RECAP: England triumph in epic final day of Ashes finale at The Oval
England earned a hard-fought victory at The Oval to square an incredible Ashes series.
David Warner and Usman Khawaja put on 135 before rain washed away half of day four but were removed early by a controversial ball change.
England three wickets in the first hour were massive before Steve Smith and Travis fought back, getting the runs required under 150.
But Australia fell apart after a lengthy rain delay.
Recap the final day as it unfolded in our blog.
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The best series ever!
Has there ever been a better series of cricket?
Fair result
Aussie skipper Pat Cummins says the series being a draw was a fair result.
Would have loved to win but I agree. An incredible series.
What a match
The drama has been as incredible as it has been unrelenting. What a series!
It’s over!
Stuart Broad gets his fairytale ending as he removes Alex Carey caught behind.
Incredible from the veteran.
England win by 49 runs.
AUS 334
Dropped!
Alex Carey gets dropped again!
Broad caught his outside edge and it’s the man who has caught them all Zak Crawley in the slips.
He went too far on the dive and it hit his wrist.
AUS 9-330, Need 54 to win
The parlour trick!
Stuart Broad goes for the cheeky bail switch to have a laugh but it’s worked again.
Todd Murphy nicks a perfect out-swinger and England can taste triumph.
That was far too good from the veteran for Murphy who batted well.
AUS 9-329, Need 55 to win
Murph goes bang!
Todd Murphy can play the pull alright!
He gets the runs needed into mid 50s as Stuart Broad goes short.
AUS 8-329, Need 55 to win
Food for thought
AUS 8-315, Need 69 to win
300 up
Australia have reached the 300 mark as Alex Carey and Todd Murphy keep looking for runs.
They are not playing for the draw.
AUS 8-305, Need 79 to win
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