Australia retain the Ashes as England fall short in gutsy rearguard

Australia have retained the Ashes on English soil for the first time since 2001, after digging deep into their reserves in the final hour at Old Trafford

Steven Smith transcends the contest as Pat Cummins puts one hand on the Ashes

Australia on brink of Ashes retention after remarkable half-century draws sting out of England attack

Josh Hazlewood surges for Australia after Joe Root and Rory Burns give England hope

Late wickets as England limp to the close on 200 for 5, still 98 runs shy of saving the follow-on

Steve Smith double-century pushes England to the brink once again

Third Ashes double-hundred puts Smith into different league as England struggle to 23 for 1 in reply

Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne blow England off-course on blustery day

After the extraordinary highs of Headingley last week, the trip across the Pennines provided a rather more low-key resumption of hostilities

Australia have played better cricket for most of this Ashes series

Their bowling has been relentless and tight, and their batting has been, well, Steve Smith

Headingley loss would have broken a lot of teams - Tim Paine

Australia captain proud of how his team have 'handled everything thrown at them'

'Bloody beauty. This Test cricket isn't bad is it?'

Reactions on social media after Australia retain the Ashes at Old Trafford

England are not as good as they think they are

This England side is full of batsmen with big reputations and small averages and bowlers who were put in the shade by Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood

'Pumped' Tim Paine says Steven Smith is the 'best' he's seen

Captain ecstatic as Australia seal the Ashes with a thrilling 185-run win at Old Trafford

Trevor Bayliss holding out for a hero

England go into the fifth day needing another miracle to sustain their hopes of winning back the Ashes

Joe Root ball blueprint for Australia's Ashes charge

Pat Cummins' pearler may go down as the moment Australia truly believed they were set to win the Ashes

David Warner sent back to the drawing board

Only way is up for struggling Australian opener, who could learn something from Mitchell Starc

Jofra Archer's precious talent must be nurtured and protected

Archer and the England team are still coming to terms with each other's little ways

Rory Burns shows the value of picking specialists

Already Burns has become just the third England opener since Andrew Strauss retired to reach fifty three times in a series

'Cut Jofra Archer a bit of slack', Chris Silverwood warns after wicketless innings

Bowling coach warns against heightened expectations following low-key showing in Australia's first innings

Stokes' summer, Smith's Ashes

England and Australia's two heroes will be forever linked to this extraordinary Ashes series and remarkable English summer

Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood in rescue tandem

For a while it looked as though Australia were still haunted by Headingley

'Is it out? Is it out? What do you reckon, Josh?'

Nathan Lyon recalls nerve-shredding final moments of Old Trafford Test

Steven Smith scores his third Ashes 200

Two Australian fans ejected for abusing Jofra Archer

The pair, who were standing below the England dressing room, are alleged to have shouted 'Jofra, show us your passport,' according to the Daily Telegraph

A scream, a win, and an urn dearly earned - Mission accomplished for Australia

Captain ecstatic as Australia seal the Ashes with a thrilling 185-run win at Old Trafford

Joe Root wants to carry on as captain despite Ashes defeat

Captain proud of team's resolve in defeat but recognises need to make more runs after fallow series with bat

We may look back on Jack Leach no-ball as tipping point in this series

Spinner's over-step is a symptom of wider problems in the England camp

Team-mates finally turn up to Steve Smith's party

Star batsman needed allies and, much to Australia's relief, he was able to find them

Live Report - England v Australia, 4th Test, Old Trafford

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Steve Waugh rejoins Australia squad in hour of need

Originally set to be a part of the touring party only for the first two Tests, the former captain has flown back to help the Australians bounce back from the Headingley loss

Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne together at last

Smith united with Labuschagne, his like-for-like replacement in more ways than one

The key to Stuart Broad's edge over David Warner

Broad dismisses Australian opener for fifth time in 87 balls this Ashes series

Root commits to grinding Australia down at Old Trafford

England's top three need to dig in to give their middle order the chance to 'do as much damage as possible', says Root

'I've lost a bit of sleep thinking how we're going to get Stokes out' - Paine

Australia captain dismissive of Jofra Archer's comments that Australia panicked towards the end of the Headingley Test

Tim Paine admits Leeds errors, explains Usman Khawaja axing

Australia's captain has conceded that he should have kept the field up to Ben Stokes during the England allrounder's last-wicket stand with Jack Leach

England turn to Craig Overton in hope of consistency rather than flamboyance

If Sam Curran was the more exotic choice, England's decision to pick Overton demonstrates a desire for a more reliable option as their third seamer

Craig Overton replaces Chris Woakes for Old Trafford Test

England make one change to the side that won at Headingley, with Woakes and Sam Curran missing out

'Going short played into our hands' - Steven Smith

Smith was almost never troubled by the short ball during his 319-ball stay for 211 runs

Smith's return gives Australia hope amid another England reshuffle

England pick Craig Overton to replace Chris Woakes knowing that they cannot afford to lose another Test in the series