England vs. Australia: Scorecard, Recap and More from the Fourth Ashes Test

England took on Australia in the fourth Test of the Ashes at Chester-le-Street.

After building a 2-0 lead in the first three Tests, England have retained the Ashes—as the current holders, they have an unassailable advantage. 

That said, the series itself was still live, with Australia able to salvage a draw—and judging by the form they showed at Old Trafford, that might not be out of their reach.

Australia had their moments, but England eventually went on to win another thrilling Test by 74 runs, putting themselves 3-0 ahead in the series and winning the Ashes outright.

Here are the team news, toss details and the session-by-session details from the match.

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England vs. Australia: Stumps, Day Four, Durham

Australia 270 and 224 (33 overs) - Warner 71, Broad 6-50

England 238 and 330 

England were on the brink of winning the 2013 Ashes series outright after a predictable Australian collapse ravaged their fourth innings. It was, perhaps, a fitting end to the tourists' hopes in the series, their brave efforts with the ball undone by confused and panicked batting.

Until David Warner departed for 71, Australia looked within touching distance of winning the match. But Tim Bresnan bested him with a fiendish delivery that drew the edge, before Stuart Broad entered the fray.

Broad ran riot with menacing full-length deliveries, mixed with the occasional short ball, and picked up five wickets in the innings—and 10 in the match.

"

That spell from Broad was 9-1-22-5. Classic Broad - quiet for three Tests, then 10 wickets in the fourth...

— Lawrence Booth (@the_topspin) August 12, 2013"

The light was fading, and by the time nine wickets had fallen it was a race against the light. Joe Root and Graeme Swann bowled in tandem to keep the play going.

England enforced the extra half hour, and could have wrapped it up in the first over, only for Matt Prior to deflect a gilt-edged run out chance away from the stumps.

But the clouds lifted, and the pacemen returned, and Broad grabbed a sixth wicket when Peter Siddle chipped him to James Anderson.

Here's the final scorecard, courtesy of the BBC:

Australia 2nd Innings 224 all out (68.3 overs)

			Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
Rogers	c Trott	b Swann	49	117	100	8	0
Warner	c Prior	b Bresnan	71	172	113	10	1
Khawaja	lbw	b Swann	21	35	35	3	0
Clarke		b Broad	21	43	27	3	0
Smith		b Broad	2	36	19	0	0
Watson	lbw	b Bresnan	2	16	11	0	0
Haddin	lbw	b Broad	4	14	6	0	0
Siddle	c Anderson	b Broad	23	68	48	2	0
Harris	lbw	b Broad	11	19	18	1	0
Lyon		b Broad	8	12	10	2	0
Bird	not out		1	24	24	0	0
Extras		0nb 0w 6b 5lb	11
Total		all out	224	(68.3 ovs)

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Anderson	16.0	1	73	0
Broad	18.3	3	50	6
Bresnan	13.0	2	36	2
Swann	18.0	6	53	2
Root	3.0	2	1	0

Fall of Wicket
109	Rogers
147	Khawaja
168	Warner
174	Clarke
175	Smith
179	Watson
181	Haddin
199	Harris
211	Lyon
224	Siddle

England vs. Australia: Tea, Day Four, Durham

Australia 270 and 120-1 (33 overs) - Warner 57*, Rogers 49

England 238 and 330 

A fiery opening partnership turned an improbable chase for Australia into an achievable one, with David Warner and Chris Rogers ripping up the script in Durham.

Rogers was beaten by Graeme Swann with his half-century in sight, but Warner was unbeaten on 57 at the interval, and if he continues, the 179 more runs Australia require to win the Test will be collected quickly.

Rain fell in Chester-le-Street during the lunch interval, meaning there was a delay of 70 minutes from the scheduled start of the session to the moment play resumed. 

But once it did, there was a concerted effort from Australia to be positive, while England drew criticism from Shane Warne for their cautious approach.

"

Alistair Cook is having a horror with his Captaincy in the last 2 test match's He set the tone early being very defensive & negative today

— Shane Warne (@warne888) August 12, 2013"

There was also a feeling that England coach Andy Flower was far from happy with the way the play was unfolding, with 12th man Chris Woakes sent out to the middle with a message from the dressing room.

