Live Cricket Score England vs Australia, The Ashes 2015, 4th Test at Trent Bridge, Day 3, AUS 253: England win by innings and 78 runs; regain Ashes with 3-1 series lead

Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live blog of the third Day of the fourth Ashes 2015 Test at Trent Bridge, with England needing just three wickets for reclaiming the Ashes from Australia. Stuart Broad on Day One, morning session ran riot England won the toss and decided to bowl first, as he returned with the figures of 9.3-5-15-8 to help his side shoot Australia out for a paltry 60. In their reply, England declared for 391 for 9 with Joe Root slamming his eighth century of the Test career and remaining unbeaten on 124. Australia in their second inning scored 241 for 7 at Stumps on Day Two. England were ahead by 90 runs. This is Devarchit Varma, and I will be bringing you the live cricket scores and updates of the match. Catch live cricket scores and updates of England vs Australia 4th Ashes 2015 Test at Trent Bridge, Day 3 here SO THE INEVITABLE FINALLY HAPPENED, ALTHOUGH IT TOOK 62 BALLS FOR THE MOMENT OF JOY TO ARRIVE ON THE THIRD DAY. ENGLAND HAVE ANNOUNCED THEMSELVES IN WORLD CRICKET HAVING TAKEN AN UNASSAILABLE 3-1 SERIES LEAD. THE HOSTS HAVE NOW CONQUERED BOTH FINALISTS OF THE ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015 IN CONSECUTIVE TEST SERIES. MEANWHILE AUSTRALIA SKIPPER MICHAEL CLARKE HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT FROM INTERNATIONAL CRICKET IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIFTH TEST! HERE'S WISHING PUP ALL THE BEST IN HIS FUTURE ENDEAVOURS. Player of the Match: Stuart Broad LIVE CRICKET SCORE Australia 253 in Overs 72.4: Voges takes a single of the first ball of the 73rd over, with Lyon getting off the mark and bringing up the 250-run mark for Australia with a flick towards fine-leg. BOWLED! Mark Wood delivers an outswinger, with Lyon getting an inside edge while attempting a leave, and getting his stumps strewn all over the place! ENGLAND WIN BY AN INNINGS AND 78 RUNS, AND REGAIN THE ASHES! BATTING: Adam Voges 51(118). OUT! Nathan Lyon b Mark Wood 4(12) LIVE CRICKET SCORE Australia 244/9 in Over 72, trail by 87: Two runs have been scored in the last five overs, with Stokes and Wood both bowling tight lines to Voges and Lyon. Wood begins the 72nd over with four byes after pitching it just outside the leg-stump. BATTING: Adam Voges 50(117), Nathan Lyon 0(9) LIVE CRICKET SCORE Australia 244/9 in Over 70, trail by 87: OUT! Mark Wood's attacking line and length finally pays off, castling Hazlewood in the process as Australia are now just one wicket away from a major defeat! Wood bowls a beautiful inswinging yorker that Hazlewood has no answer to, uprooting the middle-stump as a result. Meanwhile Adam Voges brings up his half-century in 111 deliveries. BATTING: Adam Voges 50(111), Nathan Lyon 0(3). OUT! Josh Hazlewood b Mark Wood 0(10) LIVE CRICKET SCORE Australia 242/8 in Over 68, trail by 89: Both Stokes and Wood are bowling with venom at the moment, with the pair getting a plenty of pace as well as movement. The batsmen have come close to getting their stumps rattled on several occasions. The only thing to look forward to for the Australians would be the Adam Voges's fifty, which hopefully should delay the inevitable for some time. BATTING: Adam Voges 48(107), Josh Hazlewood 0(6). LIVE CRICKET SCORE Australia 242/8 in Over 66, trail by 89: And Australia lose their eighth wicket with 242 on board as Mitchell Starc edges a rising delivery by Stokes to the slips, where Ian Bell completes a safe catch. The hosts are just two wickets away from regaining the coveted urn, which shouldn't take much time the way things are going at the moment. It is also a wicket-maiden for Stokes! BATTING: Adam Voges 48(100), Josh Hazlewood 0(0). OUT! Mitchell Starc c Ian Bell b Ben Stokes 0(17) On Day Two, England all-rounder Ben Stokes had taken five wickets for 35 runs in 16 overs — the second five-wicket haul in his 15-Test career after his six for 99 against Australia at Sydney in January last year. "It's unfortunate that we had to come off for bad light but we're in an unbelievable position here. We need three wickets and they need 90 to make us bat again but the most crucial thing is that we go out tomorrow [Saturday] and make sure we don't have to get the pads on. Hopefully we can just get the game over and done." the 24-year-old Stokes told Sky Sports. READ: Ben Stokes' 5-wicket haul resricts Australia to 241/7 at stumps on Day 2 Australia had been 113 without loss on Friday until Stokes took three wickets for four runs in 13 balls shortly before tea. With the floodlights on in the final session, Stokes returned to have Peter Nevill plumb lbw for 17 as the wicket-keeper left a ball that cut back sharply, AFP reported. Michecll Starc, the Aussie pacer who took six wickets in this game has promise a fight from Australia on Day 3. POLL: Who has been the best batsman on display in Ashes 2015? Teams: Australia: David Warner, Chris Rogers, Steven Smith, Shaun Marsh, Michael Clarke (c), Adam Voges, Peter Nevill (wk), Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon. England: Alastair Cook (c), Adam Lyth, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Jonathan Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood, Steven Finn.