Ashes series

Stuart Broad put in a devastating final spell of quick bowling in the late afternoon and evening of the fourth day (Monday Aug 12) of the fourth Ashes Test match. He dismissed six Australian cricket batsmen in quick succession to win the game and the Ashes series for hosts England.

After two poor performances in the first two Tests, the Australians finally showed what they are capable of in the third Test at Old Trafford from Aug 1 to 5. They were in with a good chance of winning the match before the Manchester weather decided the result as a draw.

Ian Bell and Joe Root with the bat, and Graeme Swann with the ball, destroyed Australia in the second Ashes Test at Lords with over a day to spare. The match, which started on Thursday July 18, was scheduled to run five days, but England wrapped it up early to win by a whopping 347 runs.