Stuart Broad produced a fitting finale to an extraordinary career with the dismissal of Alex Carey to bowl Australia out for 334 and give England victory by 49 runs in the final Ashes Test to level the series at 2-2.
England had to endure a two-hour rain-delay and some stubborn batting by the tourists before the win was claimed at 6.25pm on day five at the Kia Oval after excellent displays by Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali in particular.
Here, the PA news agency looks at how a dramatic final day of an enthralling Ashes series unfolded.
11.24am: Woakes provided England with the perfect start when he struck in the third over of the day after David Warner edged behind for 60 to reduce Australia to 140 for one.
11.36am: Woakes was on a roll now and trapped Usman Khawaja lbw for 72 in his next over to bring the fine series of the Australia opener to an end with 243 runs still required for the tourists.
12:03pm: Mark Wood got in on the act despite struggling with pain in his heel when Marnus Labuschagne edged to Zak Crawley to leave Australia on 169 for three.
12:26pm: Steve Smith was joined by Travis Head at the crease and two runs for the latter off Broad saw Australia’s target go below the 200 mark.
1.25pm: On the verge of lunch, England thought they had dismissed Smith when he gloved up in the air and Ben Stokes took the catch in mid-air, but the captain dropped the ball on landing and, despite a review, it showed he did not complete the catch and Smith remained not out at lunch.
2.09pm: The England players along with Smith and Head emerged for the afternoon session, but before a ball was bowled the rain increased and play was suspended.
4.20pm: Play resumed with Australia on 238 for three with 52 overs initially scheduled for the rest of the day but this was later revised to 47 due to an early tea being taken at 3.20pm.
4.50pm: After Smith brought up his fifty off 61 balls, Moeen’s next delivery was tossed up and Head edged to Joe Root to depart for 43, which left the tourists on 264 for four.
4.58pm: Woakes claimed the crucial scalp of Smith in the next over with a superb pitched-up delivery on the fourth stump line that the Australian number four could only edge to Crawley to walk off for 54 with 110 runs still needed.
5.01pm: Bairstow produced a one-handed stunner to catch Marsh for nine off Moeen to reduce Australia to 274 for six with the Kia Oval crowd producing a cauldron of noise.
View this post on Instagram5.06pm: Woakes grabbed another when Mitchell Starc was tempted to drive and edged to Crawley to depart for a two-ball duck with 109 runs still required.
5.29pm: Pat Cummins was not able to repeat his Edgbaston heroics after his pull shot hit his thigh and bounced up for Stokes to take the catch at leg slip. It left Australia on 294 for eight.
6.10pm: After Carey and Todd Murphy had put on 35 for the ninth wicket, it was Broad who broke the partnership with the latter edging behind to Bairstow to give Broad the 603rd wicket of his career.
6.19pm: Broad enticed an edge from Carey but a tough, low chance was put down by Crawley to leave the champagne on ice.
6.25pm: There would be no denying Broad or England with the veteran able to find Carey’s edge again and Bairstow took the opportunity this time to secure victory by 49 runs and ensure the series ended level at 2-2.
Asalanka leads Sri Lanka to ODI series win over West Indies
Sri Lanka wrapped up the ODI series against the West Indies with a five-wicket victory in Pallekele.
The hosts successfully chased down their opponents' total of 189, giving them an unassailable 2-0 in the three-match series.
Sri Lanka controlled the early powerplay - Asitha Fernando (3-35) and Maheesh Theekshana (3-25) took two wickets apiece to leave the tourists at 31-4 in the ninth over.
Wanindu Hasaranga (4-40) then claimed three of his four wickets as Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh and Alzarri Joseph were all dismissed in the space of 14 balls.
However, Sherfane Rutherford (80 off 82 balls) and Gudakesh Motie (50 not out) steadied the ship to take the Windies from 58-8 to 189.
