Australia retains Ashes after drawing rain-hit 4th test against England

Australia has retained the Ashes after rain prevented any play on the final day of the fourth test against England

Manchester: Australia has retained the Ashes after rain prevented any play on the final day of the fourth test against England at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Australia has an insurmountable 2-1 lead with one test left. England needed to win the five-match series to take the urn off holder Australia.

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England was favorite to win the fourth test with Australia 214-5 and 61 runs behind the hosts.
Only 30 overs were possible on Saturday.