In an outstanding game of Test cricket on Sunday (September 8), Australia defeated England in the 4th Ashes Test at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester. With this victory, 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 the second innings, picking up four wickets. Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon picked two wickets each.
Here are some Twitter reactions:
Well done Australia. Bloody beauty. This test cricket isn’t bad is it?? #retained awesome effort lads. 👊🏼
— John Hastings (@johnhastings194) September 8, 2019
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— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) September 8, 2019
What an effort by England today .. Great fight .. But well done Australia on retaining the #Ashes .. no point in pretending but they have been the better team .. better in all departments ..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) September 8, 2019
BREAKING: Australia retain the Ashes. Congratulations to Tim Paine & his excellent team.. especially the mercurial @stevesmith49 & those brilliant fast bowlers. Been a wonderful series but they’ve been the better side. #Ashes #EngvAus pic.twitter.com/MBRd1erJCA
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 8, 2019
England fought hard, but Australia were just too good.
A superb, dramatic final day ends with the tourists having won by 185 runs.#Ashes scorecard 👇https://t.co/zrb0K55IBc pic.twitter.com/ZH45ItuUxm
— ICC (@ICC) September 8, 2019
Here’s what it means. How good is this reaction?! #Ashes #Ashes19 pic.twitter.com/E7i6GTdVuC
— Rohan Connolly (@rohan_connolly) September 8, 2019
AUSSIES WIN! Hazlewood finishes it off to seal a 185-run victory at Old Trafford!
Australia retain the urn and now eye a drought-breaking series win on English soil with the final Test starting Thursday: https://t.co/QGHI08lhCI pic.twitter.com/HePsGOm1FL
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) September 8, 2019
https://twitter.com/KP24/status/1170747680387141632
Well, the Ashes are staying Down Under. Australia were just too relentless and England were too far back. Headingley was a miracle, it should have been 3-0 https://t.co/6BLkrMvNiw
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 8, 2019
Australia have retained the men's Ashes!#Ashes | #ENGvAUS pic.twitter.com/ExLUMukTRn
— ICC (@ICC) September 8, 2019
The last match of the series will be held on September 12 at Kennington Oval, London.
