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A snapshot of day five of the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford.
ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA DAY FIVE OF THE FOURTH TEST SNAPSHOT
STATE OF PLAY: Australia 8-(dec)-498 and 6(dec)-186 England 301 and 197 - Australia win by 185 runs.
MAN OF THE DAY: Pat Cummins. Produced a marathon 21 overs of high quality bowling on Sunday and took the vital wicket of Ben Stokes to finish with figures of 4-43. Showed just why he is the No.1 bowler in the world.
STAT OF THE DAY: 18 years since last lifting the Ashes urn on English soil, Tim Paine's side end that on a dramatic final day at Old Trafford.
KEY MOMENT: The part-time leg spin of Marnus Labuschagne broke the stubborn resistance of Headingley hero Jack Leach as the match drifted into the final hour with England battling bravely to save the Test.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I didn't think it would be this emotional. The amount of work that's gone into retaining the Ashes has been enormous and I'm really proud of this group and how we bounced back from Headingley." - Australia skipper Tim Paine.
