Jonny Bairstow’s catch sums up shock of the old with Bazball England | Barney Ronay

All members of England’s Unforgiven chipped in, with Mark Wood producing a thrilling spectacle across three spells

The best part was probably the celebration, the ball clamped in the outer webbing of Jonny Bairstow’s right glove, legs splayed, arms wide. For a few moments England’s wicketkeeper just sat there like a very happy life-sized gingerbread man, emitting an extended roar of triumph.

It was perhaps the central moment of a day when England’s oldest ever five-man bowling attack – combined age: 180 years – just kept on refusing to die away, that liver-spotted hand clutching at Australia’s elbow every time they seemed to be easing clear.