With victory in their sights at the Adelaide Oval, England squander an early opportunity on the final day when wicketkeeper Matt Prior fails to hold a thin edge from Australia batsman Michael Hussey
To England's relief, it does not prove a costly miss as Hussey, having advanced to 52, tries to pull a ball from Middlesex pace bowler Steve Finn (right) and skies the ball straight to mid-on
As England celebrate, fast bowler Stuart Broad (right) must have mixed feelings after being prevented from taking the field and ruled out of the rest of the series because of a torn abdominal muscle
Having taken the catch to remove Hussey, Jimmy Anderson strikes with the ball by having Brad Haddin caught behind for 12 (pictured) and trapping Ryan Harris lbw with his next delivery
Marcus North is the only top order batsman left standing for Australia but he only manages 22 before falling leg-before to the irrepressible Graeme Swann
Xavier Doherty is next to go, shown no favours by fellow spinner Swann, who beats his tentative defensive push to bowl him for five and leave Australia one wicket away from defeat
The end is not long arriving as Swann produces another beauty which turns between bat and pad to bowl Peter Siddle and give England victory by an innings and 71 runs
The moment of triumph for England as their massed ranks of supporters celebrate an outstanding victory
Swann finishes with figures of 5-91, the 10th time he has taken five wickets in an innings in his Test career, as England take a 1-0 lead in the series with three matches to play
England skipper Andrew Strauss is delighted by his side's performance and the knowledge that one more win from the three remaining Tests will enable them to retain the Ashes
Australia captain Ricky Ponting cuts a very different figure, however, as he is forced to face up to his third defeat in the last six Ashes Tests
England hero Kevin Pietersen leaves the field with a souvenir of the victory, and also collects the Man-of-the-match award for his magnificent 227, plus the key wicket of Michael Clarke on day four
A spectacular storm did arrive in Adelaide just after lunch but it was too late to save Australia or scupper England going 1-0 up in the series. Next stop Perth on 16 December
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