England won the toss and opted to field first against Australia at Old Trafford. Opener Usman Khawaja got dismissed early in the game by Stuart Broad while David Warner(42) shared a second-wicket stand of 46 with Marnus Labuschagne(51) before being dismissed by Chris Woakes. Broad took out Travis Head, thus completing 600 Test wickets. Labuschagne and Mitchell Marsh smashed half-centuries as Woakes took 5 wickets in the innings. Australia were bowled out at 317. (Pic: AFP)

Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley opened for England, While Duckett fell early on Mitchell Starc’s ball, Crawley went on to score a stunning century (189 runs), remaining just 11 runs short of a double hundred. (Pic: AFP)

Skipper Ben Stokes (51), Moeen Ali (54), Harry Brook (61), Joe Root (84) all smashed half-centuries to extend England’s lead in the first innings. Jonny Bairstow remained stuck at 99 as England were bowled out at 592, leading by 275 runs. Josh Hazlewood took a five-for. (Pic: Getty Images)

After Chris Woakes explosive bowling and England batters’ gritty performance, Australia found hope in Marnus Labuschagne who scored a century (111 runs) in the visitors’ second innings to keep them in the race to win the match. (Pic: AP)

Australia were at 214/5 on Day 4. However, no play took place on Day 5 as rain played spoilsport. In a disappointing turn of events for England, who had substantial chances of winning the fourth test, the match was declared a draw and Australia retained the Ashes. (Pic: Twitter/Cricketcomau)