Boozers were decked with purple balloons and flags; murals were everywhere you looked; people donned Ozzy outfits, flooding the streets with battered T-shirts and denim jackets. It felt like a World Cup final for the metal fans who flooded in from every corner of the planet .

The day-long concert special featured standout performances from Osbourne and Black Sabbath, Metallica, Guns n' Roses, Jack Black and more.

On a day when Shubman Gill – another master of batting – was teaching the Bazball-worshipping Brits the true meaning of rock and roll, the leading frontman from Birmingham was signing off with a performance for the ages.