• Betting

    Australia 1/12 to win this Test now with Sky Bet, and the same price to take the series. England are now 6/1 to retain the Ashes by winning or drawing this series. England's over/under runs line set at 5/6 either side of 315.5

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    Stopped

    The rain has stopped. Remaining covers being removed. England are going to have to do this themselves. Ah.

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    Covers

    Still rain in the air, but covers starting to be peeled off. Not sure England will be too impressed with that.

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    Welcome

    Morning all. First of all: yes, it's raining. Only drizzle at the moment, although there was a heavy shower earlier. Groundstaff still confident of a prompt start, but at the moment the covers are on and any more proper rain will definitely mean a delay. England have four wickets to play with. Australia 90 overs. It's going to need a lot of rain.