Ashes 2017-18: Australia v England fourth Test, day two – live!

The MCG. The ‘G. The People’s Ground. On the best day of the year for cricket people if you ask me. Once again, the weather is doing its bit, not a cloud to be seen as I look out over Melbourne’s ample skyline from a couple of miles north of the city.

Once we arrive at the venue, attention turns to whether England can see off Steve Smith. It remains a binary proposition where the Australian captain is concerned. When he’s out there, England are in strife – regardless of how the other numbers on the scoreboard read at the time. Hardly revelatory, but this the state of play in the nutshell. If Joe Root’s men can go to work on Smith, we might have ourselves a bit of a day.

Looking forward to sharing it all with you over the next few hours. You know the drill, email and twitter work best. AOL? I have that. Want my number? I’ll give you that too.

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