"

Ps England coach now sending messages out to Cook !! Is the under 10's ? Mmmmm... #ashes

— Shane Warne (@warne888) August 12, 2013"

It might have been different had England got Rogers early—and they thought they had when Tony Hill gave him out to a James Anderson delivery—but once again the decision was shown to be wrong on DRS, with the ball touching his trouser pocket rather than the edge of his bat.

It was another unfortunate decision from Hill in a match where he has made numerous mistakes.

"

It's time to do the Tony Hill DRS Macarena again #Ashes: http://t.co/v6XBpBoDfl

— B/R Cricket (@br_cricket) August 12, 2013"

Here is the scorecard, courtesy of the BBC:

Australia 2nd Innings 120 for 1 (33.0 overs)

			Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
Rogers	c Trott	b Swann	49	117	100	8	0
Warner	not out		57	131	83	9	1
Khawaja	not out		6	11	15	1	0
Extras		0nb 0w 6b 2lb	8
Total		for 1	120	(33.0 ovs)

England vs. Australia: Lunch, Day One, Durham

Australia 270 and 11-0 (5 overs)

England 238 and 330 (95.1 overs) - Bell 113, Bresnan 45

England set Australia 299 to win the fourth Test after the tail eked out some precious runs.

Ian Bell managed to add only eight more runs to his overnight 105, but Tim Bresnan and Graeme Swann built on the platform he had set the side.

Ryan Harris made the new ball talk, bowling Bell and then Matt Prior first ball en route to a career-best haul of 7-117.

Australia survived a tricky five overs to the lunch break, including an unsuccessful review for Chris Rogers' wicket when James Anderson thought he had him lbw.

Their task was made much harder by some loose bowling late in the England innings. Clarke's captaincy during this spell came under criticism from some.

"

48 runs have come in boundaries in the first hour. That's not 'aggressive' captaincy from Michael Clarke, it's careless.

— Alternative Cricket (@AltCricket) August 12, 2013"

England's efforts were also given a boost when the normally reliable Steve Smith missed a catch in the deep to dismiss Swann. It allowed the hosts to eke out another 13 runs, and put the target just a little bit further out of Australia's reach.

"

Steve Smith: Uh-oh, spaghetti-os! pic.twitter.com/HDe06DdnvH

— Mark Patterson (@MarkPattersonBR) August 12, 2013"

Here is the scorecard, courtesy of the BBC:

England 2nd Innings 330 all out (95.1 overs)

			Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
Cook	c Haddin	b Harris	22	52	37	3	0
Root		b Harris	2	24	19	0	0
Trott	c Haddin	b Harris	23	33	29	3	0
Pietersen	c Rogers	b Lyon	44	152	84	6	0
Bell		b Harris	113	282	210	11	0
Bairstow	c Haddin	b Lyon	28	82	65	6	0
Bresnan	c and b Harris		45	104	90	6	0
Prior		b Harris	0		1	0	0
Broad	c Smith	b Harris	13	11	7	3	0
Swann	not out		30	43	24	6	0
Anderson	c Haddin	b Lyon	0	7	5	0	0
Extras		0nb 1w 4b 5lb	10
Total		all out	330	(95.1 ovs)

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Harris	28.0	2	117	7
Bird	20.3	7	67	0
Watson	6.3	2	22	0
Siddle	17.0	4	59	0
Lyon	22.1	3	55	3
Smith	1.0	0	1	0

Fall of Wicket
17	Root
42	Cook
49	Trott
155	Pietersen
221	Bairstow
251	Bell
251	Prior
275	Broad
317	Bresnan
330	Anderson
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Australia 2nd Innings 11 for 0 (5.0 overs)

			Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
Rogers	not out		5	15	21	0	0
Warner	not out		2	15	9	0	0
Extras		0nb 0w 4b 0lb	4
Total		for 0	11	(5.0 ovs)

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Anderson	3.0	0	5	0
Broad	2.0	1	2	0

England vs. Australia: Stumps, Day Three, Durham

England 238 and 234-5 (74 overs) - Bell 105* 

Australia 270

England took charge of the fourth Test after a strong batting performance on day three led by man-of-the-series Ian Bell.

They finished the day at the Riverside on 234-5. leading by 202 runs with five second innings wickets intact.

