Australia vs England 5th Ashes Test, Day 4 highlights: England 302/8 at stumps, lead by 119 runs vs Australia at SCG

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, On a length around middle and off. Jacob Bethell gets right behind it and keeps it out.

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, Good length arond the pads, Jacob Bethell misses out on the flick.

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, Back of a length, angling across the batter. Jacob Bethell hops up on his toes and looks to flick this one but misses out.

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, Bumper, around middle and off. Jacob Bethell looks to fend this through mid-wicket but gets beaten.

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, Short pitched, from around the stumps, on leg. Jacob Bethell ducks down.

Scott Boland to Joe Root, Good length, wide of off, Josh Inglis steps across and looks to block but gets it edged off the inside onto his midriff for no run.

Scott Boland to Joe Root, On a length, angling into the batter. Joe Root rocks back and keeps it out.

Scott Boland to Jacob Bethell, Good length around middle and off, Jacob Bethell tucks this to mid-wicket for a single.

Scott Boland to Jacob Bethell, Short and wide of off, Jacob Bethell leaves it all alone.

Scott Boland to Jacob Bethell, Hard length on off, Jacob Bethell blocks this around cover.

Scott Boland to Jacob Bethell, Full and just wide of off, angling away from the left-hander. Jacob Bethell leaves it.

DRINKS BREAK. A mixed bag of an afternoon session so far, honestly. Yes, England have lost Ben Duckett, but ​​​​Jacob Bethell has shown maturity in the way he has gone about constructing his innings. He has formed a responsible alliance with Root, who has been kept relatively quiet at the other end. Can Australia manage to dismantle this brewing partnership before Tea? With the up-and-down nature of the surface, batting is not going to get easier from here. And with the sun beating down hard and the cracks opening up, there will be more uneven bounce to deal with. With the deficit brought down to 67 runs, England will aim to scale it down in the next hour and build on a healthy lead and push this into the fifth day. Scott Boland (9-2-12-0) to bowl after the hydration break.

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, Dug in short and on off, Jacob Bethell rises on the toes and dabs it with soft hands in the cover-point region for a single.

Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, That's 400 runs for Root in this Ashes! He is the second-best batter and still 200 behind Travis Head. Length ball, outside off, Root square cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Length ball, around off, Joe Root knocks it to short extra cover.

Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Straight on middle, on a length, Joe Root blocks it off the back foot solidly. 

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, Back of a length, on the leg stump, tucked behind square on the leg side for a single.

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! FIFTY FOR JACOB BETHELL! A fluent knock from the youngster. His 4th Test half century in just his sixth match. He has batted beyond his years in this innings. Bashed hard on a length, outside off, Jacob Bethell transfers his weight on the back foot and slaps it through the cover region for a cracking boundary. Surely, he will be in possession of the number three berth when the series against New Zealand comes around in June.

Scott Boland to Jacob Bethell, A yard behind fuller length, on the pads, Jacob Bethell hops off and steers it to deep backward square leg for a single. Jacob Bethell is on 49! England trail by 74.

Scott Boland to Jacob Bethell, On a hard length, on middle, Jacob Bethell watchfully blocks it off the back foot.

Scott Boland to Jacob Bethell, Short, angling into the bodyline, Jacob Bethell swivels and pulls it to the vacant deep mid-wicket region. Since it is hit off the toe end, it slows in the outfield and is cut off by the deep square leg fielder to his right. Two taken.

Scott Boland to Jacob Bethell, Full and on off, Jacob Bethell drives it away to the mid off fielder. 

Scott Boland to Jacob Bethell, Just outside off, on a hard length, Jacob Bethell feels for it, but drags his bat inside the line in time.

Scott Boland to Jacob Bethell, Short of a length, slanting in, Jacob Bethell stands tall and bunts it down the pitch.

Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Full and around off at 142.5 kph, Root gets a good stride forward and drives it straight to cover-point. 

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, Banged in short, on the leg stump line, Jacob Bethell rides the bounce and steers it to long leg for a single.

