Stumps, Day 2: Australia 497/8 decl. (Smith 211, Labuschagne 67, Paine 58, Starc 54*; Broad 3/97) lead England 23/1 (Burns 15*; Cummins 1/10) by 474 runs.
Stumps, Day 1: Afghanistan 271/5 (Rahmat 102, Afghan 88*; Nayeem 2/43) vs Bangladesh.
Stumps, Day 1: Australia 170/3 (Labuschagne 67, Smith 60*; Broad 2/35) vs England.
Both teams will be playing with uncertainty, but Afghanistan are up against it.
England have won 9 and drawn 2 of their last 11 Tests at Old Trafford, winning none. However, they have not won even once in their last 6 Tests against Australia here, drawing 3 and losing 3.
Ahead of the crucial fourth Ashes Test, the contest is too tight to call, with a victory for Australia killing England’s hopes.
Tough task for West Indies whereas India focus on early finish.
Stumps, Day 2: India 416 (Vihari 111, Kohli 76, Ishant 57, Agarwal 55; Holder 5/77, Cornwall 3/115) lead West Indies 87/7 (Hetmyer 34; Bumrah 6/16) by 329 runs.
Stumps, Day 1: India 264/5 (Kohli 76, Agarwal 55; Holder 3/39) vs West Indies.
The 2nd Test between West Indies and India will be played at the Sabina Park, Kingston in Jamaica.