Although Joseph claimed Avishka Fernando (9) in the fourth over, Nishan Madushka and Sadeera Samarawickrama both chipped in with contributions of 38 to get the hosts to 112-4.
Skipper Charith Asalanka (62 not out) led the charge thereon, while Kamindu Mendis (11) comfortably got them over the line with 34 balls remaining.
Data Debrief: Rutherford-Motie historic stand proves academic for tourists
West Indies were looking to level the series, but their hopes were not aided by Sri Lanka's impressive bowling.
Rutherford and Motie did their best. Their partnership brought 119 runs, which is their nation's highest ninth-wicket stand in ODI history, breaking the previous record of 85 between Yannic Cariah and Alzarri Joseph.
However, it ultimately proved in vain as the hosts secured the series with a game to spare.
'I was a tired, grumpy old man' - Stokes apologised to England team-mates after Pakistan defeat
Ben Stokes says he apologised to his England team-mates after his frustrations were evident during the second-Test defeat by Pakistan.
The hosts levelled the three-Test series on Thursday after wrapping up a 152-run win in Multan.
However, it could have been a different story but for fielding errors at crucial stages for the visitors, Jamie Smith and Joe Root notably dropping catches to dismiss Salman Agha, whose subsequent knock of 63 helped Pakistan seal victory with a day to spare.
Stokes, who returned to action following a hamstring injury, could not hide his frustration during a difficult day for England, but insisted he would not let his emotions get the better of him again.
"No one means to drop catches, but it just proves how important catches are in these subcontinent conditions, they don't come along that often," he told Sky Sports.
"I actually apologised to the group last night. It's the first time in my captaincy that I've let my emotions and how I was feeling with the way the game was unfolding show in my body language.
"I owned up to that and was very annoyed at myself for letting that out. It's something that I don't want to do or be seen to be doing, so I apologised to the group about that.
"Poor old me, I was a tired, grumpy old man last night! You won't see that happen again."
However, England coach Brendon McCullum defended the actions of his skipper.
"We all know how passionate Ben is, how much it means for him to play for England," he said.
"We've seen that through his bloody-mindedness to get back from injury, which was significant, and to do so in a nine-week timeframe and to have his first TM [Test match] in extreme conditions, 40 degrees, and be able to give what he gave to the side.
"I think, maybe, that's where some of that frustration led to - certainly, it wasn't directed at any of the players. It was more about trying to assess the rhythm of the game, and to impact on it."
Sri Lanka breeze to series win over West Indies
Sri Lanka cruised to a nine-wicket victory over West Indies to seal a T20I series triumph.
With the series delicately poised at 1-1 heading into the final match on Thursday, Sri Lanka started with intent in Dambulla.
Maheesh Theekshana (2-19) and Wanindu Hasaranga (2-24) led the charge as Sri Lanka skittled through the Windies' top order.
Rovman Powell's stubborn 37 and a contribution of 32 from Gudakesh Motie steered West Indies to a reasonable total of 162-8, but it was one well within reach of Sri Lanka.
Pathum Nissanka clipped seven fours and one six in a 22-ball 37 to get Sri Lanka's chase rolling at pace, before he was bowled by Gudakesh Mottie (1-31).
Yet the damage was mostly done, with Kusal Mendis powering his way to an unbeaten 68 and Kusal Perera plundering 55 from 36 balls to get the job done with the minimum of fuss.
Data Debrief: Perera closing in on Sri Lanka record
Perera is now just nine runs away from surpassing Tillakaratne Dilshan (1,889) as the leading scorer in Sri Lanka's T20I history.
His efforts, combined with those of Nissanka and Mendis, saw Sri Lanka win for a fourth time in their last six T20Is at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, although this is the first time they have won at the venue in that run when batting second.
The Windies' miserable record in Asia has continued, meanwhile. They have won only one of their last 11 T20Is in Asia (L10), with that victory coming in the first match of this series. They have now lost 33 T20Is on the continent in total, with only Ireland (35) having lost more.
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