Gone was all talk of Lord's, the Long Room and that stumping of Jonny Bairstow a week earlier, the combatants happy to share the space and bask in the afterglow of a thriller.
England were the side to emerge victorious on the day, ensuring Australia's position of strength had taken a haircut in Leeds and this Ashes series remains alive. Ben Stokes and his players now sit 2-1 down going into the fourth Test at Old Trafford next week, their pursuit of 251 for a three-wicket win in exactly 50 overs - as per Stuart Broad's morning prediction - the latest entry into Headingley folklore.
It wasn't until 3.38pm that the sellout crowd in this rollercoaster series could finally exhale, Chris Woakes offering shades of his captain here four years ago when he crashed the ball through the covers to seal the deal. It was fitting, too, that Mark Wood should be at the other end when he did so, two universally popular cricketers having injected life into a listing Ashes campaign when England needed them most.
Mitchell Starc was the bowler who suffered this coup de grâce from Woakes but was slightly undeserving of it on the day. The left-armer had bounded in with heart, skill and no shortage of menace to peg back England's chase throughout, his 14th five-wicket haul secured when, despite a slight mix-up with Pat Cummins over the catch, he snuffed out Harry Brook for 75. It left the hosts seven down, 21 short of their target.
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