Rain and Marnus Labuschagne frustrate England on day four of Ashes

FRUSTRATION: England's Stuart Broad (left) and Ben Stokes look out from the players balcony after play was abandoned on day four of the fourth Ashes test at Old Trafford, Manchester. Pic: Nick Potts/PA Wire

England's prospects of levelling the Ashes were just about alive after Joe Root claimed the only wicket of a rain-ruined fourth day at Emirates Old Trafford.

Just 30 overs were possible during a gloomy afternoon, with the morning and evening sessions wiped out by the weather, as Australia finished 61 runs behind on 214 for five.