England name squad for fourth Ashes Test

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Australia lead series 2-1

England's Ben Stokes bumps first with Harry Brook during their innings — Reuters 

England named an unchanged squad for the fourth Ashes Test against Australia, which will take place at Old Trafford from July 19-23, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Tuesday.

After losing the first two Tests, England made a comeback in the series with a three-wicket win at Headingley last week.

England need a victory in the fourth Test in Manchester to keep the series alive ahead of the fifth Test at the Oval in London.

Earlier, England captain Ben Stokes opened up about the thrilling run-chase in the third Test.

"I'm not going to lie, I was a bit nervous at the end," Stokes said. "We knew we needed to win this one to keep alive our hopes of winning the Ashes.

"I walked about two kilometres around the Headingley dressing room in the last half-hour, I didn't actually watch the last 20 runs being scored. It's a completely different place when you cant do anything, you can't influence the game any more.

"You're left watching and hoping things are going to go your way. Because of where the series was at before this game started the whole performance with bat, ball, field — it was just an unbelievable effort from everybody."

Meanwhile, Australia captain Pat Cummins said that he has thoroughly enjoyed the series so far.

"We were in control when Moeen (Ali) got Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith and we just needed to keep going," Cummins said.

"Unfortunately it happens. I thought getting up to 250 gave us something pretty competitive to bowl at but it wasn't quite enough.

"It is still 2-1. We take each Test in its own right. They have been a great watch so far. It's great cricket. I actually really enjoy being out there."

England squad:

Ben Stokes (captain), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.

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