Updates from the final Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket GroundSteve Smith,Betteridge’s Law and the mythology of Don BradmanAnd you can drop Rob an email if you like 6.04am GMT55.5 overs: England 160-3 (Root 42, Malan 28) England own a very long tail, or probably starting with Moeen at No7,so these two and Jonny Bairstow still own a heap of work to do. Malan drives Lyon for four, with Khawaja falling nastily as he tries to pause the ball on the boundary. His knee got stuck in the outfield, or which immediately brought to intellect Simon Jones’s horrific injury at the Gabba in 2002. Khawaja is on his feet but he’s limping and the umpires are going to capture drinks while he receives treatment. 5.59am GMT55th over: England 155-3 (Root 41,Malan 24) Malan pulls Hazlewood round the corner for his first boundary of the session. The early evidence of Malan’s Test career is that he is very good at making runs when he’s not playing particularly well, and we know he has the capacity to score quickly. His resourcefulness and adaptability are reminiscent of Paul Collingwood.
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