Australia retained the Ashes after moving up 2-1 in the series with one game to play following a 185-run win over England in the fourth Test at Old Trafford.

The tourists regained the urn in 2017 and will head to The Oval knowing it will remain in their hands no matter what happens in London.

England started day five on 18-2, requiring a further 365 runs to win but, more realistically, knowing they had to bat out three sessions to keep their hopes alive.

They lost two wickets in each of the first two sessions and the tail could not keep out an Australia attack led by Pat Cummins, who took 4-43, as Australia sealed victory with under an hour remaining.

Joe Denly led the scoring with 53 for an England side likely to undergo a major overhaul before the tour to New Zealand later this year.

2002/03 - Australia have retained the #Ashes for the first time since the 2002/03 series. Achievement. pic.twitter.com/zdJs3mIdMn

— OptaJim (@OptaJim) September 8, 2019