Australia retain the Ashes after a final day washout in Manchester prevented England from getting over the line for what would have been a series-levelling win.

The panel of Phil Walker, Ben Gardner, Will Macpherson and Yas Rana try to make sense of the game and how the series with the ultimate goal of regaining the urn now unattainable for Ben Stokes’ team.

Mark Butcher joins the show from 36:30 to share his thoughts on the Test, England’s series overall and why the final Test is still an event worth celebrating in its own right.

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