The Ashes LIVE: Result and reaction from England vs Australia as Stuart Broad enjoys fairytale retirement
England win the final Test by 49 runs to draw the Ashes as Broad, Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes take key wickets on day five at the Oval
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Your support makes all the difference.Stuart Broad produced a fairytale finish to his career as he took the final two wickets to give England cricket victory over Australia cricket by 49 runs in the fifth Test and snatch an Ashes series draw.
The 603rd and 604th scalps of Broad’s Test career ensured Ben Stokes’ side levelled the series at 2-2 with Australia all out for 334 to end a thrilling series in style.
Broad, who announced during the Test that he will retire from cricket after the series, left the field alongside Moeen Ali, who is also expected to retire from red-ball cricket following this match, to a standing ovation from the Oval crowd
Follow the result and reaction from a thrilling day five at the Oval below.
Australia 294/8 (82), Todd Murphy 0, Alex Carey 10, Moeen Ali 3-58 (17) (target 384)
Alex Carey declines a single as Todd Murphy pushes to wide mid-off. Did he not see his off-spinner’s first innings antics?
A great ovation at the Oval as Chris Woakes takes leave after a match-turning eight over spell - though the reception is more to do with the identity of the individual replacing him. Stuart Broad, perhaps for the final time.
OUT! Pat Cummins c Stokes b Ali 9 (14b 1x4 0x6) , Australia 294/8 (81.2)
Ben Stokes takes the catch...and this time holds on to it!
Skipper snares skipper, Ben Stokes making totally certain by cavorting some twenty metres before hurling for the heavens. Pat Cummins aims a heroic heave to leg at a Moeen Ali drag down but inside edges on to his own thigh, sending it spinning up around the corner into Stokes’s grasp. Postman Pat won’t deliver for Australia - England need two more!
Australia 293/7 (81), Pat Cummins 9, Alex Carey 9, Chris Woakes 4-50 (19) (target 384)
It’s rather wonderfully set up for a partnership between these two, chief objects of oppobrium from the Lord’s crowd. Cummins has already seen Australia home in a nailbiter once in this series, of course - though that chase was significantly smaller.
91 needed.
Australia 291/7 (80.1), Pat Cummins 8, Alex Carey 8, Chris Woakes 4-48 (18.1) (target 384)
Chris Woakes continues for an eighth in this spell...and is delicately eased through the gully by Pat Cummins. Lovely shot. Four runs.
Australia 287/7 (80), Pat Cummins 4, Alex Carey 8, Moeen Ali 2-57 (16) (target 384)
Moeen Ali continues for now, his fourth innings Test career bowling average now below 25. And that’s almost a third wicket of the day, a massive top edge from Alex Carey landing about five feet from Chris Woakes on the long leg boundary.
The new ball is available. Ben Stokes, Mark Wood, Joe Root and Moeen gather for a chat - and elect not to take it.
Australia 284/7 (79), Pat Cummins 3, Alex Carey 6, Chris Woakes 4-44 (18) (target 384)
It’s turned into a fabulous evening in south London, the sun out and shining on England’s chances of a squared series after that collapse of four for eleven. England have done the damage before the new ball was even due - it’s now only an over away with this grand old Dukes still talking for them and Australia’s requirement exactly 100 more.
Australia 282/7 (78), Pat Cummins 2, Alex Carey 6, Moeen Ali 2-54 (15) (target 384)
Australia added 110 after Pat Cummins arrived in the first innings; they needed one fewer when their captain came out this evening. There’s no Steve Smith this time, though, to partner Cummins, Alex Carey the senior batter having looked out of sorts at the crease since Lord’s. Carey likes a lap sweep, and uses it twice in the over to collect four and then keep the strike.
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Australia 277/7 (77), Pat Cummins 2, Alex Carey 1, Chris Woakes 4-43 (17) (target 384)
Chris Woakes is positively charging in, up at 86mph as Pat Cummins is beaten first ball. The Australia captain skews a drive through point to get off the back, bat turning in his hand as his grip on a series victory loosens.
OUT! Mitchell Starc c Crawley b Woakes 0 (2b 0x4 0x6), Australia 275/7 (76.3)
The Oval roars again!
Chris Woakes has four! Australia are all over the place, Mitchell Starc impetuous in driving second ball having decided attack is the best form of defence and giving Zak Crawley more catching practice in the cordon.
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