Ashes 2013: England v Australia, third Test, day five – in pictures

Welcome to Manchester, where rain has been pouring down this morning and has left the pitch looking rather soggy in parts Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Michael Clarke looks glum on the Australian team balcony. Today's forecast was for a washout ... but Clarke will be happy to hear there will be some play after all Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Alastair Cook looks less than delighted as the captains are told by the umpires that play will start at 11.30am. England need 332 runs to win this match, with Australia having declared in their second innings. But realistically England will just be looking to last out the day, thereby drawing the Test and retaining the Ashes Photograph: Tom Jenkins

What a start! Ryan Harris gets an early wicket – Cook is gone lbw with England on 0. What's worse, the England captain foolishly reviewed it Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Soon after, Jonathan Trott attempts to play another Harris delivery down the on-side and is caught, leaving England 15-2. Photograph: Tom Jenkins

The Aussie slip fielders wait for an edge ... Photograph: Tom Jenkins

But when one comes, Michael Clarke drops it. Of all the people, you'd have had money on Clarke taking that. Joe Root is a lucky man Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Kevin Pietersen is adjudged to have nicked one behind, much to his chagrin Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Pietersen is irate after the DRS does not overturn the umpire's verdict Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Ian Bell and Joe Root soldier onwards. Bell seems to be in a spot of pain after he was hit on the hand by Siddle Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Clarke and his team-mates walk off ... what a period of play we've just seen. If the weather holds, Australia have a very strong chance of winning this Test after lunch Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Rain continues throughout lunch and the blotter is hard at work getting rid of the surface water Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Fanatic Aussie fans will be wishing the rain clouds away. There have only been three balls delivered this afternoon due to the intermittent showers (England are on 37-3) Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Now it's getting heavy Photograph: Tom Jenkins

An impromptu game is held in the car-park with a makeshift bat. It's a peculiar stroke by the young batsman and the fielders seem flummoxed by it Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Hopes of any further play inside the ground are dying fast Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Sure enough, the Test is ended and it'll go down as a draw (albeit one in which England were seriously under the cosh). England's players come out onto the team balcony to applaud the fans. It's a rather subdued way to have retained the Ashes, but job done nonetheless Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Cook shakes hands with the fans after the game Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Graeme Swann drinks a fan's beer as the England players decide a little celebration is called for Photograph: Tom Jenkins