While Zak Crawley produced his best innings in an England shirt to stave off an inevitable defeat, Ollie Pope’s latest dismissal could spell the end of his series in Australia

England on brink of Ashes series defeat with two Tests to play as they close day four of third Test in Adelaide on 207-6 in pursuit of record 435 to win; Ben Ducketts dismissal second ball encapsulates the failure of Bazball,

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.

ADELAIDE, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Pat Cummins skittled England's top order and Nathan Lyon spun out their soft underbelly to all but seal another Ashes series victory for Australia on day four of the third test at Adelaide Oval on Saturday.

Ben Stokes and his England bowling attack did everything possible on Saturday to keep the Ashes series alive, taking six Australian wickets for 78 runs and setting up a target of 435 to win the third

Zak Crawley admitted England have struggled in Australia, praising the relentless Aussie attack as they near a 3-0 Ashes lead, with his 85 unable to prevent England’s collapse heading into day five.

The Ashes icon once helped England beat Australia in dramatic circumstances, but eventually left the game behind to take on a new career

Ben Stokes has inspired a revival in England's Ashes campaign with a record 106-run ninth-wicket stand alongside Jofra Archer. Their partnership helped cut Australia's first-innings lead to 85 in

There’s every possibility that the third Test will be wrapped up by the end of the day and if so, it would mean this year’s Ashes would be won by Australia within ten days of cricket. According to BBC Sport, if that occurs, it will be the fastest Ashes series defeat in 104 years.