Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Cook.
Steve Smith and Joe Root shake hands and that is match drawn. It has been inevitable since lunch with Smith defending with such ease and he had an able partner in Mitch Marsh who played his part.
The pitch didn't add much life into the game for batsmen or bowlers and that has been a huge talking point with 20 wickets being very hard to get for either team. England have a lot of positives to take from this game though with Alastair Cook breaking records on his way to scoring 244 and he put his team in a good position to win until rain and Smith dampened the spirits.
A whitewash is off the table now as we move to Sydney for the final Test where we could see a couple of changes for both teams. See you then.
124.1
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ali.
End of Over 124
Over 124. 4 runs. Bowler: Joe Root. Australia: 263/4 (rr 2.12)
123.6
Joe Root to Steven Smith. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Root.
123.5
Joe Root to Steven Smith. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Root.
123.4
Joe Root to Steven Smith. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Anderson.
123.3
Joe Root to Steven Smith. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Malan.
123.1
Joe Root to Steven Smith. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Broad.
End of Over 123
Over 123. no runs. Bowler: Moeen Ali. Australia: 259/4 (rr 2.11)
122.6
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Malan.
122.5
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Malan.
122.4
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
122.3
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Malan.
122.2
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Malan.
122.1
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Ali.
End of Over 122
Over 122. no runs. Bowler: Tom Curran. Australia: 259/4 (rr 2.12)
121.6
Tom Curran to Steven Smith. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Malan. The end is edging closer with both teams happy to take the draw.
121.5
Tom Curran to Steven Smith. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Stoneman.
121.4
Tom Curran to Steven Smith. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Ali.
121.3
Tom Curran to Steven Smith. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Stoneman.
121.2
Tom Curran to Steven Smith. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Anderson.
121.1
Tom Curran to Steven Smith. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Anderson.
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ali.
120.5
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to gully for no runs, fielded by Anderson.
120.4
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ali.
120.3
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Malan.
120.2
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ali.
120.1
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ali.
End of Over 120
Over 120. 6 runs. Bowler: Tom Curran. Australia: 257/4 (rr 2.14)
119.6
Tom Curran to Mitchell Marsh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 3 runs, fielded by Woakes.
119.5
Tom Curran to Steven Smith. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run.
119.4
Tom Curran to Steven Smith. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Curran.
119.3
Tom Curran to Mitchell Marsh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to backward square leg for 1 run, shy attempt by Malan.
119.2
Tom Curran to Steven Smith. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to gully for 1 run, shy attempt by Vince.
Commentary
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Cook.
Steve Smith and Joe Root shake hands and that is match drawn. It has been inevitable since lunch with Smith defending with such ease and he had an able partner in Mitch Marsh who played his part.
The pitch didn't add much life into the game for batsmen or bowlers and that has been a huge talking point with 20 wickets being very hard to get for either team. England have a lot of positives to take from this game though with Alastair Cook breaking records on his way to scoring 244 and he put his team in a good position to win until rain and Smith dampened the spirits.
A whitewash is off the table now as we move to Sydney for the final Test where we could see a couple of changes for both teams. See you then.
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ali.
Joe Root to Steven Smith. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Root.
Joe Root to Steven Smith. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Root.
Joe Root to Steven Smith. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Anderson.
Joe Root to Steven Smith. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Malan.
Joe Root to Steven Smith. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Broad.
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Malan.
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Malan.
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Malan.
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Malan.
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Ali.
Tom Curran to Steven Smith. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Malan. The end is edging closer with both teams happy to take the draw.
Tom Curran to Steven Smith. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Stoneman.
Tom Curran to Steven Smith. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Ali.
Tom Curran to Steven Smith. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Stoneman.
Tom Curran to Steven Smith. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Anderson.
Tom Curran to Steven Smith. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Anderson.
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ali.
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to gully for no runs, fielded by Anderson.
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ali.
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Malan.
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ali.
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ali.
Tom Curran to Mitchell Marsh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 3 runs, fielded by Woakes.
Tom Curran to Steven Smith. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run.
Tom Curran to Steven Smith. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Curran.
Tom Curran to Mitchell Marsh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to backward square leg for 1 run, shy attempt by Malan.
Tom Curran to Steven Smith. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to gully for 1 run, shy attempt by Vince.