In the context of a low scoring match, the hosts are now odds-on to take a 3-0 lead in the series.

In-form Warwickshire batsman Bell recorded his third century off the series off 184 balls with ten boundaries as his rich run of form continued.

He became just the tenth English batsman to score three centuries in an Ashes series and was lauded by one of the game's greats.

"

Shane Warne Cricket ‏@swarnecricket

England's Unstoppable Ian Bell in a form of his life as he completed a fantastic 3rd century of #Ashes2013 . WOW #Ashes #TheAshes #Cricket

"

He put on 106 for the fourth wicket with Kevin Pietersen before he fell for the second time in the match to spinner Nathan Lyon, a leading edge caught by Chris Rogers at cover after he had made 44.

Jonny Bairstow played with positive intent in making 28 before edging Lyon behind to keeper Brad Haddin late in the day.

Bell stayed strong although there was a nervous moment as a late cut just went over the head of Michael Clarke when he was on 97. He survived and brought up the 20th Test century of his career off the next ball with a quick single off Jackson Bird. He will resume on day four on 105 not out.

Here's the scorecard, via the BBC:

England 2nd Innings Cook c Haddin b Harris 22         Root   b Harris 2         Trott c Haddin b Harris 23         Pietersen c Rogers b Lyon 44         Bell not out   105         Bairstow c Haddin b Lyon 28         Bresnan not out   4         Extras 0nb 0w 4b 2lb 6   Total for 5 234

England vs. Australia: Tea, Day Three, Durham

England 238 and 123-3 (36 overs) - Pietersen 37*, Bell  37*

Australia 270

Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell steadied the ship for England after Ryan Harris' brilliant bowling threatened to leave the hosts in real trouble.

Harris, who had already bagged the wicket of Joe Root just before the interval, followed up with by removing Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott swiftly after lunch.

It was a brilliant spell, though he was gifted the wicket of the England skipper, Cook reaching a long way out to edge a drive to Brad Haddin on 22.

"

Cook will be absolutely kicking himself after that dismissal. An ill-judged waft outside off stump sees the England skipper trudging back

— AllOutCricket (@AllOutCricket) August 11, 2013"

Trott followed, helping a pull shot on its way to the wicketkeeper to leave England just 17 runs ahead with three wickets down.

Pietersen and Bell—England's only two century-makers in this series—needed to perform, and with a positive approach to seam and spin alike they fashioned a partnership worth 74 runs.

It was certainly the home side's session by the end—and the final shot before tea, a dismissive cut through square from Pietersen to Peter Siddle for four—said as much.

The clouds darkened over Durham, though there was no sign of rain in the session. As such England have a platform from which to set Australia a demanding chase in the fourth innings, but the tourists are by no means in a bad position going into the evening.

Here's the scorecard, via the BBC:

England 2nd Innings In Play         Cook c Haddin b Harris 22 Root   b Harris 2 Trott c Haddin b Harris 23 Pietersen not out   37 Bell not out   37 Extras 2lb 2 Total for 3 123

England vs. Australia: Lunch, Day Three, Durham

England 238 and 24-1 (9 overs)

Australia 270 (89.3 overs) - Rogers 110, Broad 5-71

England kept themselves in touch with Australia after a strong start to day three, taking the last five Australia wickets for just 48 runs, and limiting the tourists to 270.

And starting their second innings 32 runs behind, England closed to within eight, albeit for the loss of Joe Root, who was bested by a jaffer from Ryan Harris which swung across him and rocked back his off stump.

It was a session dominated by some terrible umpiring, with Tony Hill in particular looking like his confidence was shot.

Fortunately, however, DRS rode in to the rescue and made sure that the right verdicts were given.

Brad Haddin resorted to it when Graeme Swann beat him lbw—he was not reprieved, and that set the scene for the early rot.

Chris Rogers went next, Tony Hill missing him gloving the ball and being caught by Matt Prior—Hot Spot detected the contact.

Peter Siddle fell to James Anderson for the fifth time in this series already, before Anderson then bagged the wicket of Nathan Lyon via an lbw. Had Lyon opted to use the one remaining challenge, it would have shown the ball hurtling down the leg side and missing the stumps.

The final wicket was the final seal on Hill's wretched morning, Stuart Broad grabbing his fifth wicket of the innings with the scalp of Harris lbw. It could scarcely have been more plumb—but it was missed by the umpire.

