Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

I think this bowling attack has found a method. That pitch is flat and they have Australia on the ropes. Did England bat on too long? I was crying for them to declare it.

England have played a brilliant kind of cricket. Bairstow was a great spectacle but for all the time that was spent on it, was it worth it? I do still back this England side to get all 10 wickets.

Bairstow has had such an up and down series and Stokes was probably thinking he needs to look after him a bit. When you take a great catch and then go out to bat it must be a great release. When a team plays so dominatingly, they deserve to win.

England's Jonny Bairstow talking to Sky Sports: "We've done everything so far in the game. To get four wickets tonight puts them under pressure.

"The approach has been questioned at times in this series but we've stuck to our guns. That is exactly how we've played our cricket under Ben and we are sticking by that.

"I've been happy. There has been a couple of interesting dismissals. It is only a couple of games ago that I got a 70-odd. It is what it is. I want to go out and enjoy and entertain. I can leave them to their comments and I'll just keep on doing what I'm doing.

"People can say what they want. They are paid to give their opinion. If they don't have an opinion they don't have a job."

Glenn McGrath
Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

It's down to the weather gods at the minute. We'll have to wait and see. I think the Australians are probably praying for some rain which isn't the normal Aussie mentality.

At close England lead by 162 runs.

They need six more wickets and could potentially win by an innings.

There are two days left, but the weather could play a huge part.

Stick with us as we bring you all the best reaction, analysis and clips from day three.

A reminder of what's happened today:

• England took their overnight score of 384-4 - and a lead of 67 - to 592 all out
• Ben Stokes and Harry Brook made half-centuries
• Jonny Bairstow was left stranded on 99 as Jimmy Anderson was the last man out
• It left England with a lead of 275
• Mark Wood then removed Usman Khawaja before tea and then England got David Warner, Steve Smith and Travis Head in the evening session

These are the current BBC weather forecasts for Old Trafford for the weekend.

Saturday is described as "heavy rain and a gentle breeze", with Sunday saying "light rain showers and light rain".

Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

England have taken the four wickets and now it's a question of weather and opportunity.

As the storm clouds gather tonight, I don't think there's any avoiding it.

That is it for day three.

Another brilliant day for England.

They are complete and utter control of the Test, but now does the weather play ball?

Vic Marks
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

Moeen has now started bowling like an England number three. He hasn't bowled his best today.

Moeen Ali is going to bowl.

It may mean we get another. We'll see.

England won the fourth Test of the 2015 Ashes at Trent Bridge by an innings and 78 runs.

That match is of course most famous for Stuart Broad's 8-15 as Australia were dismissed for 60 in their first innings.

Same again.

Marnus Labuschagne takes a single before Mitch Marsh plays out five balls.

Four minutes left in the day. I suspect there will be six more balls.

I suspect the vast majority of the 240,000 people that are reading this live are thinking exactly that, Mark.

The Ashes could be well and truly alive heading into the fifth Test at The Oval.

What an absolute humdinger that will be.

Marnus Labuschagne takes a single off Mark Wood before Mitch Marsh sees out the final five balls of the over, the vast majority of which were short.

There's eight minutes until close. Time for two more overs.

Here's Mark Wood getting Travis Head.

How can you not love this man!?!

Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

It's rhythmic from Marsh here now, he's just defending.

Just a no-ball from Chris Woakes' over.

Mitch Marsh is, unsurprisingly, defending. He's got his eyes on stumps.

Here's how Mark Wood set up Steve Smith and then removed the Aussie.

Nick: It's Mark Wood's world and we're just living in it.