Ashes 2019: Cricket fraternity celebrates as Australia retains Ashes urn; wins Manchester Test by 185 runs

Australia leads the Ashes 2019 series 2-1 after four Tests.

By Jatin Sharma - 08 Sep, 2019

The fourth Test of the Ashes 2019 series went all the way down to the wire. England came to the last day with eight wickets in hand and 365 runs to get, but more so, three sessions to keep the Aussies bowlers off.

Jason Roy was the first to fall for 31, clean bowled by Cummins and Denly fell for a well made 53, to Lyon. Cummins also accounted for Headingley hero Ben Stokes, who made just one run. Bairstow (25) and Buttler (34) tried to delay the inevitable, but Starc removed Bairstow and Hazlewood got Buttler out, leaving England 172/7.

Craig Overton (21) and Jack Leach (12) defied odds for over an hour after Archer was dismissed for 1. Finally, Paine made a masterstroke decision and Marnus Labuschagne got one to bounce off the rough patch and got Leach to glove to the short leg. Hazlewood trapped Overton in front of the stumps to give Australia a win by 185 runs and with the win went 2-1 up in the series.

This win also meant that Australia retained the Ashes urn. England folded for 197 runs and Cummins was the star bowler with 4/43, while Hazlewood and Lyon picked two wickets apiece.

Cricket fraternity was elated with the result as Australia was the better team in the series and took to Twitter to congratulate them for retaining the urn.

Here are the tweets:

Urgh ????#Ashes
— Kevin Pietersen???? (@KP24) September 8, 2019

Yeeeeeesssss Australia! ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????#cmonaussie #youbeautyaussie
— Ryan Harris (@r_harris413) 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

IT’S COMING HOME!!!! #youbeauty!!! #ashes
— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) September 8, 2019

What a terrific series it’s been mate ! 2-1 ✔️???? https://t.co/dbbEN3RXy1
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) September 8, 2019

Congrats Aussies lads, well played both teams @CricketAus @ECB_cricket . Proud of all of the players and staff . Sing the song bloody loud lads . Enjoy a beer , I will be . ???????????? @tdpaine36 and JL and all fans . Hats off #ashes . What a series to watch????
— Darren Lehmann (@darren_lehmann) September 8, 2019

Steve Smith vs Ben Stokes 2-1
With one to play...Australia retains #TheAshes
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 8, 2019

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

Well done Australia. Bloody beauty. This test cricket isn’t bad is it?? #retained awesome effort lads. ????????
— John Hastings (@johnhastings194) September 8, 2019

Superb, hard-earned win for Australia after the heart-breaking setback in earlier Test stemming from deep ambition. Great series this has turned out to be!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) September 8, 2019

By Jatin Sharma - 08 Sep, 2019

Ashes 2019: Cricket fraternity celebrates as Australia retains Ashes urn; wins Manchester Test by 185 runs

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