Harris saw the replay on the big screen and trudged off before the call had even been officially overturned, but he had the last laugh with Root's wicket before lunch.

Here's the scorecard, via the BBC:

England 2nd Innings In Play           Cook not out   17 Root   b Harris 2 Trott not out   5 Extras   0 Total for 1 24

England vs. Australia: Stumps, Day Two, Durham

Australia 222 for 5 (74.4 overs) - Rogers 101* Watson 68

England 238 all out

Chris Rogers registered his maiden Test century as Australia closed in on England’s first innings total of 238 at stumps on the second day of the fourth Test at Durham.

The opener batted for the whole of the day, aside from the two overs it took to prise out England, and he took his side towards a position of real authority.

Rogers was given good support by first Shane Watson and later Brad Haddin as England toiled on a wicket that offered little assistance in the final session.

The England bowlers spent quite a bit of time in the first hour after tea inspecting the ball as it had stopped seaming and swing was minimal.

Watson brought up his 20th Test 50 and his first of the series, justifying the decision to move him down to No. 6 in the order.

England captain Alastair Cook rolled the dice by brining Stuart Broad back from the opposite end to where he took his three early wickets and six balls in the gamble paid off as Watson feathered a ball down the leg side and Matt Prior took a good, diving catch.

The departure of Watson saw the runs dry up for a spell, as Rogers was trapped in the 90s for quite some time.

On two occasions he offered up leading edges that fell just short of fielders as Cook cut off his scoring options. But, in the 72nd over, Rogers took the risk and swept a ball off Graeme Swann to bring up his century.

"

Chris Rogers is now the 2nd oldest player to score his maiden Test century for Australia - at 35 yrs, 344 days #Ashes

— BBC TMS (@bbctms) August 10, 2013"

The milestone was roundly applauded and well deserved for a player who has taken his second opportunity in Test cricket with aplomb.

Haddin set about taking the attack to England, he hit a couple of boundaries and moved Australia to within 16 runs of a lead when the umpires called the players off for bad light at seven minutes to six.

Australia 1st innings:

Rogers	Not out		101
Warner	Bowled	b Broad	3
Khawaja	Ct Prior	b Broad	0
Clarke	Ct Cook	b Broad	6
Smith	Ct Prior	b Bresnan	17
Watson	Ct Prior	b  Broad	68
Haddin	Not out		12
Total		for 5	222

England vs. Australia: Tea, Day Two, Durham

Australia 148 for 4 (48 overs) - Rogers 71* Watson 38*

England 238 all out

Chris Rogers and Shane Watson put on an unbroken 72-run partnership to move Australia into a solid position at tea on day two of the fourth Test.

The Australians were on the back foot when Steven Smith fell early in the session, but Rogers and Watson survived scares to propel the tourists to 148 for 4.

England made a fine start immediately after lunch, as Tim Bresnan had Smith caught behind by Matt Prior to leave Australia tottering at 76 for 4. Watson had been moved from opening to No. 6 by Australia after being found out by the new ball.

He could have departed early on but Bresnan failed to cling onto a sharp caught and bowled. Watson took his chance with both hands. He was circumspect early on before producing the expansive shots he is well known for.

While Watson moved through the gears, his partner Rogers ploughed on at his own rate.

Conditions were extremely difficult for batting and Rogers batted to a plan, which consisted of blocking the good balls and cashing in on anything loose.

He brought up his 50 when Graeme Swann put down an extremely difficult one-handed chance at second slip.

There were further alarms against a seaming ball, but the pair took Australia to within 90 runs of England at tea.

Australia 1st innings:

Rogers	Not out		71
Warner	Bowled	b Broad	3
Khawaja	Ct Prior	b Broad	0
Clarke	Ct Cook	b Broad	6
Smith	Ct Prior	b Bresnan	17
Watson	Not out		38
Total		for 4	148

England vs. Australia: Lunch, Day Two, Durham

Australia 75 for 3 (21 overs) - Rogers 41*

England 238 all out

An exhilarating morning of cricket in Durham saw England dismissed without adding a run to their overnight total and then prised out three Australian wickets.

