Ricky Ponting would later call it one of the toughest spells of bowling he ever faced. With Australia yet to lose a wicket in pursuit of Englands target of 282, Michael Vaughan threw the ball.
Everyone remembers the series, and everyone remembers how it started. A packed house at Lords witnessed the infamous moment when Steve Harmison struck Ricky Ponting on the helmet, drawing.
You could never keep the big man out of the game. In his final appearance in a Test match for England, Flintoff delivered yet another classic Ashes moment. The Australian batsmen tried to steal.