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 76-2, Burns 41, Root 19
Burns takes one run off Lyon by turning the ball around the corner. Joe Root attempts a paddle sweep and doesn't execute it at all.
Lyon sends the ball a little wider and Root tries to drive it, gets an inside and the ball skids past the stumps.
Lyon is all over Root at the minute.
ENG 78-2, Burns 43, Root 19
It's now Mitchell Starc's turn to rough up Rory Burns.
Starc goes searching for swing instead and Burns caresses the ball through the covers and picks up two runs.
ENG 84-2, Burns 49, Root 19
Shorter this time, Burns plays it off the back foot and gets it away for four through point.
Starc adjusts his line and Burns works him off his hip for two more runs. Runs are flowing off Starc.
ENG 88-2, Burns 53, Root 19
Fifty for Rory Burns. Well deserved as well, he guides Starc down to third man for four more. He got through the short stuff from Cummins and Hazlewood and has jumped on the loose balls from Starc.
ENG 91-2, Burns 53, Root 22
Burns brought his fifty up of 100 balls with 7 fours.
Root gets his first runs off Nathan Lyon for a while with a strong sweep behind square leg. He then prods the ball into the off side to get off strike.
ENG 92-2, Burns 54, Root 22
Rory Burns is having an easier time of things against Lyon, he leans back and pushes his to wide mid-off for a single to end the over.
ENG 99-2, Burns 57, Root 26
More width from Starc, more runs for Burns. He cuts the Aussie left-armer away for three.
Root capitalises as well, Starc's line is off and Root flicks that ball to fine leg for four.
England trail by less than 400, 398 to be exact.
ENG 102-2, Burns 57, Root 29
The hundred comes up for England and the Old Trafford crowd show their appreciation with chants and applause.
Root working Starc away for another three runs.
ENG 102-2, Burns 57, Root 29
10 runs came from that over of Starc's. These two are showing that runs will come if you take your time and get yourself in.
Nathan Lyon will continue.
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