Twitter goes ballistic as England batsmen plunder highest ever ODI score
At the same venue they notched their previous top score of 444 a couple of years ago.
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The third ODI between England and Australia was supposed to be a must-win encounter for Tim Paine and Co. More than that, it was a ‘test of character’ for them to arrest their slump and telecast their mettle as a cricketing nation. The newly appointed Aussie skipper won the toss and elected to field first and it turned to be equivalent to a nightmare as the English batsmen tore their bowlers apart.
A couple of years ago, at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England notched the highest ever ODI score off 444 runs versus Pakistan. Almost 22 months later, at the very venue, they pummeled Australia’s bowling lineup and breached the score in 45.3 overs. Alex Hales swatted Jhy Richardson over square leg for a six into the stands to accomplish the home team’s feat.
Records galore in Nottingham
The Barmy Army didn’t stop there and eventually plundered 481 runs in 50 overs, which will require some getting in the future. Johnny Bairstow and Hales scored a century each to leave the Men in Yellow in utter disarray. Paine’s troops gasped for breath, tried every tactic out to halt the carnage, but each of them faltered and the hosts kept peppering the boundary with sheer disparagement.
Skipper Eoin Morgan didn’t let the bowlers settle and notched the fastest ever half-century in 21 balls apart from becoming the leading run-scorer for England in ODIs. Australia used as many as eight bowlers, but none of them could stop the run-churning spree. Hales, playing in front of his home crowd, compiled his highest ODI score of 147 runs in a mere 92 balls.
Bairstow stitched together his fourth century in his last six matches and played till the 37th over to ensure that his team gets to a comfortable position. Jason Roy’s 61 ball 82-run can’t be undermined by any stretch of the imagination as it kick-started the innings. Following the home team’s domination over the hapless bunch of Aussies, Twitter is absolutely cock-a-hoop and praised the home team on the feat.
Here are their reactions
This is absolute carnage @englandcricket amazing striking from @JasonRoy20 @jbairstow21 @AlexHales1 and @Eoin16 🤪
— Graeme Swann (@Swannyg66) June 19, 2018
World Record score in ODIs Well played @ECB_cricket Smash smash smash
I’m sure a white ball just hit my car in Harrogate 🤪— Ryan Sidebottom (@RyanSidebottom) June 19, 2018
Two waist high full tosses…
Shouldn’t he be out of the attack?— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) June 19, 2018
Do you think England will become the 1st team to score 500 runs in an ODI in a single innings tonight?#ENGvAUS
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) June 19, 2018
500 on the cards? #EngvAus
— Brendan Taylor (@BrendanTaylor86) June 19, 2018
WORLD RECORD!!! Well played @englandcricket!! The boys are on fire and an absolute treat to watch! #entertainment 🔥🙌👌#ENGvAUS #500
— James Taylor (@jamestaylor20) June 19, 2018
500 ? #ENGvAUS
— Ravi Bopara (@ravibopara) June 19, 2018
Really starting to feeling sorry for these Ozzie’s! 🤥
— Graham Onions (@BunnyOnions) June 19, 2018
@jbairstow21 OMG keep smashing em boi 💯💯💯💯 Take a bow xx
— Ryan Sidebottom (@RyanSidebottom) June 19, 2018
I didn't think I would say this but I must. England, do think of bowlers! Not just Eng vs Oz (326 in 36) but India 'A' have hit 458 in 50 overs against some Leicestershire team.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 19, 2018
How the mighty have fallen!! Australia at sixes and sevens..literally …England on course for half a thousand #EngVAus
— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) June 19, 2018
Declare England …….
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 19, 2018
x 100 pic.twitter.com/Nlvozz6Xjb
— Abhishek (@absycric) June 19, 2018
Seems Like Australia Can't Bowl Well Without The Sandpaper…#ENGvAUS
— Babu Bhaiya (@Shahrcasm) June 19, 2018
Grounds with most 400+ totals in List A cricket
5 – Nottingham
4 – Johannesburg
3 – Taunton/The Oval/New Plymouth#EngvAus— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) June 19, 2018
😮 Our lawyers will be in touch, @englandcricket… #stickcricket
— Stick Cricket (@stickcricket) June 19, 2018
Tim and his boys are feeling the Paine of that onslaught #ENGVAUS #worldrecord
— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani) June 19, 2018
Why did Root come in and not Willey?!
— Flat Track Bully (@FTB_cricket) June 19, 2018
500 in an ODI will happen before 2019 WC imho
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) June 19, 2018
Mayhem at Trent Bridge as England break ODI batting record. Australia getting stuffed and how!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) June 19, 2018
21 sixes. 41 fours. @KumarSanga2 :”that’s like a career for me” great line Sanga…… #AUSvENG
— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani) June 19, 2018
Highest ODI totals:
481/6 Eng v Aus, Trent Bridge*
444/3 Eng v Pak, Trent Bridge, 2016
443/9 SL v Net, Amstelveen, 2006
439/2 SA v WI, Joburg, 2015#ENGvAUS— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) June 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/IamIsrarHashmi/status/1009115889285959680
This runfest is another reminder for those who want to pick an Indian side based on imaginary "English conditions"#ENGvAUS
— cricBC (@cricBC) June 19, 2018
481-6! *NEW WORLD RECORD.
Sensational batting by England, especially @jbairstow21 & @AlexHales1. 👏👏#engvaus pic.twitter.com/dtq0xi1qhj— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 19, 2018
An unwanted record for Pakistan broken today:
England make 481 for 6 in 50 overs against Australia.
Previous highest ODI score was 444 for 3 by England against Pakistan in 2016.#Cricket— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) June 19, 2018
Who is going to tell the Australians in the dressing room that "England are possibly 20 short?" #ENGvAUS
— Shashank Kishore (@captainshanky) June 19, 2018
England make geting to 400 look incredibly difficult in a Test match. They make it look a synch in odis #engvaus #bludgeonit
— simon hughes (@theanalyst) June 19, 2018
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