Australia v England: fifth Ashes Test, day two – live

Joe Root hits ton as tourists build strong first-innings total Over-by-over updates from Sydney Cricket Ground Live scorecard | The Ashes top 100 | Email Tanya47th over: England 223-3 (Root 78, Brook 83) Here comes England’s spectre. Brook pulls his first ball, splendidly stopped on the rope by Webster. Pancakes his fifth in a not altogether convincing way, but gets away with it.46th over: England 217-3 (Root 77, Brook 79) With Brian Draper’s Jerusalem being sung by men in white T-shirts with a printed MCC tie, Root nicks his first ball from Scott Boland for four. Continue reading...