England's Stuart Broad celebrates bowling out Australia on day five of the fifth Ashes Test match between England and Australia, at The Oval cricket ground in London, Monday, July 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Ashes 2023, England vs Australia 5th Test Day 5 Highlights: England beat Australia by 49 runs in the fifth and final Ashes test at The Oval on Monday, securing a 2-2 series draw with an afternoon of brilliant bowling including taking wickets in four consecutive overs.
Australia had already retained the coveted urn but narrowly missed out on claiming their first Ashes series win in England since 2001. They won the first two tests but lost the third and had looked set to lose the fourth until two days of almost uninterrupted rain led to a draw.
The fifth test was finely poised going into the final afternoon, with Australia batting their way steadily past 250 as they chased a huge target of 384. But after a lengthy rain delay England’s bowlers came out and took the remaining seven wickets to claim the win. Scroll down for live action
England
283 (54.4) & 395 (81.5)Australia
295 (103.1) & 334 (94.4)England beat Australia by 49 runs
ENG vs AUS Live: Ashes 2023, England vs Australia 5th Test Day 5 Live Score
and that's Broad's fairytale ending!!! Carey edges and Bairstow takes the catch!! What a sendoff to one of the modern day greats. England win this Test and level the Ashes!!!
Moeen in to bowl this one and Hazlewood almost drags the first ball on his stumps. Defends the next ball expertly. And again. pretty solid by the seamer. Cuts nicely and gets a boundary!! What a match!! Defends the next 2 deliveries. AUS 334/9, need 50 to win
Massive roar for Broad as he comes back in the attack. Starts with 2 dots as Carey defends. Make that 3. Ufff!!! Very close as the ball passes the edge of Carey's willow. Huge chance as Carey edges but it's just short of Crawley!! Beats him again in the last ball!! What an over!! AUS 330/9, need 54 to win
And just as I was saying this Broad has struck. Murphy nicks behind and is caught by Bairstow!! And just like that a bit of hope is snuffed out from Australia. AUS 329/9, need 55 to win
Moeen Ali in to bowl and Carey takes a single. Murphy returns the favour and gives him the strike back. carey goes down the ground next and gets a huge six!! AUS 322/8, need 61 to win
The target si getting smaller and smaller from the Aussies as Carey and Murphy hold fort for the visitors. Broad in to bowl and gives away just 2. AUS 315/8, need 69 to win
Moeen to continue and he has gotten rid of Pat Cummins. He goes for it, mistimes and Stokes is there to take the catch. AUS 294/8, need 90 to win
Woakes again and Cummins with a four to start. Great placement from the Aussie skipper. Just 2 off the next 3. AUS 293/7, need 91 to win
Moeen to continue after Woakes' 2-run over. australia just have 100 to get. Make it 99 as Cummins takes a single. Carey with a big sweep next but Woakes can't get there. Two more added to the total. AUS 287/7, need 97 to win
Moeen Ali again and he'll be bowling to Carey. Defends the first ball as well as the second. The next ball is also a dot as pressure builds on the visitors. And just like that Carey releases the pressure with a boundary. Takes a single next and Cummins can see this over off. Defends. AUS 282/7, need 102 to win
Woakes continues and Carey off the mark with a single off the second delivery. And that's another one gone!!! Starc tries to go after a wideish delivery and nicks it behind to Crawley. Australia absolutely imploding. AUS 275/7, need 109 to win
Alex Carey in the middle now as the crowd greets him with loud boos. No points for guessing why. He's in the non striker's end though and Marsh will take on Moeen. And he's gone!!! Inside edge from Marsh and Bairstow pulls off a one-handed stunner behind the stumps. AUS 274/6, need 110 to win
Marsh is the new man in and he began his innings with a 4 off Moeen with a sweep. Woakes will bowl the next over. Marsh defends and gets off strike straight away. And Smith swings his bat and gets a four off the 2nd ball. Resolute defence to see off the next two balls. and he's edged it on the very last ball!!! Woakes again with the vital breakthrough!!! Crawley with the catch!! AUS 274/5, need 110 to win
Moeen Ali continues and Smith gets to his 50 with a single. The celebration is cut short as Ali nabs Head the very next ball. Nicks it behind and Root takes the catch. AUS 264/4, need 120 to win
Woakes in to bowl the next and starts with back to back dot balls. Make that 3 as Smith is content to just defend at the moment. The fourth is driven with a classical cover drive for a four!! Smooth. AUS 262/3, need 122 runs
Slight miscalculation by the umpires as they had said it'll be 52 overs for the match but it has now being revised to 47. Anyway, Moeen continues. A single off the first 3 balls. Smith takes a single next and Head back on strike. Huge shout for an LBW. England just have one review left. Moeen is not convinced so no review. AUS 258/3, need 126 to win
Wokaes back again and starts with a short ball to head who takes a single. After 2 dots, Smith with another single before Head returns the favour. Nothing off the last ball. AUS 256/3, need 128 to win
Moeen continues and Smith takes a single to start this one off. The next two balls are dots while the fourth is mined for a single. Shout for an LBW, a half hearted one so no review. Beatutiful turn though. AUS 253/3, need 131 to win
Woakes again and that has just missed the outside edge of Smith's willow. The next ball, Smith wants a single but Head stands rooted. Smith makes his way back but throws a death stare at Head's direction. He gets the single next ball off Bairstow's fumble and Woakes just misses Head's outside edge in the next one. A boundary by head to end the over. AUS 251/3, need 133 runs
Moeen Ali in to bowl the next one and Head belatedly slaps his first delivery to get 2. After a dot, Head flicks and Root with a magnificent save near the ropes. 3 runs bye. AUS 246/3, need 140 to win
And here we go!! Woakes will get us underway and Smith will be taking guard. Still a mlot of movement from the surface as Smith cautiously navigates the first 4 deliveries. A maiden to start. AUS 238/3, need 146 to win
The inspection is done and the umpires have decided that play will start at 16.20 local time that is 8.50 pm IST. That gives us 52 overs to play with and get a result.
