The spinner clean bowled Harry Brook and Stokes before having Crawley stumped, to leave them limping on 207 for six at the close. Australia skipper Pat Cummins had earlier done his share of the damage, seeing off Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Joe Root with an expert display of precision pace bowling.

England were set an improbable 435 to win after dismissing Australia before lunch but, after a solid start, they lost key wickets after tea

An unrelenting Australia were four wickets from retaining the Ashes at close of play in the third Test on Saturday as England clung to a dying hope that they could chase a record 435 to save the series.

Australia tightened their grip on the Ashes, leaving England at 207 for 6 on day four, needing 228 runs to win. Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon ripped through England's batting in the final session, taking crucial wickets.

At stumps in Adelaide on Day 4, England were batting at 207 for six and needing 228 more runs for an improbable victory in the third Ashes Test against Australia

A pumped-up Australia ripped through England's fragile batting Thursday to leave the tourists staring down the barrel of a third Test defeat with their Ashes campaign on the brink, barring a miracle."In my view it's not good enough,

Australia tightened their grip on the Ashes on Saturday, finishing day four of the third Test in Adelaide just four wickets away from retaining the urn as England limped to 207 for 6 in pursuit of a record 435.

Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer got the deficit below 100 in the morning but England's bowlers were unable to maintain sustained pressure