rewrite this title Ashes live score: Root and Archer boost England after Starc’s pink-ball masterclass

This partnership is up to 43 from 26 balls and they were needed for England.

This cameo from Archer has probably tipped the day back in England’s favour.

Archer charges at Boland but can only scuff the ball into the offside for one more.

Root scoops Boland over third man and middles his shot. It’s fantastic and he’s rewarded with a maximum. That also brings up the fifty partnership.

Six more! Jofra Archer take a bow. He belts Starc back over his own head for another maximum and then gets off strike.

Root brings up England’s 300 with a four! He goes down the ground as well.

Ben Stokes will be happy now. 300 is a always a solid total and anything added from here is a bonus.

Starc’s over ends with a few more singles.

Archer drives and collects anpther two off Boland.

Next he rocks back and connects with a delightful pull shot which finds the gap and brings four more.

Archer takes one more and Root has one ball left to face from Boland.

Root goes big too! A one bounce four brings 19 from the over.

Stokes is waiting at the side of the pitch, will he declare?

Archer does get one in the slot and smokes Boland over the deep midwicket boundary for a maximum!

A few more of those are needed.

Chance! Archer swings again and top edges it. The ball hangs in the air but lands safely on the legside. England scramble through for two.

Steve Smith has spread the field but brought in a short leg and takes some time out of the game by calling for a helmet to be brought on.

Starc flings the ball outside off and Archer swings wildly but doesn’t come close to hitting it.

Archer then takes another run to end the over.

Archer drives Starc down the gorund and gets himself off the mark. He can hit a big ball if he gets one in the slot.

England will want as many runs as possible before this final wicket falls.

Root digs out a yorker and calls for two but Carey recovers the ball quickly and limits him to just a single.

Matthew Potts has come out with some new gloves for Root and no doubt some new instructions from England camp.

Root faces up against Starc and reverse scoops him into the offside.

He looked for third man but got through the shot too early and toed it into the gap.

There could be fireworks coming…

Four! Lovely from Root. He rocks onto the back foot and guides Boland away to third man for another boundary.

Any runs from this position will be crucial for England’s chances in this Test.

Root then takes a one and leaves Jofra Archer two balls to survive.

Scott Boland continues for Australia and Root whips him off his legs but declines a run.

How does Root play this now? Other England batters would go all out to score as many runs as possible as quickly as possible.

Root may be different. Australia are delaying things, they don’t want to come out and bat this evening.

Before Ben Stokes ran himself out England were 210-4. They’ve lost five wickets for fifty runs in what can only be classed as another collapse.

Can Root guide England close to 300?