England vs Australia, Live Cricket Score, Ashes 2019, 2nd Test, Day 2

J Archer to Khawaja, Down the leg side, Khawaja looks to flick but misses.

J Archer to Bancroft, Close one this for Bancroft. He shuffles across the stumps to block this one out but gets an inside edge on it. The ball rolls uppishly towards fine leg as the batters cross and take a single. There was a leg gully in place and the ball was not far away from him. Also, had Bancroft missed, it might have been plumb in front of the wickets.

J Archer to Bancroft, Wide outside off, Bancroft lets this one through.

Plenty of predictions, at least here in our com box. Selfie, who likes taking pictures of mother nature with himself taking centrestage, has a smile on his face looking at the skies at Lord's considering that he himself is a fast bowler. 'Lovely conditions to bowl', he says. Then his face contracts a little (because he is an Aussie supporter) and adds, 'I feel England will bundle out Australia cheaply'. Another one, Suraj, reckons that it is going to be Cameron Bancroft's day as he finds his luck similar to that of Rory Burns. Interesting thoughts...

J Archer to Bancroft, Good ball, full and on a driving length by Archer. Bancroft plays it towards mid off.

Archer to share the ball with Broad from the other end.

S Broad to Khawaja, Wide outside off, Khawaja lets it go. Comfortable start for Australia so far.

S Broad to Khawaja, Pitched just outside off on a length, the ball shapes back in a bit and misses the stumps by a small margin. Khawaja was sure where his wickets are and lets it go.

S Broad to Khawaja, On the leg side, played to square leg.

S Broad to Khawaja, Again on the hips, played to mid-wicket by Usman.

S Broad to Khawaja, Similar ball again, angling into Khawaja from Broad, he again flicks it towards fine leg and takes a couple.

S Broad to Khawaja, Good length ball on the pads, Khawaja tickles it off his pads towards fine leg to start off the day with a couple. Leach dives and keeps the ball in play.

'Looks to be a bowling day,' says David 'Bumble' Lloyd on air. And he ain't incorrect. It is a gloomy morning, with plenty of overcast skies and Australia will have a pretty stern examination of their batting technique. Here is Stuart Broad to UK in the UK, with three slips in place. Here we go...

Australia should consider themselves really lucky that they lost just one wicket yesterday as the ball was moving a lot. The first hour today will be crucial for them because if they lose wickets early on, the tide could completely swing England's way. Let's wait and see how the Aussies respond in these testing conditions.

Yesterday, one can say that both the sides shared the day. England were 26/2 before Burns and Denly steadied the ship with a 66-run stand. They again had a collapse post lunch, but Bairstow and Woakes again stitched up a partnership of 72 runs as they took England from 138/6 to 210/7. Burns and Bairstow both scored half a ton as England crossed the 250-run mark. For the Men Down Under, it was a good day of bowling as Hazlewood, Cummins and Lyon took three wickets apiece, and Siddle took one. The fielding department was a mixed bag for Aussies as they dropped Burns on 11 and then on 47, but Bancroft made amends by taking a blinder to dismiss him later at short leg.

At the end of day 2, Australia are 30/1 and trail the English by 228 runs. The Aussies lost the wicket of Warner late in the day yesterday and suffered an early setback in their innings. Broad and Archer bowled well towards the end and will be looking to continue their good momentum. Khawaja and Bancroft, on the other hand, will be looking to provide a solid foundation to the Australian innings and cut the deficit as much as they can.

Good morning and a warm welcome, or should I say a cloudy welcome to the third day of the second Ashes Test. We do have good news for you, as it seems like play will start today on time as well. However, there are forecasts for showers later today so let's keep our fingers crossed.

... Day 3, Session 1 ...

Australia in reply, have lost Warner early but Bancroft and Khawaja have done well to ensure no more wickets fell. On Day 3, the wicket will probably be easier to bat on at the start and Australia will hope to cash in. England on the other hand, need to keep taking wickets regularly and hope to go into their second innings with a lead. There is rain predicted on Friday but we should get play. Do join us for the action which begins at 1100 local (1000 GMT). Till then, take care and goodbye!

The day began with Australia winning the toss and electing to field. They had England on the mat at 138 for 6 but then Bairstow along with the lower order took England to a very competitive total. He scored a half ton along the way and was the last wicket to fall. For Australia it was a combined effort from the bowlers but Cummins and Hazlewood were probably the pick. The latter ran through the top order and the former took wickets of the batters from the middle order.