Australia secure Ashes retention as weather thwarts England
England captain proud of team's attempts to force pace, targets squared series at The Oval
19/07Result
4th Test, Australia tour of England at Manchester, Jul 19-23 2023
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![Australia]( "Australia")
317 & 214/5 (71 ov) -
![England]( "England")
Player of the Match
19/07Result
4th Test, Australia tour of England at Manchester, Jul 19-23 2023
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![Australia]( "Australia")
317 & 214/5 (71 ov) -
![England]( "England")
Player of the Match
Day 5
Vaughan: 'Sentimental' Anderson selection 'may have cost' England
Former England captain questions whether 40-year-old is in England's best XI for Oval Test
Pat Cummins: 'Good to retain Ashes but work to do for next week'
Australia captain admits to "strange" feeling but targets series win at The Oval
Ben Stokes rues Old Trafford rain after 'pretty much perfect' performance
England captain proud of team's attempts to force pace, targets squared series at The Oval
No regrets for Stokes but Old Trafford draw will hurt
England remain committed to the brand despite missed opportunity for legacy-defining comeback
Day 4
Rain, Labuschagne hundred hold up England victory push
Only one wicket fell in the 30 overs possible as Australia edged towards retaining the Ashes
Day 3
Wood cracks open Australia's second innings after Bairstow blitz keeps England in control
Bairstow's unbeaten 99 extends England's lead before Wood's pace is again the x-factor
England rue bad-light call as Ashes hopes slip away on dank day four
Trescothick frustrated as seamers are denied chance to bowl with replacement ball
Labuschagne gets his act together after testing Ashes tour
Australia's No. 3 finds form at crucial juncture to move side a step closer to retaining the urn
Bairstow bombs Australia before Wood leaves England in the pink
Oppenheimer or Barbie? Let England's Old Trafford heroes help you decide
Josh Hazlewood happy to pray for rain as Australia's Ashes lead hangs in the balance
Seamer welcomes grim forecast over weekend after a third tough day for tourists
Jonny Bairstow: 'People say you're limping, yeah, well I am'
Ten months on from career-threatening injury, bristling innings answers critics in emphatic style
Australia retain the Ashes, but can they close out the series?
Australia have the urn, but they've lost the momentum. What changes can they make for The Oval?
Northern mayors petition ECB to rethink 2027 Ashes allocation
Andy Burnham and Tracy Brabin question London's right to three Tests per summer
Free-flowing England post highest home Ashes total since 1985
The key numbers from a remarkable batting display, led by Zak Crawley's 189
That was then, this is now for Steven Smith
England still celebrate his dismissals like it's 2019, but Smith of 2023 is an altogether more human cricketer
Day 2
Crawley's run-a-ball 189 propels England into lead
Hosts double down on ultra-attacking style as Australia bowlers lack control
Zak Crawley bats like no one is watching
We've been here before - but not - because the Ageas Bowl was empty
Australia play down Mitchell Starc injury worries after chastening day
Fast bowler struggles with shoulder and leg problems but assistant coach Vettori confident of fitness
Zak Crawley: 'I do doubt myself but I have to keep being me'
England opener delivers in fine style to set up England's shot at Ashes-levelling win
Cummins feels heat as Australia struggle to keep pace with Bazball
For the first time in the series, Australia's containment strategy unravelled
Day 1
Woakes' four-for holds together the day for England
Australia's 299 for 8 at stumps means neither team can say with any real confidence that they are in control
Incomplete Australia leave the door ajar as England fight to stay in the Ashes
Several starts hint at tricks in benign surface, but lack of ruthlessness may cost Australia
Stuart Broad scales giddy heights to take the fight to his favourite foes
600th Test wicket confirms seamer's place among the great Ashes combatants
Australia don't anticipate a turn for the worse despite Moeen Ali's first-day spin
Labuschagne unconcerned by omission of Murphy in favour of second allrounder
Stats - Stuart Broad signs off as member of elite club
He also surpassed Ian Botham as the England bowler with the most wickets against Australia
Others
What more can we expect to see from Zak Crawley in this Ashes series?
And have England found a way to counter the extraordinary Steven Smith?
Does Zak Crawley have the highest individual Test score at more than a run a ball?
And does Tammy Beaumont have the highest individual Test score in a losing cause?
Zak Crawley: 'This isn't the end because it's the Ashes, it's the start'
Opener believes 2-2 would be just, welcomes prospect to take on the quicks at The Oval
'Cry me a river, England' - Australian press reacts to the turn of events at Old Trafford
"It's time England stopped acting like the urn has just been stolen from their back pocket by a thief in the night," Ben Horne writes in the Daily Telegraph
Warner adamant Broad record is not on his mind
David Warner has maintained that he feels in good touch in the Ashes, and Stuart Broad's record over him is not a concern
James Anderson nears his End-game with a rare point left to prove
Living legend returns to XI with Ashes on the line, and a number of career loose-ends to tie up
Two wins for the title: England seek that semi-final mindset in do-or-die Ashes outing
Clarity of purpose at the crunch moment delivered both of England's World Cup titles. Can the same work for the Ashes?
Chris Woakes admits overseas days are numbered as he targets career longevity
England allrounder expects to bow out of ODIs after World Cup, happy not to play another away Test
Australia pick Green over Murphy for Old Trafford Ashes Test
For the first time in 10 years, they will go into a five-day game without a frontline spinner
Whisper it quietly but Zak Crawley is so far nailing this Ashes
Polarising opener might not have converted the doubters but he could yet help win the Ashes
'It might bring more out of us' - Stokes and England hope to beat the weather
Showers of varying degrees are expected throughout all five days of the fourth Test at Old Trafford
Cummins backs 'good signs' from Warner as Australia look to avoid Ashes decider
Todd Murphy's chances of playing at Old Trafford remain unclear as crunch time nears in thrilling series
Australia wait on misfiring engine-room as Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne seek return to normal service
A solitary fifty-plus score from Australia's main men is a key reason why the Ashes are still at stake
'You have to play a spinner' - Moeen answers Murphy question for Australia
Josh Hazlewood thinks Murphy "has done a great job so far" as Nathan Lyon's understudy, and expects more of the same from him
Switch Hit: Ashes and chill?
Alan, Miller and Vish discuss the slightly less intense build-up to Old Trafford and England's chances of squaring the series
No painful replays, a much needed break - Australia's prep for Old Trafford 2023 vs 2019
Heading to Manchester after similar defeats at Headingley, Australia saw a changed approach four years on
James Anderson back in England XI for Old Trafford Test
Veteran seamer replaces Ollie Robinson while Moeen Ali carded at No. 3
Moeen Ali targets Ashes win 'to finish Test cricket properly'
Two years on from what should have been his final Test appearance, allrounder returns to Old Trafford for extraordinary encore
England, Australia and a men's Ashes that is locked and reloaded
After a 10-day cooling off period, an incredible series is ready to take centre stage again
