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.
AUS 183-6, lead by 379, Paine 22, Starc 3
Paine advances down the pitch and gets the ball away over the head of Roy at cover. for two runs.
Overton then bowls a wide.
AUS 183-6, lead by 379, Paine 22, Starc 3
Paine tries to hook a bouncer from Overton, misses the ball and it goes through to Bairstow.
Joe Root reviews the decision of not out. Probably to take some time out of the game.
AUS 186-6, lead by 382, Paine 23, Starc 3
That's it then. Tim Paine declares with a ball to spare in Overton's over.
AUS 186-6 dec, lead by 382
Australia declare with a lead of 382. England will have 30 minutes to bat tonight and then the full day tomorrow to save the match.
Tim Paine was not out with 22 and his partner Mitchell Starc had 3.
AUS 186-6, lead by 382
Optimistically England will need 383 runs to win.
You feel if they achieve that then Tim Paine will never play cricket again.
ENG 0-0, trail by 382, Burns 0, Denly 0
Here come the Australians. They're fully buoyant and totally up for the challenge.
Rory Burns and Joe Denly have one job. Stay in until 7 o'clock.
ENG 0-0, trail by 382, Burns 0, Denly 0
The light is starting to fade.
Pat Cummins will open the bowling from the Brian Statham End. He's coming round the wicket at Rory Burns. Short leg is in position.
Here we go.
ENG 0-1, trail by 382
GONE! Burns goes for a duck.
Cummins strikes with just the third delivery of the innings. He sends the ball into Burns who tries to work the ball to leg and gets a leading edge to Head at cover.
Burns c Head b Cummins 0 (3)
ENG 0-2, trail by 382
GONE! Cummins is on a hat-trick.
What a beauty, angling in, nipping away, hitting the top of off stump.
Root b Cummins 0 (1)
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