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 0-2, trail by 382, Roy 0, Denly 0
A solid defence from Jason Roy is met by the biggest of cheers from the Old Trafford crowd.
More cheers as Roy makes it through the over.
ENG 0-2, trail by 382, Roy 0, Denly 0
Well Joe Denly will face his first delivery. The heroes of England's first innings Rory Burns and Joe Root have both come on gone.
Josh Hazlewood will bowl it.
ENG 0-2, trail by 382, Roy 0, Denly 0
Three dots and Hazlewood gets the ball to nip back at Denly and he hits him on the elbow.
ENG 0-2, trail by 382, Roy 0, Denly 0
A maiden for Hazlewood which, given the the first over, was seriously underwhelming.
ENG 2-2, trail by 380, Roy 2, Denly 0
Cummins sends a ball down at Jason Roy's hips, he works it behind square on the leg side and picks up two runs.
England are underway.
ENG 6-2, trail by 376, Roy 6, Denly 0
Jason Roy has the chance to play himself into the Ashes history books. He only has to bat a day and 15 minutes.
Cummins strays onto his legs and Roy flicks him away to mid-wicket for four runs.
ENG 8-2, trail by 374, Roy 6, Denly 2
Hazlewood continues. He's bowling at Joe Denly who works the ball behind square on the leg side for two runs.
Denly is off the mark now as well.
ENG 8-2, trail by 374, Roy 6, Denly 2
Four overs gone. No wickets lost since the first over, do we dare to hope?
ENG 10-2, trail by 372, Roy 8, Denly 2
Double figures are up for England as Roy works Cummins away for two again.
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