The Ashes third Test day four RECAP: Nathan Lyon's late masterclass puts Australia on brink of Ashes glory

That concludes Wide World of Sports' LIVE coverage of day four of the third Ashes Test.

With only four wickets left to take, Australia's men are within touching distance of securing the series and reclaiming the Ashes.

While rain is forecast for Sunday morning, Australia's position is secure; they need only a draw from this third Test to officially retain the Ashes.

Join us tomorrow for what promises to be a special day five at the Adelaide Oval.

ADELAIDE: England is now staring down the very real possibility of an Ashes clean sweep with Australia on the brink of retaining the urn at Adelaide.

The visitors finished day four of the third Test 6-207, needing 228 runs to win.

Nathan Lyon was the inspiration for Australia, taking three wickets late to put England in a major hole.

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That's officially stumps on day four of the third Ashes Test.

England showed plenty of fight, but late breakthroughs from Nathan Lyon have tipped the scales firmly back in the hosts' favour.

Will Jacks and Jamie Smith survive as England finish the day at 6-207, still 228 runs shy of an improbable victory.

Australia now sit just four wickets away from the win and securing the Ashes.

England must negotiate one final over before the bails are lifted.

Nathan Lyon's work is done for the day, leaving Travis Head to bowl the final six deliveries.

With the Adelaide crowd behind him, what can the man with the golden touch conjure up here?

A huge appeal for caught behind, and Pat Cummins immediately goes upstairs.

It's a slider from Travis Head, moving across the right-hander, and Head is convinced he's found the outside edge of Will Jacks.

However, the ultra-edge shows a flat line — he's missed it.

Australia had three reviews in the bank, so it was certainly a punt worth taking.

Travis Head is back into the attack. He has the golden touch at the moment, and Pat Cummins is turning to him once again to break this partnership.

Here we go.

Roughly half an hour of scheduled play remains.

While the umpires have the discretion to add an extra 30 minutes if Australia are on the verge of a result, the hosts remain several wickets shy of forcing that extension.

For now, the focus shifts to the final six overs of the day.

One more wicket and the tail is exposed; Australia are sensing an opportunity to wrap this up quickly.

ADELAIDE: Well, now Zak Crawley is gone, and you've had to say Ashes over now.

Lyon floated it outside off stump and Crawley clean missed with Alex Carey doing the rest.

"They're unstoppable," Adam Gilchrist said on Fox Cricket.

"They are racing to the urn."

Lyon has 3-8 in this spell.

ADELAIDE: The sight of Ben Stokes leaving the ground might be the sight of England's hopes departing.

The captain copped an absolute beauty from Nathan Lyon and had his stumps castled.

"The Ashes well and truly slipping away," Adam Gilchrist said on Fox Cricket.

"That's why they call him the GOAT."

Crawley is the last hope on 80.

"It doesn't get any better than that," Mark Waugh said about the delivery.

ADELAIDE: Oh Harry.

That dismissal sums up Harry Brook completely.

He sort of charged down the wicket and then tried a reverse sweep. The ball clipped the leg stump and he's gone.

Brook was utterly confused and wondered how he was out.

"It was just an awkward looking shot, you've got to at least cover your stumps," Mark Waugh said on Fox.