July 8 Joe Root produced one of the great England innings against Australia, hitting 134 runs off 166 balls to help the hosts rebuild from a poor start to end on 343 for seven.

July 9 Moeen Ali excelled with both bat and ball, shepherding the tail to carry England past the 400-run mark and taking two wickets as Australia closed on 265 for five.

July 10 England set the tourists an unlikely 412 to win, courtesy of half-centuries by Joe Root and Ian Bell, after cleaning up the last five Australian wickets for 44.

July 11 Alastair Cook’s men bowled brilliantly as a unit to dismiss Australia for 242 in the second innings, securing a near-perfect victory to go 1-0 up with a day to spare.

July 14 Australia wicket-keeper Brad Haddin - whose place was already in jeopardy due to poor form - flies home due to a family emergency. He is replaced in the side by Peter Nevill, while Shane Watson is also dropped.

July 16 Unbeaten centuries for Steve Smith and Chris Rogers propelled Australia to 337 for one as England lost the toss and were made to rue their request for a flat pitch.

July 17 A calamitous evening session left England in tatters on 85 for four, trailing by 481 runs after Australia’s batsmen continued to assert their new-found authority.

July 18 Ben Stokes and Alastair Cook both reached half centuries but England’s comeback was short-lived as Australia turned the screw before extending their lead to 362.

July 19 Australia continued to bat England out of the park, setting England five sessions to survive from 509 behind, then bowled aggressively for 32 overs - with Mitchell Starc excelling - to level the series.

July 21 Gary Ballance pays the price for his poor form by being dropped, with Jonny Bairstow replacing him. Ian Bell is moved up to three, while Mark Wood is replaced by Steven Finn.

July 29 James Anderson took six wickets to skittle Australia out for 136, assisted by Stuart Broad, and England finished three runs behind with seven wickets in hand.

July 30 A vicious two-wicket over from Mitchell Johnson gave Australia hope until England reached 281 and Steven Finn bowled the hosts to the verge of victory.

July 31 Steven Finn took a sixth wicket to post his best ever figures before England eased to their 121-run target, tipping the series balance back in their favour.

August 6 One of the most sensational mornings of Test cricket sees Australia skittled for just 60, with Stuart Broad taking 8-15. England then rack up the runs in the afternoon, with Joe Root scoring a century.

August 7 After England declare with a lead of 331, Australia put up some token resistance through Chris Rogers and David Warner before Ben Stokes prompts yet another collapse. Five wickets fall in a flash to leave the Aussies seven down overnight and on the brink of defeat.