Ashes 2019: Australia wrestle back control after Joe Root and Rory Burns give England hope in fourth Test
Re-live all the action from the fourth Test at Old Trafford
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Your support makes all the difference.England face a fight to the keep their Ashes campaign afloat after Josh Hazlewood squashed a brave resistance from Rory Burns and Joe Root on day three of the fourth Test.
Responding to Australia's formidable declaration mark of 497 for eight, England closed on 200 for five, still 98 short of the follow-on target at Old Trafford.
Their hopes of saving the game and the urn were aided by conditions in Manchester, with morning rain and bad light in the evening allowing just 64 overs possible out a planned 98, while for long periods Burns (81) and Root (71) appeared in control of matters.
In the end the pair shared a defiant stand of 141 in nearly 53 overs - their second-century partnership and England's biggest of the series - only for Hazlewood to intervene with a late, decisive spell. Re-live the action live:
When is the fourth Ashes Test?
The fourth Test takes place on 4-8 September at Old Trafford.
What time does it start?
The toss will take place at 10:30am on Wednesday 4 September, with play due to get underway each day at 11am.
Where can I watch it?
The Test will be shown live on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event from 10am.
Teams
England: Burns, Denly, Root, Roy, Stokes, Bairstow, Buttler, Overton, Archer, Broad, Leach.
Australia: Warner, Harris, Labuschagne, Smith, Head, Wade, Paine, Cummins, Starc, Lyon, Hazlewood.
ENG 152-2, Burns 74, Root 62
Another short ball from Nathan Lyon is cut away by Burns. Only for a single though.
ENG 154-2, Burns 74, Root 64
Root eventually gets Nathan Lyon away by sweeping him behind square for two runs. Travis Head sprinted across in the deep to stop the boundary.
ENG 155-2, Burns 75, Root 64
That's risky.
Rory Burns blocks the ball into the off side and calls for one. Matthew Wade is quick to the ball and he throws at the non strikers end but misses the stumps. A direct hit would have done for Burns.
ENG 158-2, Burns 77, Root 65
Rory Burns is strong off his pads and he works Cummins away for tow runs after Root gives him back the strike.
Cummins responds with a short one at the ribs and Burns gloves it into the air but it lands short of the fielders.
ENG 159-2, Burns 77, Root 66
Lyon delivers a probing over outside Joe Root's off stump with the ball spinning back into him.
Root takes a single off the over.
ENG 159-2, Burns 77, Root 66
Come on Joe.
Cummins is bowling well and Root wafts at a wide ball and misses it. The floodlights are on as the grey clouds have come back over the ground.
There's no fear of more rain but it is getting dark.
ENG 160-2, Burns 77, Root 67
Cummins is on fire. He gets one to swing back at Joe Root who gets his bat down just in time to squeeze the ball away.
He scrambles to the other end for a single and Rory Burns evades the two remaining balls of the over.
ENG 160-2, Burns 77, Root 67
Lyon bowls a maiden to Joe Root who leaves the last delivery with an extravagant leave that brings to mind Steve Smith.
ENG 160-2, Burns 77, Root 67
Cummins continues. He's been bowling now for an hour and if these two get through this spell it's another little battle won.
Burns gets into a really awkward position as the ball is banged in. He tries to duck but the ball doesn't bounce as high as he expected so he sways out of the way as well.
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