Australia retain Ashes as rain washes away England's hopes of victory in fourth Test
Australia retained the Ashes on Sunday as England's hopes of winning the series were washed away in the Manchester rain.
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England victory push in fourth Ashes Test held up by bad weather and Marnus Labuschagne
England's hopes of winning the fourth Ashes Test were held up by rain and a fine century by Australia's Marnus Labuschagne at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Kent batsman Zak Crawley blasts first Ashes century during fourth Test at Old Trafford
Batsman Zak Crawley emphatically blasted his first Ashes century as England took control of the fourth Test at Old Trafford on Thursday.
England win toss and bowl first in must-win fourth Ashes test
MANCHESTER, England : For the fourth successive test in this Ashes series, England won toss and have elected to bowl first as the must-win clash with Australia gets up and running under grey skies in Manchester on Wednesday.
England vs Australia, 4th Ashes Test, Day 1 Live Score: James Anderson Returns To XI As England Opt To Bowl First
ENG vs AUS, 4th Ashes Test Live: James Anderson returns to the England side as the hosts look to level the series against Australia with a win in the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford in Manchester. Ollie Robinson makes way in the only change from the side that won the third Test to reduce Australia's series lead to 2-1 with two to play. Meanwhile, David Warner has kept his place in Australia's XI despite the opener's ongoing struggles against England paceman Stuart Broad. Josh Hazlewood returns to the side, with spinner Todd Murphy dropped. (Live Scorecard)
"Were Calling Head A ****": Usman Khawaja On Why He Wouldn't Want His Kids To be Around Ashes
The ongoing Ashes has been closely fought so far. After Australia won the first two tests, England won the third Test. The fourth Test of the five-match series starts in Manchester on Wednesday. Before the match, Australia batter Usman Khawaja opened up on the rough treatment that they have been getting from the English crowd. Since England star batter Jonny Bairstow was controversially stumped by Alex Carey off Cameron Green's bowling, first the Australian players were confronted in the Lord's long room, then in the third test too, the visitors were booed at Leeds. The aggressive behaviour has been criticised by Usman Khawaja.
"An English Lady Came Up In Tears...": Nathan Lyon Reveals Other Side Of Lord's Long Room Incident
The dismissal of Jonny Bairstow during the second Ashes Test between England and Australia at Lord's resulted in a massive controversy. Bairstow ducked a delivery from Cameron Green and although he thought it was okay to walk out of his crease, wicket-keeper Alex Carey quickly completed a direct hit and the umpires declared the batter out. While the Australians maintained that they were well within the rules of the game to appeal, English supporters were not pleased. They booed the Australian cricketers on the field and at lunch, Usman Khawaja got into a verbal spat with a few Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) members who were present at the legendary Long Room of Lord's.
Australia's Harris expects Warner to play at Old Trafford
MANCHESTER, England : Australia's Marcus Harris is prepared to make an impact if he gets a chance in the Ashes series against England, even though he expects opener David Warner to play the fourth test at Old Trafford from Wednesday.