Rain frustrates England's victory charge in 4th Ashes Test
Sunday, 23 July 2023
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, July 22 (AFP): England's victory charge in the fourth Test against Australia was frustrated by the rain on Saturday, with no play possible before lunch in a match they must win to regain the Ashes.
The home side, who have dominated the game at Old Trafford, are 2-1 down in the five-match series.
Australia are 113-4 in their second innings, still 162 runs behind England, who posted an imposing 592 in their first knock.
Persistent rain in Manchester meant large areas of the playing surface were under cover as knots of fans huddled under umbrellas.
Ground staff started mopping-up operations and removing some of the covers shortly before 1:00 pm (1200 GMT).