Twitter Reactions: England 8 down with just 107 on board

Twitter Reactions: England 8 down with just 107 on board: The 5^th Test of the Investec Ashes 2015 had little importance over the fact that Australian opener Chris Rogers and skipper Michael Clarke will never walk out in the baggy greens. For the Aussies it was about pride, giving their skipper a fitting farewell and saving some nose after sinking 3-1 down at the end of 4 Tests.

Australia did just that with their first innings, most batsmen showed a determined effort to not let go off the chance and made sure they had 481 on the board before the 10^th man took the long walk back. This gave Mitchell Johnson & Co. a license to go out with a full throttle attack strategy; as one- they had nothing to lose, two- they had scored enough to not lose the Test. It started with English skipper Cook’s dismissal when Nathan Lyon clean bowled him and triggered a collapse we have so often seen in this particular Ashes.

Siddle who was given this game in place of injured Josh Hazlewood made sure he split the crack into an opening after Cook departed; he first go Lyth and then Bell. When Ian Bell got out at 46-3, England looked in trouble but very few would have expected them to tumble as quickly as they did, as in a matter of 13 overs they scored another 46 runs and lost 5 wickets.

Here are some of the best tweets after England’s poor-poor batting show Twitter Reactions: England 8 down with just 100 on board:

"What are the umpires for?" #Ashes2015 pic.twitter.com/rRqMkZmOq8

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) August 21, 2015

The way we're going you could comfortably play a sixth Test with all the scheduled days not used in first five #Ashes2015

— Daniel Brettig (@danbrettig) August 21, 2015

Umpire's decision upheld 31 times in 33 referrals in this series.#Ashes2015

— Greg Baum (@GregBaum) August 21, 2015

When they say #Ashes2015 has been competitive. pic.twitter.com/gwpB7232Pp

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) August 21, 2015

Milestones reached in #Ashes2015
Johnson 300 wkts
Broad 300 wkts
Finn 100 wkts
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Johnson 2000 runs
Rogers 2000 runs
S Smith 3000 runs

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) August 21, 2015

What a cracking day of test cricket today. The Aussies leave the field. #InvestecAshes #Ashes2015 pic.twitter.com/lLl1VLLSHF

— Jason Evans (@jasonevans104) August 21, 2015

Stumps: England 107-8 v Australia, trail by 374 #Ashes2015 pic.twitter.com/OQJSmLxoHY

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) August 21, 2015

England's collapse underlines the fact that on both sides, the bowlers are much superior to the batters. #Ashes2015 pic.twitter.com/hzy2DjOLzI

— Geedon Bruce (@GeedonBruce) August 21, 2015

This Ashes turning out to be most one sided Test Series ever & only one Team is performing in every Test either England or Australia#Ashes

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) August 21, 2015

Australia produce a superb bowling display to reduce England to 107/8, 374 runs behind #EngvAus pic.twitter.com/JKS2F7IYt9

— ICC (@ICC) August 21, 2015

England's defeats by an innings at Oval in #Ashes
Inn & 39 runs 1930
Inn & 149 runs 1948
Inn & 25 runs 2001
2015 ??

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) August 21, 2015

Stumps! ENG 107-8 as they trail by 374 runs. #Ashes2015 pic.twitter.com/qaSbAhllJv

— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) August 21, 2015