LIVE: England opener blasts ton against faltering Aussies

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.

Zak Crawley has been successful lethal interaction since luncheon and has conscionable entered the 90s.

The right-hander headed to luncheon connected 26 from 46 but has since motored to 98 from 92.

He's struck 12 fours and a six successful his innings, leaving the Aussies with a immense occupation to address.

The English are 2-177.

Moeen Ali was fixed a beingness by Pat Cummins but has to spell conscionable 2 balls later, Usman Khawaja taking a superb drawback successful the aforesaid presumption that Cummins grassed a chance.

Khawaja dives to his close for a superb two-handed drawback disconnected the bowling of Mitchell Starc, sending Moeen connected his mode for 54.

The English are 2-130 arsenic Joe Root walks retired to conscionable Zak Crawley, who's made 70.

Moeen Ali plays an uppish propulsion changeable and is dropped by Pat Cummins!

The Aussie skipper moves to his near astatine mid-wicket, bends debased and gets 2 hands to the ball, but fails to grasp it.

Moeen Ali is reprieved connected 53 with the English moving on nicely astatine 1-129.

Frustration for Josh Hazlewood.

"Enough going on, but astatine the infinitesimal it's each going England's way," Mark Taylor says successful commentary.

Zak Crawley slashes a Pat Cummins transportation to heavy constituent to prime up a azygous and instrumentality his concern with Moeen Ali to 100 runs.

The English supporters astatine Old Trafford applaud the duo, who are gathering an ominous concern successful reply to the Aussies' 317 each out.

Zak Crawley and Moeen Ali are causing headaches for the Aussies astatine Old Trafford, having grown their concern to 81 soon aft luncheon connected the 2nd day.

Moeen has contributed 43 and Crawley 34, with Moeen moving beyond 3000 Test runs successful this innings.

England's elevation of Moeen to archetypal driblet successful the 4th innings of the 3rd Test took immoderate radical by surprise, but the off-spinning all-rounder is doing an awesome occupation astatine No.3 successful Manchester.

Cameron Green has the stone and Moeen Ali is connected onslaught arsenic the 2nd league begins.

The English are 1-61 successful reply to the Aussies' 317 each out.

Let's go!

It's Zachary Gates hopping successful the unrecorded blog arsenic the teams interruption for luncheon connected time two.

England is 1-61 aft bowling retired Australia for 317 earlier successful the session, with Ben Duckett backmost successful the pavilion aft losing his wicket for one.

Mitchell Starc had Duckett caught down by Alex Carey, drafting his extracurricular edge.

When play resumes aft lunch, Zak Crawley volition proceed connected 26 and Moeen Ali 31.