The Investec Ashes 2013
How the Ashes were won
1st Test, Trent Bridge: The series began with a bang and a snarl as England, choosing to bat, were bundled out for 215 in less than 60 overs, with Peter Siddle taking 5 for 50•Getty Images
Agar's carefree innings was cut short on 98, the highest score for a No. 11 in Tests, as he and Phillip Hughes put on a stunning 163-run stand. Australia had earned a useful lead and Agar was the talk of the cricketing world•Getty Images
A twisting, turning match kept the drama coming, as England worked their way through the order after a solid opening stand. At 231 for 9, an Australia defeat seemed certain, only for Haddin to marshal James Pattinson in another last-ditch effort... With nails bitten to the quick, it took a review to dislodge Haddin, as James Anderson completed a 10-wicket haul to wrap up a sensational victory by 14 runs England 1-0 Australia•PA Photos
Australia fell apart on a disastrous second day, dismissed for 128 amid a flurry of poor shots. Graeme Swann took a five-wicket haul but England declined to enforce the follow-on•Getty Images
In the last over of the day, after England had taken the extra half-hour, Swann won an lbw verdict against Pattinson for his ninth wicket in the match. The winning margin was a crushing 347 runs England 2-0 Australia•Getty Images
Kevin Pietersen matched Clarke in making his first ton of the series and, despite the best efforts of Siddle, England passed the follow-on target on the fourth morning•PA Photos
4th Test, Chester-le-Street: After winning the toss, England again failed to make the most of their fortune. Alastair Cook top-scored with 51 but, even on a lively pitch assisting the seamers, being bowled out for 238 two overs into the second day was not an impressive return•Getty Images
Set 299 to win, Australia responded with the first, and only, century opening stand of the series. But there was a storm coming...•AFP
Steven Smith followed Watson's lead to record his first Test century on the second day, as Australia piled up 492 runs before declaring nine down. But with England appearing to prioritise not losing above winning the series 4-0, the match drifted. After the fourth day was washed out, they resumed their first innings on 247 for 4•Getty Images
Despite missing out on the chance to inflict their first 4-0 defeat of Australia, the England players were able to celebrate a third Ashes victory in a row. But the urn is only certain to be in their possession for a few months, with the first Test of the return series in Australia beginning on November 21 England 3-0 Australia•PA Photos
After starting the second day on 75 for 4, Australia were quickly reduced to 117 for 9 and staring at a big first-innings deficit. Then their debutant No. 11, Ashton Agar, strode confidently to the crease...•Getty Images
England battled hard to build a more substantial second innings but a pivotal moment came on the third day, during Ian Bell's seventh-wicket stand with Stuart Broad. With Broad on 37 - and England's lead 232 - umpire Aleem Dar failed to spot an edge to slip via Brad Haddin's gloves. Having used all their reviews, Australia could only vent their frustration•Getty Images
2nd Test, Lord's: The Queen was in town for the start of the second Test but it was a dignitary from Down Under, Steve Waugh, who rang the bell before the start of play•Getty Images
The third day was dominated by Joe Root's progression to a first Ashes hundred - and his first since moving to opener. He eventually fell for 180 and England declared seven down, setting Australia a notional 583 to win•Getty Images
3rd Test, Old Trafford: The return of Test cricket to Manchester saw Australia win the toss for the first time and get off to a solid start - but the dismissal of Usman Khawaja became the latest of several DRS controversies•Getty Images
With poor weather forecast, Australia had a tricky judgement to make on how long to prolong their second innings. They scored briskly, extending their lead above 300, but Clarke was unhappy when the umpires deemed the light unfit for play at around 4.30pm. Half an hour later, the rain arrived...•PA Photos
Australia also encountered difficulties, particularly against an inspired Broad. But Chris Rogers dug in for 110 - becoming at 35 the second-oldest Australian to record his maiden Test century - to help earn a 32-run lead•Getty Images
From 120 for 1 at tea, Australia crumbled to defeat during an exhilarating extended session. Broad took six of the nine wickets to fall, giving him a career-best 11 for 121 in the match, as England sealed the Test and the series at around 7.40pm on the evening of the fourth day England 3-0 Australia•PA Photos
During a rollicking morning session, England made sure they avoided the follow-on, eventually being dismissed for 377, a deficit of 115. Haddin equalled Rod Marsh's record for catches in a Test series during the innings - he would break it later in the day•Getty Images
Bell completed a superb hundred, his 18th in Tests, as he and Broad took their partnership to 138 and, although the tail folded quickly, Australia would need 311 to win•Getty Images
England were in trouble at 28 for 3 but Bell came to the rescue again, recording his third consecutive hundred in Ashes Tests - only the fifth England batsman to do so. Ryan Harris got his name on the honours board with 5 for 72 and England's 361 only looked around par, after they had again won the toss•Getty Images
There was a first half-century in the series for Michael Clarke but England continued to land blows in pursuit of a four-day victory•Getty Images
Australia had struggled with the bat over the first two Tests but Clarke showed his class to register their first century. His 187 underpinned an impressive total of 527 for 7 declared•Getty Images
Australia declared in the morning on the final day, with rain threatening, and although England stumbled to 37 for 3, the predicted deluge set in shortly after lunch. A watery draw confirmed England as retaining the urn in anticlimactic circumstances England 2-0 Australia•Getty Images
But Bell again got England out of a hole, reaching three figures for the third time in the series. No other England batsman scored more than 45 as Harris carved out seven wickets•AFP
5th Test, The Oval: With little riding on the final match of the series, there were debutants on both sides. But it was a familiar face who dominated the opening day, as Shane Watson smashed an aggressive century from his new position in the order at No. 3•PA Photos
Another attacking declaration from Clarke, with Australia 111 for 6 in their second innings, left England needing 227 in 44 overs. But, with the light fading and tempers flaring, the umpires took the players off - England were left stranded 21 short of victory•Getty Images