June 20th 2023.
Australia have taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match Ashes series with a remarkable two-wicket win over England at Edgbaston.
The victory was set up by a stunning performance from Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon, who put on an unbroken tenth-wicket partnership of 55 to get Australia over the line.
The winning moment came late in the day, with Cummins guiding a thick edge down to third man as two England fielders desperately tried to prevent the boundary, sparking wild celebrations from the Australian dressing room.
When play resumed on the final day of the match, Australia were set a daunting target of 174 runs with England seven wickets away from an early lead in the series.
Stuart Broad, who had knocked over Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith the night before, claimed the first wicket of the day with Scott Boland edging to Joe Root at slip.
Travis Head also made his way back to the pavilion after looking uncomfortable against the short ball, as Moeen Ali squared him up and Root took another catch.
Usman Khawaja then compiled a gritty half-century to put Australia within touching distance of the target, but Ben Stokes ended the resistance with an inside edge sending Khawaja back for 65.
England looked to be on the brink of victory but Cummins had other ideas, smashing Joe Root for two sixes to keep Australia in the hunt.
The crowd at Edgbaston were stunned into silence as Nathan Lyon, dropped earlier in the day by Ben Stokes, found support from Cummins as the pair steered Australia to the target.
The Australians could barely believe what they had achieved as Cummins guided the ball to the boundary and the moment of triumph was sealed.
An all-time classic Ashes Test has seen Australia take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series, and the team will be hoping to retain the Ashes when the next Test match begins.
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