After day four was curtailed by bad light - despite the Lord's floodlights being used - as day five begins, Australia need 209 runs to claim a famous win, England need five wickets
James Anderson is straight on the money as he takes the first over of the day from the Nursery End, and has a loud lbw appeal against Michael Clarke - but umpire Billy Doctrove is unmoved
After that impressive Anderson over, Andrew Flintoff makes a crucial breakthrough in the second over, enticing Brad Haddin to edge to Paul Collingwood at second slip for 80, ending a partnership of 185
As Haddin trudges off, 20 runs short of becoming the first Australian wicketkeeper to score a century at Lord's, England's celebrations show their sense of relief at ending a sensational partnership
Vice-captain Clarke, a centurion on Sunday, now has the task of shepherding the tail - and is hit by a couple of bouncers from Flintoff for his pains
At the other end, number eight Mitchell Johnson bats with the assurance of a man who has a Test century to his name and plays some vicious strokes
Alastair Cook's dive towards the rope is in vain as the Aussie seventh-wicket pair try to plunder every run they can, with Johnson quickly moving towards 50
Captain Andrew Strauss makes an inspired bowling change - turning to Graeme Swann, Clarke dances down the track to the off-spinner's second ball and is bowled
Swann jumps for joy as England sense that their first Ashes Test victory at the home of cricket is moving closer - three more wickets are required, with Australia still needing more than 160 runs
The eighth wicket follows in quick succession as Nathan Hauritz, who makes just one, shoulders arms to Flintoff, who knocks his off stump over - leaving Australia on a perilous 363-8
Peter Siddle resists for 12 deliveries, but is then bowled by the last ball of an over from the irrepressible Flintoff, who celebrates his fifth wicket - and an imminent inscription on the Lord's honours board
Graeme Swann claims the final wicket wicket of the match, clean bowling Johnson, who scores a defiant 63 from 75 deliveries but cannot not prevent Australia slipping to a 115-run defeat
However, the morning truly belongs to Flintoff, who is at his belligerent and brutal best as he guides England to victory and receives the deserving adulation of the Lord's crowd and his team-mates
Having helped England to a 1-0 lead and their first Test victory over Australia at Lord's since 1934, Flintoff is named man of the match, much to the delight of the crowd
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