Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at The Oval

The Australians have just gathered for one big huddle on the outfield with all of the players and staff.

Andrew McDonald was doing the speaking but, after some applause, has handed over to Usman Khawaja. Interesting...

Today is the last time we'll see these two on the cricket pitch together.

How are your emotions?

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As we edge closer to the start of play, the players are warming up and taking a quick look at the pitch.

Steve Smith, bat in hand (shock), is chatting away with Joe Root while Jonny Bairstow goes through some keeping drills.

It's not raining at The Oval, but it looks pretty grey and soggy. Not quite the cricket weather you'd expect on the last day of July.

For those of you who may have missed the question earlier, here's the final instalment of Andy Zaltzman's daily Ashes quiz.

It's a belter, too:

Stuart Broad’s final act with the bat in Test was to plank Mitchell Starc into the stands for his 55th six. He finished 8 not out.

What is the average score of men’s Test players in their final Test innings?

Get your guesses in, and we'll reveal the answer shortly before the start of play.

In case you missed it earlier, there are also some amended timings for today's play after yesterday's rain disruption.

Morning session: 11.00 - 13.15

Lunch: 13.15 - 13.55

Afternoon session: 13.55 - 16.10

Tea: 16.10 - 16.30

Evening session: 16.30 - 18.30

In The Australian, external, Gideon Haigh sets up day five's prospects.

He also questions the tactics of England's batting late on day three.

"The day began with an air of a benefit gig for Stuart Broad," writes Haigh.

"Still, when James Anderson became the last wicket, there was just the slightest feeling that England had left Australia something to grasp at by Bazballing away their last five wickets for 35 in nine overs.

"Sunday’s 110-run partnership of Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow should really have put this match beyond the visitors’ reach; why such haste at the back end of England’s innings when there was more than two days’ cricket to go?"

In The Guardian, external, Barney Ronay questions the timing of Stuart Broad's retirement announcement.

"Why not just retire the day after the series ends? It is hard to imagine a more distracting way of doing this, a day of potentially era-defining Test cricket recast as the launch of a new media brand.

"There will be cries that one of England’s great Test bowlers needs a chance to wave goodbye. But why? This is not the Love Island finale. It’s a brilliantly engaging Test series with a knife-edge finish to come. Spare us the Viking funeral, just for now."

Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at The Oval

One more time then?

I’ve bumped into a chipper Jim Maxwell at breakfast.

“Ready for 0-384?” he said.

The Telegraph and the Daily Express also lead with Stuart Broad's opportunity to rescue England for the final time.

The word "fairy-tale" is dominating most of the reaction.

Image source, The Telegraph

Image source, Daily Express

I'm sure THAT six will be a lot of people's moment of the Ashes if this comes true, Simon!

So what was the rest of the media reaction to yesterday?

Starting with here in the UK, let's take a look at some of the back pages.

The theme is generally centred around the need for one last bit of Broad magic.

"We need you one last time", writes David Coverdale in the Daily Mail.

Image source, Daily Mail

We will keep sharing your moments of the series throughout the day, so please keep them coming.

Meanwhile, we have one final ZaltzQuiz to get your brains working this morning.

Stuart Broad’s final act with the bat in Test was to plank Mitchell Starc into the stands for his 55th six. He finished 8 not out.

What is the average score of men’s Test players in their final Test innings?

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We will share the answer with you just before the start of play, so get those guesses in!

The game is nicely balanced and it is difficult to tell which team will be happier - but what do the numbers say?

Here are some talking points from day four according to analysts CricViz.

1. Usman Khawaja's change in intent was a key factor in the day's play. He played 34% attacking shots in Australia's second innings compared to a significantly lower 16% in the first innings.

2. Khawaja & David Warner's opening wicket stand of 135* is the first 100+ partnership for Australia in England since Warner and Chris Rogers managed 110 at The Oval on 20 August 2015.

3. England's WinViz dropped from 80% at the start of the day to 46% at the close of play.