England’s James Anderson ruled out of fourth Ashes test

The pair put on 42 which is mammoth in comparison to other efforts, before Johnson top-edged Finn to Stokes to give the Middlesex paceman his fifth five-wicket haul of his career.

A four brought up Nevill’s patient 50 in 126 balls, but he was lucky to survive on 53 when the wicketkeeper-batsman gloved a Stuart Broad delivery to a diving Jos Buttler.

A mere 19 matches in the 138-year history of Test cricket had ended inside two days, with the last occurrence in England when the West Indies were beaten by an innings and 39 runs at Headingley in 2000. Anderson will also not take any further part in the ongoing Test after being forced off the field at Edgbaston with a side strain on the second day. Johnson came on next and was turned away neatly by Root for four off his first ball that boundary may not have been wise as England was reduced to 142-5 with two quick wickets from Johnson.

“He’s a huge player for us, the leader of our attack”, Finn said of his country’s all-time leading wicket-taker.

But it is an unenviable task for any bowler to replace Anderson at Trent Bridge.

If he hadn’t yet turned the tide of the match, Warner had at least given England something to think about after they dismissed veteran opener Chris Rogers and Steven Smith to leave Australia 62/2.

England must win outright to win back the Ashes, while Australia only need a draw to retain the urn.

Finn then got in on the act, dismissing Smith just before tea for 8, his second single-figure score of the match.

“We’ve got to stop this rot, it’s not looking promising for us at the moment but at one stage it looked like we might get bowled out and not take it to a second innings for them”. Warner remains defiant but the reintroduction of Anderson sees him fall, producing an awkward shot that loops to Lyth.

The left-armer jumpstarted his side’s fightback with two wickets in his hostile first over with England, replying to Australia’s paltry 136, losing two more before lunch to reach 221 for seven, a lead of 85.

Earlier, number eight Moeen Ali’s quickfire 59 helped England to 281 all out and a first-innings lead of 145.