The Ashes LIVE: England star gets blasted for the ‘worst dismissal in Ashes history’ as his team are finally bowled out

Now Head is given way too much width and he throws the bat at that short ball from Carse, feet off the ground, and it races to the rope.

England have been guilty of failing to find the right length throughout the series and it’s happening again.

Early days, but they need to pitch it up more and try to make Head and Weatherall drive with the ball moving and the bounce throwing up the odd surprise.

Travis Head has gone four, two, four, with the last of those a beautiful shot square of the wicket.

Potts has upped his speed to 135kmh but it’s not helping, Head pulls him square for another four and that’s 14 off the over. He’s pitching it far too short and the opener is lapping it up.

The rain radar is showing a storm front heading towards the SCG from the west in what looks remarkably like what fans had to deal with yesterday.

We’ll keep you posted…

Weatherald is off the mark with a boundary off Carse’s bowling and it’s risky as all get out, an all-or-nothing cut shot.

He looks incredibly shaky out there.

His second ball is on an ideal length to Head.

Potts is far from express at around 130kmh but this track has been misbehaving for a while and it sure looks like Weatherald is wary of it.

Head plays a risky half-pull, half-scoop shot, lofting it over cover for two runs. That had next to no power behind it.

Weatherald looks nervy as he tries to get off the mark under a fair bit of pressure.

There’s a big shout on the fifth ball of the over, but it comes to nothing, before Weatherald tries to cut one late, but comes closer to chopping it onto his stumps.

And straight away, the English quick gets one to come back in to the Aussie.

Tea has been taken early, which isn’t great for England. The Lions won’t get to take advantage of the often nervy period batters experience just before and after the break.

The Mail’s cricket correspondent Lawrence Booth likes what he sees…

England lose their last four for nine, including Joe Root, who walked off to a standing ovation after making 160, but they’re in the game with 384, and the second new ball did plenty for Australia after lunch. It’s more than looked likely at 57 for three and 229 for five, and for that they have Root to thank. A few of the Australian players shook his hand as he left the field, and rightly so: that was a superb knock, and he’s given England a chance.

Neser follows up a brutal bouncer with a cracking delivery that smashes into the stumps.

Travis Head and Jake Weatherald look sure to be challenged when they get out there in a few minutes.

That’s Ricky Ponting summing up how England are placed with the deck starting to show a fair bit of life.

It’s fitting that it took a beauty of a diving grab to bring that lovely innings to an end.

Root popped that one up to the leg side and Neser showed great athleticism to follow through on his run-up, change direction and pick it up a split-second before it hit the turf.

Jeez, Matthew Potts…

He just left one from Neser that cut back and missed off stump by the width of a finger. The second-last ball of the over leaves him but misses the edge.

With Neser, Boland and Starc all getting movement and the occasional sharpish bounce, there should be some optimism from the England bowling attack.