England levelled the Ashes series after a dramatic victory over Australia at the Kia Oval on a day when the action on a rain-affected day equalled any of a memorable five-match campaign.
Stuart Broad, playing in his final Test match, took the final two wickets to fall, having the doughty Todd Murphy caught behind by wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow for the ninth. Murphy had put on 35 for the ninth wicket with Alex Carey, but Broad ended the partnership. Broad then took the wicket of Carey to seal victory.
Australia were all out for 334, 49 runs short of the target set by England but retained the Ashes because the Pat Cummins-led side won the Ashes in Australia 2021-22. Australia have not won an Ashes series in England since 2001.
The tourists were leading 2-1 coming into the Oval Test and were chasing a target of 384 to secure a third match victory in the series.
The entire afternoon session was lost to rain and play restarted after tea with Australia on 238 for three, with the tourists favourites to win the series with Steve Smith and Travis Head seemingly set in.
Smith eventually moved to 50 with a single off Moeen Ali before the England spinner struck with his next ball. Moeen tempted Head to drive and he could only edge to Joe Root at first slip to reduce Australia to 264 for four in pursuit of 384.
Smith quickly followed Head back to the dressing room when Woakes produced a beauty to dismiss the Australian for 54. From the final ball of the 75th over, Woakes pitched it up and Smith edged to Crawley at second slip. Mitch Marsh departed in the next over with Moeen finding the edge and Jonny Bairstow taking a superb one-handed catch to reduce Australia to 274 for six.
Woakes then claimed his five-wicket haul with Mitchell Starc out for a two-ball duck after he edged behind to Crawley at second slip. Australia captain Cummins was unable to produce a repeat of his heroics at Edgbaston after his pull shot off Moeen hit his thigh and flicked up for Stokes to take the catch to reduce the tourists to 294 for eight, before the final two wickets fell after 6pm.
Earlier, England had taken three wickets before lunch, raising hopes of forcing a more comfortable win, and a fourth was tantalisingly missed when Stokes dropped Smith off Mark Wood while celebrating the catch.