Australia have retained the Ashes after defeating England by 185 runs in a thrilling fourth Test.
England began the day in survival mode, needing 383 runs to win with Rory Burns and Joe Root already dismissed. Joe Denly and Jason Roy made a strong stand in the opening hour, however, Pat Cummins then tore through the top-order to leave England teetering on the brink.
Jack Leach and Craig Overton produced a valiant ninth-wicket partnership to leave Australia nervous with little over an hour of the fifth day remaining before part-time leg-spinner Marnus Labuschagne finally broke the deadlock. Josh Hazlewood trapped Stuart Broad lbw moments later to secure the urn. Follow all the reaction live:
Good morning and welcome to the final day of the fourth Ashes test match at Old Trafford.
England need a miraculous rear guard batting performance to save this test match and keep the Ashes series alive.
Australia need 8 wickets to win the match and retain the Ashes.
Which way will this day pan out?
After losing Rory Burns and Joe Root last night England's custodians at the crease are Joe Denly and Jason Roy.
Neither have had the best of series and today will be the biggest innings of their lives. They have to bat well and bat long and get England into a position to go to the Oval with the series alive.
Can they do it?
At Headingley the crowd of England fans gave everything to their team on the final day, dragging Ben Stokes along on his way to a fantastic match winning hundred.
They arrived at Old Trafford ready to do the same but since the first day Australia haven't let them. The visitors have dominated all but one session and kept the crowd out of the game.
Except for an hour yesterday afternoon.
England avoided the follow on and Australia were on the charge. Up stepped Stuart Broad:
In the Ashes series of 2005, England went into the final day at The Oval needed to bat all day to win the Ashes.
The newspapers said England only needed one hero. One hero and the Ashes were theirs.
Kevin Pietersen stepped up that day. Who will do it today?
Joe Denly? Jason Roy? Ben Stokes again?
The stage is set for someone to go down in Ashes history, do any of the England batsmen want it hard enough?
In cricketing terms Australia should have already retained the Ashes. By all reason in the game, a victory at Headingley should have been theirs.
At Old Trafford they've dominated from the outset, should England avoid defeat here the lads from down under will start to believe the cricketing gods are against them.
They have the bowling unit to make this a short day's play. The longer it goes on the more in England's favour it leans.
It's been 18 years since Australia won the Ashes in England, today is their best opportunity, have they got what it takes?
"We know it will be difficult on this wicket against this attack but as Ben Stokes showed last week, anything is possible."
England's coach Trevor Bayliss still believes England can save this game and that they are using Ben Stokes' Headingley heroics as inspiration:
This series has been compared with 2005 quite a bit. In that series, at Old Trafford, England were the ones on top and needed to take 10 Australian wickets on the final day.
Ricky Ponting batted all day and scored 156 to see his team hold on for a draw.
Today is the reverse, Australia have the ascendancy, a great seam attack and the best spinner in the world on a turning pitch. They also only need 8 wickets.
Who will be England's Ricky Ponting? Who will step up? Someone has to bat all day and get a big hundred, can it be done?
ENG 18-2, trail by 365, Denly 10, Roy 8
Here we go. Tim Paine leads out the Australians, Joe Denly and Jason Roy punch gloves. Game on.
ENG 18-2, trail by 365, Denly 10, Roy 8
Josh Hazlewood has the first over. Joe Denly is on strike, he's got 10 to his name already how many more can he get?
Hazlewood starts with a gentle loosener that Denly blocks to mid-on. A round of applause from the crowd.
ENG 18-2, trail by 365, Denly 10, Roy 8
Denly is hit on the front leg and Australia appeal. Umpire Dharmasena says 'not out.' Tim Paine doesn't review.
Hazlewood has got the ball to nip back into Denly in this over. It's hard work out there and we've only had five balls.
ENG 18-2, trail by 365, Denly 10, Roy 8
Not without a scare but Denly survives the first over. Hazlewood bowls a maiden. Pat Cummins will open up from the Brian Statham End.
Jason Roy strides forward and defends his first ball. The crowd applaud.
ENG 22-2, trail by 361, Denly 10, Roy 12
Cummins has a short mid-wicket to Roy, he's there for the catch. Roy pushes hard at the ball as Cummins gets one to move away from his outside edge.
The follow up delivery is straighter and Roy pushes it off his legs in the air, mid-wicket dives for it but the ball is past him and it runs away for four runs.
ENG 22-2, trail by 361, Denly 10, Roy 12
Jason Roy solidly defends the rest of the over and the crowd give him a loud round of applause.
Two overs down, a lot more to go.
ENG 22-2, trail by 361, Denly 10, Roy 12
Denly plays at a ball that Hazlewood nibbles away from him and he misses it. The next ball comes in to Denly and he inside edges the ball onto his pads.
Great stuff from Hazlewood.
ENG 23-2, trail by 360, Denly 11, Roy 12
Joe Denly is away, he watches the ball onto the bat and defends it into the offside for a single.
Roy keeps out his first delivery from Hazelwood and the crowd applaud again as another over ticks by.
ENG 23-2, trail by 360, Denly 11, Roy 12
Tim Paine has put a man on the drive for Joe Denly. Cummins brings him forward first ball and Denly drives but the ball lands short of the fielder.
Denly's pads are in action again, Pat Cummins with the nip-backer. Australia beg Marais Erasmus to give it out but he shakes his head.
No review from Paine, who thinks it's going down the legside. Hawkeye shows that it is.
ENG 23-2, trail by 360, Denly 11, Roy 12
There are mini battles every over Denly survives his against Cummins. The new battle is Roy vs Hazlewood.
Roy is hit on the front pad as he strides forward. It's going down the leg side. Roy leaves as Hazlewood over corrects and bowls one outside the off stump.
ENG 24-2, trail by 359, Denly 11, Roy 13
Roy pushes the ball away to fine leg as Hazlewood strays onto his pads once again. He looks like he's concentrating immensely hard out there.
Denly leaves the last ball of the over alone.
ENG 24-2, trail by 359, Denly 11, Roy 13
Cummins cuts Roy in two. The ball comes back into Roy off the pitch and Roy has a huge gap in between bat and pad that the ball shoots through. Pat Cummins gives Roy a wry smile.
ENG 25-2, trail by 358, Denly 11, Roy 14
Roy pushing forward again works the ball into the mid-wicket region for a single. Pat Cummins decides to test Joe Denly with a bouncer, Denly gets underneath it.
Six overs down now for England.
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