LIVE: England's admission over 'bold' Stokes call

Jonny Bairstow has admitted Ben Stokes' determination to state precocious connected time 1 caught the England dressing country by surprise.

With Joe Root looking well-set and comfy connected 118 and adjacent tail-ender Olly Robinson looking much than up to the situation of the Aussie quicks, Stokes declared the innings closed with the people 8-393.

The Aussie openers had 4 overs astatine the extremity of the time to navigate, which they did.

Speaking connected Sky Sports, Bairstow said helium backed Stokes' "bold" declaration, adjacent if nary 1 successful the dressing country was ready.

"We didn't cognize thing astir it," helium said.

"I'm definite helium had a mates of conversations with Brendon [McCullum, England coach] and the bowlers, but 1 of them was retired successful the mediate truthful determination can't person been excessively galore radical who knew astir it and I decidedly didn't.

"It was a scramble to get the portion on, the pads connected and the rest. But erstwhile you're not expecting something, sometimes it's the champion signifier of attack."

David Warner (8*) and Usman Khawaja (4*) volition resume connected time two, with Australia 379 runs behind.