Australia require another 137 runs to win with 4 wickets remaining in the first test against England at Trent Bridge.

The match had already witnessed controversies, at the third day of match, Straut Broad clearly edged at the bowling of Ashton Agar straight to Michael Clarke at slip but umpire Aleem Dar misjudged it completely and declared Broad as not out. But Australians were powerless as they are not having any review left.

At the close of day 4 Australia were 174-6, Australia lost three quick wickets adding only three runs to the total at the end of the day.

Australia will begin the final day still 137 runs short of victory with four wickets left, aware that the first Test tilted towards England in the final hour when they accounted for Michael Clarke, Steve Smith and Phillip Hughes within 17 balls.

Shane Watson and Chris Rogers with a partnership of 84 runs in 24 overs and played faultlessly which left England's bowlers more bereft of ideas about how to confound Australian batsmen than at any time in recent memory.

Watson departed first ball after drinks to Stuart Broad, which was the start of inexorable decline and English bowlers started building the pressure on team Australia.

Although Australia have chased more than 300 on nine occasions, so they could not be entirely ruled out but as far as Trent Bridge ground is concern no side has made more to win in the fourth innings of a test match at this ground except England's 284 for 6 against New Zealand in 2004.

Australian lapses of the kind that have come to be expected almost as a matter of course ever since Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey disappeared from Test match view, but Australian hopes are still high in the presence of 19-year old debutant Ashton Agar, who in Australia's first innings made 98, the highest score by a Test No 11.

He is playing with the Mathew Haddin, who is not out on 11 runs, which can be considered as the major hurdle to Ashes-holders England.