- Fourth Test, day three: Australia 317 & 113-4; England 592
- Mark Wood takes three wickets, Jonny Bairstow hits 99 not out
As Jonny Bairstow capped off a bullying batting performance from England with an incendiary unbeaten 99, a plane flew over Old Trafford with a banner behind it predicting the final score in this epic Ashes series will be 3-2 to the hosts.
But for this to even be half-possible, for a blockbuster decider to be set up at the Oval next week, then Ben Stokes and his Bazballers need mercy from an opponent that cares little for the confidence coursing through their veins: the Manchester weather.
