Stop the presses. Stuart Broad walks and Australia can keep the Ashes alive.
The unthinkable is happening at Old Trafford, although things could have been much better for Australia on day four.
Needing to win the third Test to stay in the series, Australia remained in the hunt by bowling out England for 368 just 40 minutes before lunch to take a 159-run first-innings lead.
However, time is a major issue for Australia.
In an action-packed first hour, England added 74 runs and grafted out nearly 20 valuable overs at the crease, before Peter Siddle (4-63) took two and Nathan Lyon (1-94) one to gobble up the three wickets required.
But the major excitement came when Broad did a backflip of Olympic-sized proportions and walked immediately after edging a ball behind.
At Trent Bridge, Broad smashed Ashton Agar to slip and stood his ground – after the umpire made a howler and didn’t give him out.
At Lord’s he nicked one and went for DRS.
But at Old Trafford, Broad (32) was on his way well before umpire Tony Hill had even raised his finger for Lyon’s first dismissal of the match.
Broad left knowing Australia still had both of their referrals up their sleeve, but still it was an about-face from England’s villainous fast bowler.
“Stuart Broad walks now, make up your mind you’re either a walker or not … it makes it worse if you pick and choose!” Tweeted former Australian Test player Tom Moody.
England spinner Graeme Swann also walked after nicking Peter Siddle, to give further hope that good spirit still exists in the DRS-morphed world of Test cricket.
Broad and Matt Prior (30) put on 58 for the eighth wicket and then Prior and No.11 James Anderson (3no) hung around at the death for eight overs to soak up valuable minutes in a match that could come down the wire.
Australia are in control, but time could beat them, especially if rain arrives in Manchester.
Knowing they need to pile on the runs in quick time to avoid the match petering out into a draw, David Warner was sent out to open the batting to another chorus of boos.
Australia must effectively treat their second innings as a one-day match and smash out a lead in the vicinity of 350-400, before sending England back in before the day is out.
That would give Australia more than three sessions to take the 10 wickets required to keep the series alive heading to the fourth Test in Durham.
Mitchell Starc took 3-76 and Ryan Harris finished with 2-82.