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James Anderson: England not giving up on Ashes

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England are not giving up on the Ashes yet, James Anderson insists.

Australia need just six wickets to regain the urn on Monday, with England still 127 runs away from making the hosts bat again in the third Test in Perth.

After declaring on 662 for nine, Australia reduced England to 132 for four when rain ended play early on day four at the WACA.

But Anderson told BBC's Test Match Special: "We're still fighting, we're still in the game, so to speak.

"We've got a lot of hard work to do. We're going to keep believing and come tomorrow with a strong attitude.

"We're in a position where, if we lose tomorrow, the series is gone. We know we've got to give absolutely everything to try and stay in this game and this series."

Anderson earlier dismissed Steve Smith and Mitch Marsh, whose mammoth fifth-wicket stand had put Australia firmly in charge.

England's record wicket-taker added: "We had to get early wickets. It's not gone our way with the ball - two of their guys played outstandingly well and we didn't bowl quite as well as we could.

"The cracks did a bit more today so there was some more encouragement.

"(As a batsman) you have to put the cracks out of your mind. We saw James Vince and Dawid Malan, they played really well and with confidence.

"If you get a good ball, you get a good ball. Vince got a delivery that was unplayable. You can't lay bat on that."

Vince was dismissed shortly after reaching his second half-century of the series as he fell victim to a stunning delivery from Mitchell Starc, described by former Australia spinner Shane Warne as the "ball of the Ashes and the summer".

Australia bowler Josh Hazlewood told BT Sport: "It was pretty special. It was heading down leg, hit the crack and took the top of off. It would get any batsman out."