Cricket writer Adrian Seconi stayed up past pumpkin hour to watch England's Stuart Broad take eight for 15. It was an extraordinary effort, but where does it rank in the pantheon of great fast bowling performances? This is Seconi's top five.
Nine for 52
Richard Hadlee (NZ) v Australia
Brisbane, 1985
Hadlee's wonderful performance in Brisbane 30 years ago has been described as one of the finest and most controlled displays of fast bowling in history.
He took all four wickets to fall on a rain-affected opening day but was at his most imperious on day two.
Australia had resumed on 146 for four but was quickly bundled out for 179.
In a mesmerising spell featuring pace, swing and seam, Hadlee trapped Kepler Wessels lbw then ran through the middle order.
His ability to swing the ball in and nip it off the seam is what made him such an extraordinary bowler.
Eight for 15
Stuart Broad (Eng) v Australia
Trent Bridge, 2015
If the English win the fourth Ashes test - and surely they will - they owe thanks to Broad's extraordinary spell.
He found his line and length immediately, nicking out Chris Rogers third ball to claim his 300th test wicket.
Moments later, he squared up Steve Smith to find the edge again.
Wickets three and four followed rapidly and his fifth came when Michael Clarke had a reckless flail outside off and was brilliantly caught by Alastair Cook.
In a whirlwind half hour, he had - result pending - won England the test and series.
Eight for 43
Bob Willis (Eng) v Australia
Leeds, 1981
Dubbed one of the great escapes in test cricket history, England trailed Australia by 227 runs after it had collapsed to be all out for 174 in reply to 401.
Sir Ian Botham led the counter-attack with an undefeated 149.
He was named man of the match when England rebounded to win by 18 runs.
It was just the second time in test history a team had won after following on.
But without Willis, there would have been no victory.
The courageous fast bowler took three wickets in 11 balls and the touring side never recovered.
Eight for 38
Glenn McGrath (Aus) v England
Lord's, 1997
McGrath was the master of line and length and one of the most accurate bowlers I've seen.
He would probe away on a niggly line and length and wait for the seam to work its magic.
On a helpful pitch, such as the one at Lord's that day, he was basically unplayable.
Among his eight victims were Mike Atherton, Nasser Hussain and Alec Stewart.
Stewart's dismissal summed up the day.
He left a ball which should have slipped by off harmlessly but instead crashed into his stumps.
England made just 77.
McGrath's eight for 24 against Pakistan in Perth in 2004 was pretty impressive, too.
Eight for 103
Ian Botham (Eng) v West Indies
Lord's, 1984
No cricket list would be complete without a mention of Beefy.
As one of the game's greatest all-rounders, he had many memorable days.
His eight for 34 against Pakistan at Lord's in 1978 was the greater statistical achievement.
England won that match, too, which has to count for something.
But for me, the better performance was his eight for 103 against the West Indies in a losing effort six years later.
He bamboozled the West Indies' talent-laden batting order, accounting for the likes Gordon Greenidge, Desmond Haynes, Larry Gomes, Viv Richards and Clive Lloyd with a masterful display of swing bowling.
Oddly, he went wicketless (0 for 117) in the second innings and England lost by nine wickets.
