England beat Australia by 49 runs to win the fifth Test at The Oval on Monday and end the Ashes series all square at 2-2 after the tourists suffered a dramatic collapse.
Australia, chasing a mammoth 384 to win, collapsed from 264-3 to 334 all out, with England’s retiring paceman Stuart Broad taking the final wicket.
England did the bulk of the damage when, after a rain break of more than two hours, they took four Australia wickets for 11 runs in 19 balls.
Off-spinner Moeen Ali (3-76) and all-rounder Chris Woakes (4-50) led the way before Broad, England’s all-time leading Ashes bowler polished off the tail.
“It was absolutely wonderful,” Broad told Sky Sports. “I thought Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali set the tone absolutely unbelievably.
“Woakesy picked up a couple of wickets, particularly Steve Smith, who has just been a wonderful player to play against all these years. Once we got a couple we really started to believe.
“The crowd were unbelievable. It was so loud and we just jumped on the back of that. To contribute to the team with two wickets is very special.
“When you make that decision you wonder what your last ball will be so to take a wicket to win an Ashes Test match is pretty cool.”
Australia, as the holders, had already retained the Ashes but they remain without an Ashes series win in England since 2001.
When play resumed after the rain delay, the tourists were 238-3, needing 146 more runs for victory.
Steve Smith, dropped at leg gully by England captain Ben Stokes just before the interval, was 40 not out and left-hander Travis Head 31 not out.
The pair had extended their fourth-wicket stand to 95 when off-spinner Moeen, in what could be his last Test appearance, turned a ball out of the rough.
Head, on 43, tried to drive, with Joe Root holding a routine catch at first slip.
Australia then lost their star batsman when Smith fell for 54, edging an excellent full-length delivery from paceman Woakes to Zak Crawley at second slip.
The tourists slipped to 274-6 when Moeen had all-rounder Mitchell Marsh brilliantly caught by diving wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow before Woakes and Crawley combined to dismiss Mitchell Starc for a duck.
Captain Pat Cummins was next to go, caught by Stokes off Moeen for nine.
But with Australia needing 55 to win, Broad, who on Saturday made a shock announcement that he would retire after the match, produced a brilliant delivery to take tailender Todd Murphy’s outside edge, with Bairstow holding another fine diving catch to leave Australia on the brink of defeat at 329-9.
Broad then had Carey edging behind only for Crawley to drop a tough low chance at second slip before the 37-year-old ended his career in fairytale fashion by having the wicketkeeper caught behind.
Earlier, all-rounder Woakes, often one of England’s unsung heroes, reduced Australia to 141-2 by removing openers David Warner (60) and Usman Khawaja (72) in a stunning burst of two wickets for one run in seven balls. Express quick Mark Wood then had Marnus Labuschagne caught in the slips for 13 to leave Australia 169-3.

SCOREBOARD
England 1st Innings 283
Australia 1st Innings 295
England 2nd Innings 395

Australia 2nd Innings
D. Warner c Bairstow b Woakes 60
U. Khawaja lbw b Woakes 72
M. Labuschagne c Crawley b Wood 13
S. Smith c Crawley b Woakes 54
T. Head c Root b Ali 43
M. Marsh c Bairstow b Ali 6
A. Carey c Bairstow b Broad 28
M. Starc c Crawley b Woakes 0
P. Cummins c Stokes b Ali 9
T. Murphy c Bairstow b Broad 18
J. Hazlewood not out 4
Extras (b10, lb10, nb2, w5) 27
Total (all out, 94.4 overs, 425 mins) 334
Fall of wickets: 1-140 (Warner), 2-141 (Khawaja), 3-169 (Labuschagne), 4-264 (Head), 5-274 (Smith), 6-274 (Marsh), 7-275 (Starc), 8-294 (Cummins), 9-329 (Murphy), 10-334 (Carey)
Bowling: Broad 20.4-4-62-2; Anderson 14-4-53-0 (1nb); Woakes 19-4-50-4 (1nb); Ali 23-2-76-3; Root 9-0-39-0; Wood 9-0-34-1 (1w)
England: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Moeen Ali, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (capt), Jonny Bairstow (wkt), Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
Result: England won by 49 runs

Series: Five-match series ends level at 2-2
Player of the match: Chris Woakes (ENG)
Overall player of the series: Chris Woakes
England player of the series: Chris Woakes
Australia player of the series: Mitchell Starc

Previous Results
June 16-20: First Test, Edgbaston: Australia won by two wickets
June 28-July 2: Second Test, Lord’s: Australia won by 43 runs
July 6-9: Third Test, Headingley: England won by three wickets
July 19-23: Fourth Test, Old Trafford: Match drawn