Considering runs have come at a premium so far this match, this final wicket stand is looking ever more impressive. Agar is playing like a man possessed and raking in the plaudits after punishing a succession of loose deliveries.

Alongside him Hughes has also made his half century, before Stuart Broad is used for the first time in the innings. The result? a four to the off side that just escapes the clutches of a diving fielder.

Australia have the lead, and the crowd are responding…