Australia captain Pat Cummins has sealed a remarkable two-wicket victory for his side over England in a thrilling climax to a gripping five-day battle in the opening Ashes test.
Set a 281 victory target, the visitors began a rain-delayed day on 107/3, but their chances looked remote, when they were reduced to 227/8.
In partnership with Nathan Lyon, Cummins launched a fightback and sealed victory with an unbeaten 44.
In suffocating tension, he struck the final boundary to take his side over the line for a 1-0 lead in the series.
After a rain-delayed start, unflappable Australia opening batsman Usman Khawaja had kept his team on course for victory with a gritty innings to edge the visitors towards the target.
They reached 183/5 at the tea interval, requiring 98 more, but a match full of momentum shifts swung England's way, when Khawaja was bowled by England skipper Ben Stokes for 65.
When Joe Root held a caught-and-bowled chance to remove Alex Carey, England were closing in on victory.
Cummins sparked the fightback with huge sixes off Root's offspin, as England delayed taking the new ball, and he was the calmest person in the stadium, as he secured victory.
It was the second-highest successful victory chase at Edgbaston and made up for Australia's heartbreaking loss to England on the same ground in 2005, when they fell three short of chasing down 282.
England 393/8d & 273 (Root 46, Brook 46; Cummins 4/63) Australia 386 & 282/8 (Khawaja 65, Cummins 44 not out; Broad 3/64)
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