Staff Reporter.
England were set a target of 251 to win the third Ashes test at Headingley on Saturday after dismissing Australia for 224.
Stuart Broad (3-45) and Chris Woakes (3-68) did the bulk of the damage on a rain-marred third day after Australia resumed their second innings on 116-4.
Ashes holders Australia were indebted to Travis Head’s 77 in an innings where the next highest score was Usman Khawaja’s 43.
England must win this match to keep their Ashes hopes alive in a five-game series.
Ben Stokes’s men are bidding to become just the second team in history to win a test campaign from 2-0 down after an Australia side inspired by batting great Don Bradman overturned that deficit to take the 1936/37 Ashes 3-2.
Australia, meanwhile, require just one more victory for their first Ashes series win in England in 22 years.
ENGLAND: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (capt), Jonny Bairstow (wkt), Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, Josh Tongue, James Anderson
AUSTRALIA: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wkt), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (capt), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.