In an outstanding game of Test cricket on Sunday (September 8), Australia defeated England in the 4th Ashes Test at Emirates Old Trafford in Man♔chester. With this vꦐictory, Australia goes up 2-1 in the Ashes series.
England needed 383 runs to win in their second innings but couldn’t stand to the Australian bowling attack. They ended up scoring 197/10, losing by 185 runs.
Pat Cummins was the star bowler for Australia in th𓂃e second innings, picking up four wickets.꧒ Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon picked two wickets each.
Here are some Twitter reactions:
We꧂ll done Australia. Bloody beauty. This test cricket isn’t bad is it?? awesome effort lads. 👊🏼
— John Hastings (@johnhastings194)
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— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32)
What an effort by England today .. Great fight .. But well done Australia on retaining the .. no 𝕴point in pretending but they have been the bett𓃲er team .. better in all departments ..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
BREAKING: Australia retain the Ashes. Congratulations to Tim Paine & his excellent tea☂m.. especially the mercurial & those brilliant fast bowlers. Been a wonderful series but🐻 they’ve been the better side.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan)
England f💛ought hard, but Australia were just too good.
A sup🌟erb, dramatic final day ends with the tourists having🐷 won by 185 runs. scorecard 👇
— ICC (@ICC)
Here’s what it means. How good is this reaction?! ♓
— Rohan Connolly (@rohan_connolly)
AUSSIES WIN! Hazlewood finishes it off to seal a 185-run vic๊tory at Old Tr﷽afford!
Australia retain the urn a💙nd now eye a drought-breaking series win on English soil with the final Test starting Thursday:
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau)
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Well, the Ashes are staying Down Under. Australia were just too relentless and England𒁃 were too far back. Headingley was a miracle, it s♌hould have been 3-0
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Australia have retained the men's Ashes! |
— ICC (@ICC)
The last match of the series wꦗill be held on September 12 at Kenningto💧n Oval, London.
