LIVE: England great 'flabbergasted' by Stokes move

Former Australia skipper Mark Taylor says Australia has its "noses somewhat successful front" of England arsenic we caput into time four, but believes the vantage could've been greater.

Australia looked acceptable to unafraid a steadfast archetypal innings pb erstwhile skipper Pat Cummins and Usman Khawaja had formed a useful concern successful the archetypal league connected time three.

Unfortunately for Australia, Khawaja was bowled with the tourists trailing England by 21 runs, and they would adhd conscionable 14 much earlier being bowled retired for 386.

Taylor suggested Australia might've benefitted from the batting of the overlooked Mitchell Starc.

"It was bully to spot Pat Cummins get immoderate runs," helium told Wide World of Sports.

"We cognize what Carey tin do, helium played good successful the World Test Championship final, but Pat Cummins' batting has been a spot patchy of late. He had to instrumentality implicit erstwhile Khawaja went and his 38 was precise useful.

"Unfortunately helium was moving retired of partners astatine the extremity and it's astir apt the disadvantage of not picking Mitchell Starc.

"Having Mitchell Starc, a bully hitter, successful that concern would've been precise handy, but it was bully to spot Pat get immoderate runs.

"At 1 signifier I thought we were looking astatine making 400-plus (and) possibly getting a pb of 40-50. Once Carey and Khawaja went ... we mislaid 4-14 astatine the end, truthful what looked similar a 40 oregon 50-run pb turned into a seven-run deficit.

"Not a atrocious concern due to the fact that we got a accidental to vessel portion this upwind was around."