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 277-8, Buttler 26, Broad 2
Well bowled.
Buttler is coming across his stumps to open up the leg side. Cummins sends down a sharp yorker and Buttler manages to keep it out.
He then takes a single into the leg side.
ENG 278-8, Buttler 26, Broad 2
Short, short, short and short to finish the over.
Broad survives again but Cummins hits him on the arm and has him dancing around the crease.
ENG 278-8, Buttler 26, Broad 2
There'll be one over to go until lunch, unless a wicket falls and then they'll carry on.
Mitchell Starc is brought back to bowl it. He's been the pick of the bowlers this morning, can he finish it off for Australia?
ENG 278-8, Buttler 26, Broad 2
Dot ball, dot ball, dot ball to start the over.
ENG 278-8, Buttler 26, Broad 2
Oh my.
Buttler pushes forward to defend and the ball nips back through the gate and misses the off stump.
Lunch - ENG 278-8, Buttler 26, Broad 2
Dot ball, dot ball to finish.
The crowd give Jos Buttler and Stuart Broad a round of applause as they make it safely through to lunch.
Lunch - ENG 278-8, Buttler 26, Broad 2
Australia's morning for sure. England scored 78 runs but they still need 20 to avoid the follow on.
Mitchell Starc looked a different bowler with the new ball today, he dismissed Bairstow and Stokes before Cummins got rid of Archer.
Lunch - ENG 278-8, Buttler 26, Broad 2
Jonny Bairstow was the first man to go this morning, bowled by Starc with the ball nipping back through the gate
Lunch - ENG 278-8, Buttler 26, Broad 2
Ben Stokes quickly followed and England's hopes started to fade, things then got worse as Archer nicked Cummins behind to Tim Paine.
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