A breakthrough! Head furious with himself as he claps one to the man at long on, easy as you like. A good 63 but he was on track for more. FOW 101/1

That's a bit more expensive for Root, giving up nine. Finch knew a stumping chance was coming and took advantage with a well-taken four.

Two apiece for the batsmen against Rashid. Finch and Head about to face Root again - surely now is the time to go after him?

Root's shift comes to an end. Rashid and Ali don't forget also in this bowling line-up. Two runs and a leg bye. Speaking of Rashid, he's in next.

Single from Finch through the leg side. Both batsmen then add a single apiece. Lulling slightly.

Root flies through that over, giving up only three. 

Two doubles for Head, to deep midwicket and deep square leg. Overton improving with each over.

Rotating the strike and that's 50 for Head off 43 balls. Started slower but has quickly taken the batting lead from Finch, and he needs to kick on from there.

Four from the over, Root on 0-14 and going well.

Five runs from it but that's a better over from Overton, better line and length. Root stays on, trying to limit that run rate having done well so far.

Four off the over from Root, all singles. That run rate now up to 5.9.

Overton in then for his first over and... hmmm. He gets clattered for 12. Four through point, then Head nearly chops onto his own stumps but escapes (with a boundary). Nice cover drive off the last. Australia cruising.

Root having a bowl, Head adds five plus a leg bye. England letting this get away from them a little bit.

Been impressed by Head so far. Another nice drive, his fifth boundary. England to introduce some spin to slow things down a little.

Nice drive by Head, beating mid on to the rope. He's settled in well. Whipped to deep square leg for two more and then there's four more: runs racking up here.

Lovely timing from Head, rattling a four to long on. Four more! Full and wide and Finch laps that up with a cover drive.

Good start this for Australia, now to capitalise on it.

One wide and then Finch and Head each add to that tally, three for Head. Another short-lived appeal but that's sliding down. Run rate now 3.8.

Short, wide, and put through the gap into the covers by Head for four. Willey excited by the fifth delivery for a possible LBW, but the line looked off as did the height. Four off the over.

Put down but what an effort! Short from Wood, clattered by Finch on the pull and Hales nearly does brilliantly to claw it in one-handed with his right mitt. So close.

Maiden for Wood.

Willey up next from the Finchdale End. Catches Finch but high on the body. Bit fuller from Willey and that gets some swing, one leg bye. 

Well-timed strike through cover from Finch gets three, Australia at five an over so far. Looks as though Sky Sports have hired an new unknown third man.

Perfect start for Finch, short first ball from Wood pulled away back of square. Rode that bouncer well. Adds a single to third man and that's a steady opening.

Finch and Head after that fast start. Fascinated to see what state Australia's confidence levels are in. Finch restored to the top of course following those team changes. 

Here's Justin Langer's take on what happened on Tuesday.

[England's] top three are brutal. The way they are playing is reminiscent of how we used to play in our day with Gilly [Adam Gilchrist], Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting at the top.

Cor, Tuesday was quite the day wasn't it? England's resplendent batting performance to post 481 off 50 overs surely can't be repeated today... can it?

The surface looks decent, slight covering of grass at Chester-le-Street.

Australia win the toss and will have a bat. You can understand why Tim Paine might have opted for that after the carnage. He's also made three changes.