On the three-month-long tour of England, the Australians completed a unique double -- winning their maiden World Test Championship title and retaining the Ashes.
Play has been abandoned for the day at the Oval on Sunday with Australia needing 249 more runs with all wickets intact to beat England in the fifth Ashes test, setting up a potentially thrilling finish to a classic series.
The 37-year-old Broad on Saturday announced that he will retire from international cricket after the conclusion of the ongoing final Ashes Test against Australia.
During England's fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval, on Saturday, the England skipper, Ben Stokes, etched his name in history by becoming the batter with the highest number of sixes in a single Ashes series against arch-rivals Australia.
England will begin their second innings on day three with trailing Australia by 12 runs after the tourists were all out for 295 in reply to the hosts total of 283
According to a witness, the parkgoers were positioned horizontally for up to 45 minutes as rescuers had to harness the riders to safely move them onto a platform lift
After contributing to England's triumph at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia last year, Stokes became the focus of expectations for a potential return from ODI retirement.