Australia eight wickets away from retaining Ashes

Manchester, Sep 8 - Australia bossed the proceedings on Day 4 of the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford. They set England a target of 383 and need to take eight wickets on the final day to take a 2-1

Wade followed soon after after which Australian captain Tim Paine put together 28 runs with Mitchell Starc before suddenly declaring in the middle of the 49th over.

England start Day 5 365 runs away from their target while Australia need 8 wickets to win.

Brief scores: Australia 497/8d & 186/6d (Steve Smith 211, Marnus Labuschagne 67; Stuart Broad 3/97) vs England 301 & 18/2 (Rory Burns 81, Joe Root 71; Josh Hazlewood 4/57)

England vs Australia, 4th Test (Day 4) Highlights

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