Finally some good news from the middle as reports say that the rain has stopped and the groundstaff have begun the mopping up process. Early Tea has been taken and we'll be starting as soon as everything is set to go.
As per the latest reports, the rain has not leapt up and it's been over anb hour since play was stopped for lunch. Let's hope it stops and we get a game soon.
Nothing much to report from the middle as it's still raining. We are in for a long wait but here's keeping our fingers crossed that the day is not washed out.
Well, well, well. The players had made their way out in the middle to restart proceedings but they are heading back in again as it has started to rain.
Huge shout for a catch out as the ball is off Smith to Stokes. It was caught but Stokes wasn't in control and that's been ruled out. He took the catch but while his hands were coming down, it hits his thingh and the ball gets dropped. There will be some talks about that one. And that's that for the first session. It's lunch now. AUS 238/3, need 146 to win
Wood will bowl probabaly the last over before lunch. Smith takes a single off the first ball before Head gets no runs from the next 3. Same for the last 2 deliveries. AUS 237/3, need 147 to win
Moeen Ali continues and Smith smacks him for a four off his 3rd delivery. just another single off this over. AUS 236/3, need 148 runs to win
Wood continues after Moeen's 2-run previous over. Heda takes a single off the first ball before Smith hits a four off the next. Another short ball and Smith pulls to get a single. AUS 231/3, need 153 runs to win
Wood from the other end and goes for a short ball. Head navigates it and takes a single. tries it with Smith too but he ducks and lets the ball go to Bairstow. Swings at the 3rd and gets a single. Another short ball for Head and he defemds. The strategy against Head is pretty clear at the moment. Another short and Head leaves it. AUS 223/3, need 161 runs to win
Moeen Ali will be introduced now. Let's see what he can get out of the wicket. Smith does not care as he goes after him and smacks it to the boundary. The 3rd is an inside edge and goes through Smith and just misses the stumps. That's a nutmeg. Head rotates strike and Smith takes a single to end this one. AUS 221/3, need 163 runs
Broad will bowl the next one and Smith greets him with a boundary of his own. The next four balls yield no runs. Good comeback by the bowler. And it's going to stay that way. AUS 210/3, need 174 to win
Anderson continues and Head goes ballistic on him. Hits the veteran for 2 back to back boundaries. Add that to the boundary he scored in Broad's last over and Australia are steadying their ship. Lets the next two balls go. 200 up for AUS, meanwhile. AUS 206/3, need 178 to win
Anderson continues. Feast your eyes on this Broad-Anderson partnership for one last time. Just a single off the first two balls as Smith rotates strike. Head gets a hold off the 3rd and it just flies off to bat to the boundary. Leaves the 4th and the 5th. A single to end this over. AUS 191/3, need 193 to win
Broad back in the attack and beats ead straight away. Leaves the next two balls alone. Pushes the fourth to deep backward point for 2 runs. Swings at the fifth ball and gets beaten away as the see-saw nature of this match continues. The last ball is also past the edge of the bat and comprehensively beaten. AUS 185/3, need 199 to win
Anderson in to bowl and Smith plays and misses the first ball. Very, very close. The second ball is glanced by Smnith for a boundary to fine leg. Leves the next two deliveries. Smashes the last ball down the ground for four more. AUS 183/3, need 201 to win
It's time for drinks and it's been a good couple of over from the bowlers as the Australian batters are struggling to have their way in the first session. AUS 175/3, need 209 to win
Wood continues and he has given away 4-byes of his 5th ball as it has just flown over everyone and into the boundary. Was going for a maiden but not to be. And gone!!!!! Labuschagne nicks to it the slip to Crawley!! AUS 169/3, need 215 runs
Woakes continues and his second delivery is a beaut!! Just evades the outside edge of Labuscagne. The next two are dots before Labuschagne takes a single to give the strike to Smith. Nothing but that single from this over. AUS 164/2, need 220 runs
Mark Wood to bowl his first over of the day. He had just bowled 3 from the 38 overs played last day. 2 runs from the first 2 balls. Nothimng off the next 2 balls as Smith defends the first and leaves the next. Nothing off the next 2 balls as well. AUS 162/2, need 222 to win
Broad continues and Labuschagne defends the inswinger. The 3rd ball moves away and that's 4 byes. The fourth ball is a glorious cover drive from Labuschagne to get another boundary. AUS 154/2, need 230 to win
Woakes to continue and he strikes again!!! The onfield umpire gives Khawaja out but the Australian reviews. 3 reds and Khawaja's race is run. AUS 141/2, need 243 to win
There's a review now as Broad seems convinced for a LBW. Nothing off the bat as replays show but the wickets are missing. England lose a review. AUS 141/1, need 243 to win
Square leg drops back to the fence! Broad, on his last day of Test cricket, comes up with the double bluff as Khawaja, who is expecting the shorter one, is stagnent at the crease and hangs his bat out to defend, but misses the ball. Close shave! Score after 41 overs, AUS: 140/0
Players from Australia and England are out in the middle. The weather is gloomy and grey and it seems there will be rain at some point but for now England are ready with Broad at the top of his mark. And here we go... a quiet first over and just one run from the over. Score after 39 overs, AUS: 136/0
We're waiting. A bit of a shower has caused a delayed start. Covers are coming off. Barmy Army have tweeted - "It’s stopped drizzling".
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