Overnight batters Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith, followed by Travis Head, were dismissed in a half-hour period after drinks, as England repaid Australia with short-ball bowling and scalped three wickets to rein in the visitors on the fourth morning of the second Ashes 2023 test at Lord's on Saturday.

By lunch, Australia was 222-5 in its second innings and leading by a solid 313 runs. But England hopes were revived.