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 254-7, Buttler 11, Archer 1
Nathan Lyon is coming back on to bowl.
He'll bowl to Archer who will either go one of two ways. Whack Lyon to leg or get caught at short leg trying to defend.
ENG 254-7, Buttler 11, Archer 1
So far Archer goes the defensive route and plays it well. The harder ball is turning square out of the rough for Lyon.
ENG 255-7, Buttler 12, Archer 1
Here comes Pat Cummins replacing Mitchell Starc.
Buttler pushes his first ball into the off side for a single.
ENG 255-7, Buttler 12, Archer 1
Archer will get some short stuff. Short leg comes back in and Cummins digs one into the pitch.
Archer ducks and goes safely by.
ENG 256-7, Buttler 12, Archer 1
Cummins decides to go full to Archer, saving the bouncer as a surprise delivery. Archer tentatively pushes forward to defend.
A wide ball from Cummins is swished at from Archer. It's a poor sot and he's miles away from it but what do you expect from a bowler.
ENG 256-8
GONE! That didn't take long.
Archer repeats his waft outside the off stump and Cummins gets the edge through to Paine.
Archer c Paine b Cummins 1 (19)
ENG 256-8, Buttler 12, Broad 0
Stuart Broad comes in to join Jos Buttler.
Australia keep coming at them.
ENG 260-8, Buttler 16, Broad 0
Jos Buttler needs to go into one day mode. Broad isn't going to last long.
Buttler makes use of the vacant cover region and smashes Lyon for four runs.
ENG 260-8, Buttler 16, Broad 0
Review from Paine.
Buttler leaves the ball and lets it hit his pad. This isn't hitting.
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