Ball dominated bat on day one and that looks set to continue as Stuart Broad found exaggerated movement which helped him knock a hole in Australia’s top order.

Australia leaked runs to England’s tailenders late on the first day, but there was no repeat as Jackson Bird, who had softened up James Anderson by hitting him on the helmet with a bouncer, knocked over his middle stump in the second over of the day.

Chris Rogers set about eroding the 238-run deficit in positive fashion. But he saw his opening partner David Warner depart having made only three. Warner shaped to leave a ball from Broad, but the ball swung back in late and the batsman was unable to stop it flicking the top of off stump.

The exaggerated movement accounted for Usman Khawaja minutes later. Again, he attempted to leave but failed to get his bat out of the way and a bottom edge carried to Matt Prior to hand Broad his second wicket of the match.

It would not be an Ashes Test without a moment of DRS controversy. On this occasion, Rogers was given caught behind off Broad. The batsman immediately reviewed and replays showed he had not hit the ball. The controversial moment was still to come, as the umpires then checked for lbw-which they are entitled to do.

Wild England celebrations met the moment Hawkeye showed the ball clipping off stump, but they were left deflated moments later as umpire Tony Hill overturned his initial ruling.

The decision caused confusion to people on and off the field, but the explanation offered was that as Hill had not deemed it lbw originally, the original decision would be overturned.

"

That's a ridiculous piece of modern cricket, isn't it? Doesn't an appeal cover all modes of dismissal?

— Paul Newman (@newman_cricket) August 10, 2013"

England were celebrating 30 minutes before lunch as Broad lured Australia captain Michael Clarke into playing a loose drive and he offered up a catch at slip to Alastair Cook.

"

It's very simple. Ump gave caught behind, proven wrong, so overturned. Ump's LBW call was not out, hence that stays with ump's call #Ashes

— Brydon Coverdale (@brydoncoverdale) August 10, 2013"

Australia were teetering at 49 for 3, but Steven Smith joined Rogers and they took Australia to lunch without any further alarms.

Australia 1st innings:

Rogers	Not out		41
Warner	Bowled	b Broad	3
Khawaja	Ct Prior	b Broad	0
Clarke	Ct Cook	b Broad	6
Smith	Not out		17
Total		for 3	71

England vs. Australia: Stumps, Day One, Durham

England 238-9 (90 overs)

It was hard to believe that England had been coasting at 149-2 after a horror show of a final session on day one of the fourth Test.

The rot started when Ian Bell senselessly holed out early in the session, and rarely got much better.

He was one of three of three batsmen to give their wickets via ambitious shots, caught in the deep, with Stuart Broad (3) helping Ryan Harris into the off side and Graeme Swann (13) repeating the trick with a hook straight to square leg.

In between times there was a pedestrian partnership between Matt Prior and Jonny Bairstow. 

Prior fell after Australia correctly used DRS to overturn a not out verdict on an lbw appeal—Bairstow, who limped to 14 from 77 balls, reviewed an lbw to Lyon only to see that Tony Hill had got the original call right.

"

This really is dreadful.

— Elizabeth (@legsidelizzy) August 9, 2013"

Some late hitting from James Anderson cheered the Durham crowd, but once again it looks as if England's bowlers will have to undo the mistakes of their batsman after an under-par score.

Here's the scorecard at the close, courtesy of the BBC:

England 1st Innings In Play           Cook lbw b Bird 51 Root c Haddin b Watson 16 Trott c Khawaja b Lyon 49 Pietersen c Haddin b Lyon 26 Bell c Harris b Lyon 6 Bairstow lbw b Lyon 14 Prior lbw b Siddle 17 Bresnan not out   11 Broad c Warner b Harris 3 Swann c Lyon b Harris 13 Anderson not out   12 Extras 6nb 3w 5b 1lb 15 Total for 9 233

England vs. Australia: Tea, Day One, Durham

England 155-4 (55 overs) - Cook 51, Trott 49

Australia fought their way back into the first innings with the wickets of Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen in the afternoon session.

Cook got going in the first over with a well-hit pull that hinted he might have settled down. Trott added a boundary of his own, though this came off a thick inside edge.

The two batsmen, each wobbling their way back into form, looked like bedding in for a long stint together at the crease.

