England and their fans are in seventh heaven after the tourists crushed Australia by an innings and 71 runs in the second Test in Adelaide to take a 1-0 lead in the Ashes series.

The visitors suffered a major blow before a ball was even bowled on day five when fast bowler Stuart Broad was ruled out of the final three Tests and the one-day series with a stomach injury.

However, that was the only negative on a day of celebrations for England as they tasted their first victory in Adelaide since 1995 and their 100th Ashes win overall.

With Kevin Pietersen claiming the crucial wicket of Michael Clarke off the final ball of the day on Monday, all of Australia's hopes rested on the shoulders of Michael Hussey, but he lasted only six eventful overs on the final day.

Just about every decision captain Andrew Strauss made on Tuesday turned out to be correct. Despite Broad's absence and some turn for Graeme Swann, Strauss took the new ball after 83 overs and it paid off almost immediately. On his way to 52 from 98 balls, Hussey was put down by Matt Prior after a scratch off Swann before he mistimed a pull straight to James Anderson at mid-on.

The fall of the wicket had a domino effect as Australia lost their final five wickets for just 18 runs. Brad Haddin looked comfortable before Anderson was duly rewarded for putting in the hard yards. The wicketkeeper-batsman was caught behind after edging an outswinger. Anderson found himself on a hat-trick a ball later, with Ryan Harris bagging a king pair after he shouldered arms to go lbw. Harris went upstairs, but the UDRS appeal was in vain, with replays showing it would've clipped the bails.

Swann made it three wickets in four balls when the out-of-sorts Marcus North was trapped in front. The left-hander was given not out earlier when England went opted for an lbw referral, but he wasn't so lucky the second time around. He played all around the ball, but the umpire gave him not out as he wasn't quite sure if it was pad or bat first. England reviewed it and Hot Spot showed it was pad first and North was on his way for 22 without even waiting for the on-field umpire to give him a send-off.

Fast bowler Peter Siddle had a life when a Swann delivery rolled back onto his stumps but failed to dislodge the bails. Xavier Doherty had no such joy when the ball went through bat and bad and clipped the bails.

Swann picked up the final wicket of Siddle - also bowled through the gate - to finish with five for 91 in 41.1 overs as Australia were all out for 304.

Despite his first five-wicket haul against Australia, Swann didn't walk away with the man-of-the-match honours. That award went to Kevin Pietersen for his career-best 227.

Their victory means England are now just one victory away from retaining the Ashes they won on home soil in 2009, but more importantly they are in line to win a series in Australia for the first time since 1986-87. With Australia struggling with the bat, ball and in the field, it's hard to see how they can stop this rampant England team.

Shot of the Day
Only 66 runs were scored on the final day and there weren't too many quality shots. In fact, no-one deserves this mini honour.

Delivery of the Day
Haddin and Anderson have a bit of history following their run-in in the first Test at the Gabba. Anderson got the better of Haddin when he drew his man forward and got the nick off a perfect outswinger in the 91st over.

Defining Moment of the Day
Australia's hopes of saving the Test match were over when Hussey trotted off the field in the 87th over of the innings, but perhaps more credit should be given to Strauss for actually taking the new ball. He only had two fit fast bowlers to call on following Broad's injury, while Swann was causing a few nervous moments against North, who doesn't play spin well. However, he took the new ball and it immediately paid off as a short one from Finn got the crucial wicket of Hussey. Anderson picked up two more wickets after that and those were down to the new cherry.

Shahida Jacobs