England vs Australia Live Score, Ashes 2023: England set 384-run target for Australia

Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, In the channel just outside off and on a good length. Marnus Labuschagne blocks this into the leg side towards mid-wicket. 

Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Continues to bowl on a good length and outside the off pole. Marnus Labuschagne opts to leave the ball alone this time. 

Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Stuart Broad bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Marnus Labuschagne feels for the ball and gets beaten comprehensively. 

Chris Woakes to Marnus Labuschagne, Pulls his length back and bowls it slightly short, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne hangs back and eases it towards backward square leg. Opens his account with a single. 

Chris Woakes to Marnus Labuschagne, Offers width this time, full and wide outside off, Marnus Labuschagne crouches and reaches out. Drives it firmly but straight to cover. 

Chris Woakes to Marnus Labuschagne, Beaten! On a good length, in the channel on off, Marnus Labuschagne leans forward to defend. The ball nips away a touch and beats Labuschagne on the outside edge. 

Chris Woakes to Marnus Labuschagne, Gets the ball to nip in off the surface from a good length. Marnus Labuschagne blocks his first delivery solidly. 

Marnus Labuschagne walks in at number 3.

Chris Woakes to David Warner, OUT! CAUGHT! England have finally managed to draw first blood and it is Chris Woakes who gets the breakthrough! He has revolutionized this team since his inclusion and he claims another important wicket in the series! This is bowled on a good length and just outside the off pole. David Warner looks to defend but pushes at the ball tentatively. Gets a faint outside edge through to the keeper and Jonny Bairstow makes no mistake grabbing hold of this one. Good start from the hosts this morning and they will hope to get a few more quickly. 

Chris Woakes to David Warner, Chris Woakes bowls this on a fuller length and in line with the stump. David Warner looks to work this leg side but gets an inside edge onto his pads. 

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Goes full this time and outside the off pole. Usman Khawaja looks to play at this one and gets beaten all ends up. 

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, This is on a good length and outside the off stump. Usman Khawaja steps out of the crease and dabs this into the off side. 

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Bowls this one back of a length and outside the off stump. Usman Khawaja looks to swat this away but misses. 

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Goes a tad bit fuller this time and outside the off pole. Usman Khawaja knocks this firmly to the cover fielder. 

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Usman Khawaja is on the move again. This is bowled on a good length and outside the off stump. Usman Khawaja trods down the pitch and drill this towards mid off. 

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Stuart Broad continues to bowl from 'round the wicket into the stumps and on a good length. Usman Khawaja walks down the wicket and punches this towards long on for a couple of runs. 

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja, Strays onto the pads on a good length. Usman Khawaja tucks this through the mid-wicket region and sets off for a single off the last ball to keep strike.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja, This is on a good length as well and in line with the stumps. Usman Khawaja blocks this one solidly back down the pitch towards the bowler. 

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja, Bowls this on a good length and pitching outside leg. Usman Khawaja looks to work this away but misses and gets hit on the pads. A huge appeal by the bowler and the umpire takes his time before saying not out.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja, On a good length this time and on an off-stump line. Usman Khawaja gets squared up and the ball goes off the outside part of his bat towards the fielder at point. 

Chris Woakes to David Warner, Continues to bowl full and outside the off pole. David Warner pushes this through cover to the right of widish mid off to pick up a single. 

Chris Woakes to David Warner, Chris Woakes bowls this full and just outside the off stump. David Warner gets a stride forward and defends this towards the cover fielder. 

It will be Chris Woakes to steam in from the other end.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Beaten! Bowls this on a fullish length as well and outside the off stump. The ball straighten after pitching as Usman Khawaja looks to poke at this one. The ball zips past the outside edge.

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Back to bowling full and in line with the stumps. Usman Khawaja clips this towards the fielder at square leg. 

Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Attacks the stumps once again but on a good length this time. Usman Khawaja covers the line of the ball and blocks this back down the pitch with a straight bat.

Stuart Broad to David Warner, Goes full this time and into the stumps. David Warner shimmies down the pitch and looks to work the ball leg side. Gets an inside edge onto his pad to save him. 

Stuart Broad to David Warner, Wide outside the off stump this time and on a good length. David Warner raises his arms high into the air and leaves the ball alone. 

Stuart Broad to David Warner, Stuart Broad bowls this on a good length and outside off from 'round the wicket. David Warner blocks this solidly towards the cover fielder. 

All in readiness for the play to commence on Day 5. Overcast conditions greet the two umpires and players as they make their way out to the middle. The two overnight batters of Australia, David Warner and Usman Khawaja are all set to resume their innings. Stuart Broad is at the top of his mark and will start the proceedings with the ball for England. Off we go...

UPDATE -  3.29 pm IST (9.59 am GMT) - Oops! There were some showers early in the morning which means that we are going to have a delayed start by 10 minutes. The action on Day 5 will begin at 3.40 pm IST (10.10 am GMT) with no overs lost. Updated session timings are as follows: Morning session - (3.40 pm IST - 5.55 pm IST), Lunch - (5.55 pm IST - 6.35 pm IST), Afternoon session - 6.35 pm IST - 8.50 pm IST), Tea - (8.50 pm IST - 9.10 pm IST), Evening session - (9.10 pm IST - 11.10 pm IST). A possible 98 overs to be bowled in the day. The last hour will start at 10.10 pm IST or 83 overs whichever is later weather permitting. 

