Mann, Dan Norcross and David Gower on the mic instead. Mark Taylor was good on co-comms earlier this morning. He was making the point that England's bowlers are all a bit samey, especially Anderson and Robinson. Like most folk he has found team selection strange. He reckoned that with Broad having got Warner out 7 times in 10 innings in the last Ashes, that surely you start him in the first test as he would be the last guy Warner would want to see. Wood was unlucky this morning, he had a spell consistently bowling 145-150kph and beat the bat several times, but just couldn't find an edge.

Australia 61-1 at the close.

It's pitiful stuff. No doubt after yet another chastening defeat we will hear all about how England will learn from this blah blah blah. I don't know exactly what they supposedly learned from the last match. Yet again senior players handed their wickets away. On the bowling they showed a terrific graphic comparing the first 10 overs from each side. Australia had 60% in the good length bracket, England had 63% short.

17th time in 30 innings that Root has come out to bat with the score less than 30. Only 9 times it has been over 50, and twice over 100.

Who would have thought England would lose another wicket with a ball edged to the slips? Once again Root at the crease with the ball almost still brand new.

Tbf that was a shocking missed penalty call. God only knows.

And the defense gets them the ball back with 2.05 left.

Hameed first to go, and Malan almost goes next ball. 4-1 after 2 overs.

Browns get back to just 2 behind.

Lost the toss, Aussies put them in to bat first.

That should have been pick number 4 for Mayfield. The Browns have done a lot of good things but turnovers kill you.

Tyler Huntley added to the Ravens Covid list, and Jackson is still out with his ankle injury. That means Josh Johnson will start, who was only signed from the Jets practice squad 10 days ago.

If only I had done the same with Sean Lock.

Ray Illingworth - Yorkshire and England great dies - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59789915

It was a stag do and that was just one afternoon session out of a 5 day break.

Amy Pieters: Dutch cyclist in induced coma after surgery following collision - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/59782635

John Lynch with clumsy thumbs...

England make 4 changes for the Boxing Day tesr. Burns, Pope, Woakes and Broad out. Crawley, Bairstow, Wood and Leach in. Rearranging Titanic deckchairs imo.

My mate has been in a similar place in Berlin, they just kept drinking whatever was the cheapest beer any time they were ordering.

Bob McIntyre has landed a new clothing sponsorship deal which will see him kitted out in Nike gear on the course, joining the likes of Tiger and Tommy Fleetwood in their stable.