For English cricket fans, Headingley in Leeds, will always hold a special place in their hearts.
In 1981, Ian Botham had produced an innings for the ages, dragging England back from the brink of defeat with an unbeaten 149 and setting up the stage for Bob Willis to produce a match-winning spell. England won a Test match where, at one stage, bookmakers were offering odds of 500/1 against them winning.
Few doubted that could ever be matched but, 38 years later, it was perhaps equalled by the performance of another all-rounder, Ben Stokes.
England had seemed on the back foot when Stokes came to bat. Although they had bowled Australia out for 179, they were dismissed for just 67. Australia then made 246 second time round. England needed 359 to win.
Stokes came out to bat at 141/3 and soon lost captain Joe Root. He started slowly, and suffered a blow to the head from a short delivery that broke off parts of his helmet.
With Jonny Bairstow batting with him, England appeared in with a chance. But then Bairstow departed for 36, followed by four other batters.
That left England 73 to win with just one wicket remaining. The only man to keep Stokes company was Jack Leach, an unlikely looking cricketer with his bald head and glasses.
What happened next quickly became the stuff of legends and transformed Stokes into an instant national hero. He launched a one-man assault on the Australian bowlers smashing Nathan Lyon for a number of sixes, including a reverse sweep straight into the Western terrace.
He tried to protect Leach from the strike as much as possible, but, when the No. 11 did have to face a ball, he was stout in his defence.
Stokes reached his century and, despite celebrations from the packed stands, refused to lose focus. Victory seemed in touching distance.
And then came drama. Stokes edged a sweep that went to short third. He thought about a run, changed his mind, and sent Leach, already halfway down the pitch, back. The ball was thrown to Lyon, who only had to catch it and knock the bails off, but he dropped it.
Stokes missed another sweep next ball and was hit on the pads. Australia appealed for leg before, but the umpire ruled against them. Since they were out of reviews, they could do little about it. Replays revealed that the ball would have hit the stumps.
Then came Leach’s big moment. He had faced 16 balls without scoring a run, but now he played a ball from Pat Cummins off his hip and was called for a run. That brought the scores level, and Stokes hammered the next ball through cover to reach 135 and win the match,
He let out a primal roar of victory as the fans went wild. Many commentators, including Australians, described it as the best they had ever seen in Test cricket.