LIVE: Stroke of luck brings lethal Ashes knock to close

Zak Crawley falls and Joe Root follows!

Crawley and Root combined for a 206-run basal from lone 186 balls, but person some departed successful the abstraction of conscionable 4 overs.

Root besides goes successful unlucky fashion, having his stumps rattled by a Josh Hazlewood transportation that keeps incredibly low.

England's 2nd driblet loses his wicket for 84 from 95 arsenic the English gaffe to 4-351.

While that was different important breakthrough for the tourists, they indispensable beryllium acrophobic astatine the manner successful which Root departed.

Going by conscionable however debased that Hazlewood transportation kept, batting connected this transportation successful the 3rd and 4th innings volition beryllium difficult.

Ben Stokes is present successful the mediate with Harry Brook, who's connected six.

Boy, didn't the Aussies request that one!

They region Zak Crawley with a changeable of luck, the England opener trying to slash a Cameron Green transportation done the disconnected broadside but bottom-edging it onto his stumps.

The right-hander departs for 189 from conscionable 182 balls and draws the plaudits helium deserves. The Old Trafford assemblage rises to its feet arsenic respective Aussies, including Alex Carey, Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith, scurry up to him to disconnected their congratulations.

Crawley smacked 21 fours and 3 sixes and was peculiarly destructive with his drives.

"It has been a fabulous innings," Michael Atherton says successful commentary.

"A subordinate nether unit astatine the commencement of this series, inconsistent performances but showed flashes of brilliance. More than conscionable a flash present ... One of the large Ashes innings connected this ground."

The English are 3-336 arsenic Harry Brook joins Joe Root (76 from 81) successful the middle.

The Aussies were bowled retired for 317 aboriginal today.

Zak Crawley whacks a Mitchell Starc transportation down constituent and runs 2 to instrumentality England to 2-300 from lone 51.5 overs.

Crawley has struck 174 from 166 and Joe Root 60 from 64.

The Aussies were bowled retired for 317.

Zak Crawley is carving retired a phenomenal innings successful Manchester.

The England opener has conscionable played a gorgeous off-drive for 4 disconnected the bowling of Josh Hazlewood to bring up the fastest Test 150 astatine Old Trafford successful history.

He's moved to 152 from conscionable 152 balls, taking England to 2-275.

Despite batting down to Pat Cummins astatine No.10, the Aussies lone managed 317 each retired successful their archetypal dig.

Remarkable strokeplay from Joe Root.

The erstwhile England skipper pulls retired a reverse scoop disconnected the bowling of Pat Cummins, hitting a 4 and moving to 52.

"Goodness gracious me, nary respect whatsoever," Mark Butcher says successful commentary.

The English are 2-256 successful reply to the Aussies' 317 each out.

Zak Crawley is connected 139 from 145 and Root 52 from 45.

Pat Cummins has the stone and Joe Root is connected onslaught arsenic the 3rd league begins.

The English are 2-239 aft the Aussies were bowled retired for 317 aboriginal successful the day.

Zak Crawley has hammered 132 from 128 and Joe Root 44 from 35.

And that brings to adjacent an disfigured league for the Aussies — and a phenomenal 25 overs for the English.

Some of the numbers retired of that league are remarkable.

England piled connected 178 runs successful the 25 overs betwixt luncheon and tea, scoring astatine 7.12 per over.

Zak Crawley has pumped 132 from 128 and Joe Root 44 from 35, lifting England to 2-239 successful reply to Australia's 317 each out.

Moeen Ali was the lone England batsman who mislaid his wicket successful the 2nd session, departing for 54 erstwhile Usman Khawaja took a magnificent catch.

"Australia had nary answers astatine all," Michael Atherton says successful commentary arsenic the Aussies locomotion off.

"There's a batch of hard reasoning to do."

Callum Ferguson is stunned.

"They truly enactment Australia to the sword," helium said from the Nine studio.

"They've seized an accidental determination and made the astir of bully batting conditions — thing Australia truly struggled to bash yesterday."

Ian Healy posed an alarming question.

"Have this Australian onslaught ever been belted that severely before?" Healy said from the Nine studio.

"I don't deliberation so."

Zak Crawley slaps a Pat Cummins transportation done the disconnected broadside to prime up 2 runs and determination to his 4th Test century.

He brings up his ton from conscionable 93 balls, chalking up the second-fastest Test period successful Old Trafford history.

"What a knock, what an Ashes hundred," Ricky Ponting says successful commentary.

"His teammates loving it up successful the viewing room."

Ian Botham's 86-ball ton against Australia successful the 1981 Ashes is the lone Test period astatine Old Trafford that's travel disconnected less deliveries.

The English are 2-179 successful reply to the Aussies' 317 each out.

Major worries for the tourists.