Anderson and Broad will resume with the bat but their main focus of the day will be getting themselves ready to find those crucial, final ten Aussie wickets. They’ll have a big part to play as will Woakes and Wood.

There’s no word at present on whether Moeen Ali will take the field in a bowling capacity but it’s perhaps interesting to note that Ben Stokes is going through his paces on the outfield. He’s been bowling off spin these past couple of mornings but it’s seam this morning. Could we see him bowl at some point later in the day?

It’s not what anyone will want to hear but it is worth mentioning. This morning’s forecast looks good enough but rainy spells are forecast from about 2pm onwards. Fingers crossed we are not interrupted too much but if it’s likely the players could have to go off at some stage.

We’ve got around 40 minutes till play begins today so the perfect time to recap on what we saw yesterday. And it was undoubtedly England’s day with plenty of contributions moving them into a 377-run lead with one wicket remaining.

The day, however, will be forever synonymous with the bombshell news that hit after play ended when England’s fast bowler, Stuart Broad, declared that he would be retiring from all forms of cricket after this match.

Catch up on all of that and more below:

Beneath the blond hair and boyish good looks lay a fierce competitiveness and an almost unquenchable thirst for improvement in Stuart Broad, who has announced his international retirement.

Those knees-pumping hot streaks that took batting sides apart in a spell or two peppered his career – with eight for 15 against Australia on his Trent Bridge home ground in 2015 inarguably the highlight.

His place may have come under more regular scrutiny than James Anderson but only his long-time opening bowling partner has taken more Test wickets among seamers than Broad.

England bowler Stuart Broad has announced he will retire from Test cricket at the end of the Ashes series, bringing the curtain down on an illustrious – and at times electrifying – career.

Here, the PA news agency recalls some of Broad’s greatest displays in the longest format of the game.

Former England team-mate Sir Alastair Cook paid tribute to Broad on BBC’s Test Match Special.

“I’m a bit emotional and a bit surprised, but if you look at the schedule for Stuart Broad, you have India away, Sri Lanka and West Indies next summer, no offence to those sides but Broad is about big moments,” Cook explained. “So for him to get through to another big moment is probably another two-and-a-half years.

“The one player to deliver, alongside Ben Stokes, in the big moments is Stuart Broad and what a feeling that must be for a player.”

More from Broad speaking on Sky Sports: “A little bit [emotional]. I have thought a lot about it and even up until eight o’clock last night, I wasn’t 50/50 but I was a little bit unsure.

“But once I went to Stokesy’s room and told him I felt really happy. I feel really content with everything I have achieved in the game and ultimately the decision came down to I knew I wanted to leave the game loving cricket and my last memories being a really enjoyable changing room.

“I have so many friends and figures in management that I’ve been around for so long. I look around and I have played so much cricket with all of them. It feels like my changing room and I wanted to sort of walk away playing with a group of players I love to bits.

“No, Ben didn’t [try to change my mind]. He really understood the decision. I hadn’t talked a lot about it. I hadn’t mentioned it to him beforehand but I wanted to make sure I was clear in my mind. I wasn’t really going in for a negotiation really. I was like ‘I need to be clear’ before I mentioned it to anyone.”

“Tomorrow or Monday will be my last day of cricket, it has been a wonderful ride, a huge privilege to wear the Nottinghamshire and England badge as much as I have and I am loving cricket as much as I ever have and this series has just felt like it’s been one of the most enjoyable and entertaining and I always wanted to finish at the top,” Broad told Ian Ward on Sky Sports at the close of day three.

“I made the decision about 8.30 last night. I’ve been thinking about it for a while, a few weeks. England vs Australia has always been the pinnacle for me, I have loved the battles with Australia that have come my way and the team’s way, I have a love affair with Ashes and I think I wanted my last bat and bowl to be in Ashes cricket.

“I told Stokesy last night and told the changing room this morning and to be honest it just felt the right time and I didn’t want friends or Nottinghamshire team mates to see things that might come out so I prefer to just say it and just give it a good crack for the last Australia innings.

“I have thought a lot about it and even up till 8pm last night I wasn’t 50/50 but even when I went up to Stokesy’s room and told him I have felt really happy since and content with everything I have achieved in cricket.

“It feels like my changing room and I wanted to walk away with a team I love to bits.”

Stuart Broad told Ian Ward after day three: “Tomorrow or Monday will be my last day of cricket, it has been a wonderful ride – a huge privilege to wear the Nottinghamshire and England badge as much as I have and I am loving cricket as much as I ever have and this series has just felt like it’s been one of the most enjoyable and entertaining and I always wanted to finish at the top.”