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, Length-delivery, outside off, Jacob Bethell gets on the back foot and cuts it to the left of backward point. Michael Neser slides to his left and cuts it off, saving a certain boundary. Restricts the batters down to a couple only. 

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, Tight leave! Jags back in from a length, on top of off, Jacob Bethell trusts the bounce and offers no shot. That's not too high from the off pole though. 

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, A typical fast bowler response! Way too short, on top of off, and it keeps rising up. Bethell arches back and drops his wrists to let it fly back to Carey.

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Now that's a shot of a confident batter! Back of a length, outside off, Jacob Bethell hangs deep inside the crease and cuts it behind square for a boundary through backward point and short third. 

Scott Boland to Joe Root, Good length outside off and it nips back sharply off the surface. Root is squared up as he plays from the crease. The ball brushes his thigh pad on its way through to Alex Carey.

Scott Boland to Joe Root, Length ball, on off, fended off the back foot to point. 

Scott Boland to Joe Root, BEATEN! This one nips the other way, leaves the batter from a length, outside off, Root goes chasing the wide delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Is there an edge? Scott Boland is up and about and the Aussies appeal as one for caught behind. Steve Smith has a word with Boland and sends it upstairs for a review. The front-on replay shows a daylight gap between the bat and ball, with the ball ramming Root's flap of the front pad before spooning behind to the second slip. Snicko confirms the same. The on-field decision is upheld.

Scott Boland to Joe Root, Australia burn a review! Nips in a long way from a good length, in and around the off stump line. Root strides across to defend, but plays well over the line and the ball passes close to the inside edge before lobbing off the flap of his front pad to the second slip fielder to grabs it. There's an appeal for caught behind, but the umpire says no. Australia take a review, only for it to get extinguished as the Snicko shows a clear gap between the bat and the ball. Root stays for now. 

Scott Boland to Joe Root, Length-delivery, outside off, Root sees that off. 

Scott Boland to Jacob Bethell, Hard length, on the stumps, angling in. Jacob tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Change of ends for Scott Boland. 7-2-8-0 are his bowling figures so far. He has bowled with far mor control than the others, but hasn't reaped the rewards just yet. He replaces Michael Neser.

Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Back of a length, rising up, outside off. Joe Root tries to steer it to the off side, plays it late on the bounce toward the right of the gully fielder. 

Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Hard length, on top of middle. Root rises with the bounce and bunts it back to the bowler.

Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, OUTSIDE EDGE, FOUR! A slice of luck for Root! Full and just outside off, nipping away slightly off the pitch. Root is forced to play with the angle and tries to drive it down the ground, only managing an outside edge that flies between the second slip and the gully fielders for a boundary.

Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Speared in full and around off, cranking it up at 142.3 kph. Joe Root strides forward and blocks it to point.

Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Nips back in sharply on a good length. Root drags his bat in front to block, but gets a thick inside edge to the leg side.

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, Good length, on middle, climbing on the batter, Jacob hangs back and wrists it to the left of mid-wicket for a single.

Neser seems to have jarred his knee while landing and looks a bit uncomfortable. He hobbled away after completing his over. Nothing too serious, but Neser hasn't looked too pleased with the landing area throughout his spell. Aight, the hammer is out again to flatten out the landing region. And a bowling change as Mitchell Starc (6-0-31-1) is back on, replacing Scott Boland.

Michael Neser to Joe Root, Nagging length, into the batter, tucked across to the mid-wicket region. 

Michael Neser to Joe Root, Hard length, at 131.8 kph, Root plays close to his body and late cuts it to point. 

Michael Vaughan on air provides an update from the English dressing room. Ben Stokes walked off the field due to a groin issue. He will come out to bat for sure, but a bit further down the order. 

Michael Neser to Jacob Bethell, Back of a length, wide outside off, Bethell leans back and square cuts it to deep point for a single.

Michael Neser to Jacob Bethell, Probing line outside off, on a length, left alone.