On the other hand, the visitors wasted no time and took only 11 balls to take the last wicket. In their pursuit of 384 runs, David Warner and Usman Khawaja gave a good account of themselves and were watchful at the start. As the ball got older, run-scoring became easier, and Warner, in particular, was severe in punishing the loose deliveries. As a result, Australia are in pole position to clinch an away Ashes series win for the first time since 2001. Will they succeed in doing so? Or will Stuart Broad have a fairytale ending to his career? We will have all the answers as the action on Day 5 is coming up shortly.

It was an emotional start to Day 4 as Stuart Broad, in his last Test, made his way out to the middle after receiving a guard of honour from Australian players. Leading by 377 runs at the start of the day, Broad's 55th six in Test cricket were the only runs the hosts were able to add to their overnight score. With the ball, the English bowlers toiled hard, but they were just unable to ruffle the feathers of the two Australian openers. In what will be the final day of his swansong Test, Stuart Broad will surely want to bow out on a high by bowling England to a victory.

Hello and a warm welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to our coverage of Day 5 of the fifth Ashes Test between England and Australia at Kennington Oval in London. 249 runs and 10 wickets separate the two sides before the start of the fifth and final day of the final Ashes Test. Having done all the hard work on Day 4, Australia do start as favourites to make it 3-1, while it would require an extraordinary bowling effort from England to end the series on a 2-2 scoreline.

... DAY 5, SESSION 1 ...

For England, they need to do way better with the ball than they did on Day 4. It’s the last time we will see Stuart Broad and we can be pretty sure that he will give his all. There is James Anderson too, whose Test future is uncertain and with how this Ashes has gone, we might see a twist in the tale on the final day of this series. The first ball will be bowled at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT) but you can join us well in advance for the build-up. Cheers!

Australia though have done everything they could do on Day 4 to win this series, something that many people did not anticipate when they tuned in for the action at the start of the day. England could add only six runs to their overnight score courtesy of six by Stuart Broad on his last delivery in Test cricket and 384 was the target set for the Aussies. However, David Warner and Usman Khawaja have delivered a superb counter-punch and Australia now need 249 runs with all 10 wickets intact. Khawaja is on 69 and Warner is on 58 and with the way the pitch is behaving, the target is within the reach of the Kangaroos now.

Oh, match officials have decided to call it STUMPS for Day 4! The rain has won the battle and it has made sure that 31st July, will be the final day in the office for Stuart Broad. Also, we are going into the scheduled final day of the Ashes 2023 with all three results possible and if the rain stays away, we might see some enthralling action.  

UPDATE - 9.05 pm IST (3.35 pm GMT) - The rain eased out a bit but returned with even further velocity a little while later. The crowd seems to have accepted their fate and the stands look empty as it has become dark and gloomy despite the floodlights being on. It seems even less likely that we will have any more action on Day 4 but the umpires are optimistic that the rain could give way. This is England after all and there will be very few who can predict the weather here with absolute surety! Stay tuned for more updates...

UPDATE - 8.24 pm IST (2.54 pm GMT) - The rain continues to keep us waiting and if the conditions do ease up now, it would be an opportunity for England to make some inroads. We have often seen games changing after a rain break and it might be a blessing in disguise for England this time. The question though is how long will cricket suffer because of these rain breaks? We surely are in an age where we can find solutions for it. It's high time cricket community comes up with some serious discussions on this issue.

UPDATE - 8.04 pm IST (2.34 pm GMT) - It looks really bleak out there and even if the rain was to stop, the ground staff will have their work cut out getting the conditions suitable for play. There are plenty of overs left for Australia to chase this target down but as we start losing overs the equation does start getting trickier. England will be hoping that they can get something to work after this interruption but a wet outfield could also make their task more difficult. We will get you more news of the conditions and till then we will sit back and hope. 

UPDATE - 7.35 pm IST (2.05 pm GMT) - The rain has got heavier, folks! More covers have been brought in and it has got very dark now. Looks like we are in for a long delay. The umpires have decided to take early Tea in the hope to save some time if the downpour subsides. Do join us shortly for more updates. 

UPDATE - 7.14 pm IST (1.44 pm GMT) - The umpires have decided! The ground staff has been called on to cover the centre patch and the players are trudging off the field. The rain does not seem to be too heavy and we hope it passes through quickly. We shall keep our fingers crossed and bring you further updates soon.

DRINKS! The players will take some refreshments and England need to rework their plans here as the game seems to be slipping out of their grasp. Australia are absolutely cruising at this point and the two openers have set up an outstanding platform to push for a miraculous win. Both the Aussie batters have notched up their half-centuries and have added an unbeaten partnership of 135 runs. The English bowlers have been really flat and they have not been able to utilize the overhead conditions to their advantage. Australia still need 249 runs to win and the game is still there for both teams to win as we expect there to be more twists and turns! There is a bit of drizzle out there and the ground staff are taking their positions along the boundary line. All eyes are on the umpires.

Chris Woakes to Usman Khawaja, On a length, on off. Khawaja with a solid block this time.

Chris Woakes to David Warner, A full delivery on leg. Warner tries to flick it but misses. The ball goes off his pads towards the leg side and a leg bye is taken.

Chris Woakes to David Warner, A fullish delivery and outside off. Warner lets it go.

Chris Woakes to David Warner, On a good length, around off. Warner defends it towards point.

Chris Woakes to David Warner, Serves it fuller and outside off. Warner leaves it alone nicely.

Chris Woakes to David Warner, On a length, around off. Warner defends it nicely towards cover-point.