Trott in particular looked to have rediscovered his rhythm, becoming increasingly more fluent as he approached his half-century. It looked all the better in relation to Cook, whose progress was sedate by comparison.

But as if from nowhere, Trott fell for 49, deflecting a ball from Nathan Lyon from bat on to pad and taken by Usman Khawaja. 

Pietersen almost disappeared first ball, charging Lyon and coming perilously close to holing out, but thereafter he settled into an attacking, ominous groove.

Cook ground his way past 50—it took him 153 balls and more than half the day to get there—but had hit a couple of crisp drives that suggested his touch was returning.

Pietersen fell, however, to Lyon. The off-spinner held his nerve, bowling to an open off-side field from around the wicket, and tempting Pietersen into a little edge that Haddin held. A promising innings ended on 26.

Had England lost just two wickets it would have been their session, but when Jackson Bird beat Cook with a sharp inswinging delivery for 51, it balanced the session out.

England have two fresh batsmen in the middle for the evening session in the form of Ian Bell and Jonny Bairstow, and will have to build again if they are to finish the day in the ascendancy.

Here is the scorecard at tea, courtesy of the BBC:

England 1st Innings In Play           Cook lbw b Bird 51 Root c Haddin b Watson 16 Trott c Khawaja b Lyon 49 Pietersen c Haddin b Lyon 26 Bell not out   6 Bairstow not out   0 Extras 3nb 2w 1b 1lb 7 Total for 4 155

England vs. Australia: Lunch, Day One, Durham

England 57-1 (27 overs) - Cook 21*, Trott 13*

England made a solid if unspectacular start to the fourth Ashes Test at Chester-le-Street.

Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott—neither of whom are in great form—made it through to lunch, with the only wicket to fall that of Joe Root, who tickled an edge to the keeper off the bowling of Shane Watson when on 16.

It was not the session, in truth, that many had expected. The ball did not swing with the menace some had had anticipated, and survival was key in England's minds, in the hope that batting will become easier later in the day with an older ball.

It took the best part of an hour for the first boundary, a crisp off drive from Root. Cook followed suit, but Ryan Harris and Jackson Bird, making his first Test appearance of the summer, gave little away, and Peter Siddle backed them up when he was called upon later in the session.

Watson, the most economical bowler in the series to date, was wayward by comparison. He struggled for accuracy, especially early in his spell, but reined it in and struck to dismiss Root.

Given the noise and the faint deviation, it was a poor miss from Umpire Tony Hill to rule it not out, but Australia reviewed, and to everyone's delight, Hot Spot did its job seamlessly and detected the edge. 

"

We love hotspot, so reliable when it's working. Joe, rooted. Sadly Tony Hill seems to get it wrong more than most. Saved by DRS

— jim maxwell (@jimmaxcricket) August 9, 2013"

Here's the scorecard at lunch, courtesy of the BBC:

England 1st Innings In Play           Cook not out   21 Root c Haddin b Watson 16 Trott not out   13 Extras 3nb 2w 1b 1lb 7 Total for 1 57

England Win the Toss and Choose to Bat First

England captain Alastair Cook won his third toss in four this series, and chose to bat, admitting that it was a tough call.

Durham typically is a low-scoring ground, with swing available early for the bowlers and a pitch which tends to disintegrate—but the best of the batting conditions are expected to be at the start.

"

Alastair Cook tells @bbctms it was a "tough decision" to choose to bat and that Graham Onions was "very close" to selection #ashes

— BBC TMS (@bbctms) August 9, 2013"

Michael Clarke conceded when interviewed that he would have done the same for Australia given the choice, expecting that the wicket was dry and should play quite well.

Team News: England Unchanged, Australia Swap Starc for Bird

The pre-toss rumours were that England were going to find room to accommodate Graham Onions on his home ground in Durham.

At first it looked like Tim Bresnan would be the man to make way, spotted amongst the other non-playing squad members. 

Then a secondary rumour developed that lead bowler James Anderson would be rested—but Alastair Cook instead named an unchanged line-up at the toss.

There was one change for Australia, however, with seamer Jackson Bird coming in for just his third Test match, replacing Mitchell Starc, dropped for a second time in this Ashes series.

Michael Clarke did cause some surprise when he declined to reveal the batting order. There has been plenty of talk over whether Shane Watson will make way at the top for David Warner.