Twitter reacts as Australia retain the Ashes for the first time since 2001
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In yet another dramatic finish, Australia skittled out England in the very last hour of the Test to retain the Ashes for the first time since 2001. With the win, Tim Paine became the first Aussie captain since Steve Waugh in 2001 to retain the Ashes, and the Twitterati reacted on the same.
Beware of the "Temporary Captain" 
Ricky Ponting never did!
— CricBeat (@Cric_beat) September 8, 2019
Michael Clarke never did!
Tim Paine did ✔️
Retaining Ashes in England!
Finally, after 18 years, Australia's dream came true!!
We have been terrible with the bat! The Aussies deserve the series win! Our batsman need a massive look at themselves because they ain’t played their part one bit! #ashes
— O'Neil McDowall (@oneilmcd) September 8, 2019
Ridiculous Tweet!!
Depressing thought. England will struggle to win an Ashes series until Steve Smith retires 🤷🏼♂️#ashes
— Andrew Hawkins (@hawkster77) September 8, 2019
What a nail-biting finale!
Australia retain Ashes with thrilling win over England at Old Trafford https://t.co/MKkfkaYhow pic.twitter.com/DPZqxrznQW
— Bishop (@BadtBishop) September 8, 2019
It was Labuschagne who turned it around for the Aussies!
Oz retains the ashes👏
— Pravesh Kumar (@Pravesh21818898) September 8, 2019
Australia played brilliantly throughout the series they deserves to win .@cricketcomau#Ashes2019
That was a brilliant delivery from Labuschagne to dissmiss Leach!!
Very pleased to see Glamorgan’s Marnus Labuschagne win the Ashes. As the saying goes, strong Glamorgan, strong Australia...
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) September 8, 2019
Congratulations to Australia on an outstanding series win!
I await Bob Willis’s withering words.. Australia retain Ashes with thrilling win over England #Ashes19 https://t.co/blhpSzaWuH
— Sangita Myska (@BBCSangita) September 8, 2019
Great to see Steve Smith contributing in every match for his country!!
#Ashes2019... scenes when #Australia win and retain the Ashes... Lead 2-1... Thanks to legendary run machine #StevenSmith scoring a whopping total 675 runs in Ashes 2019 so far at an insane average of 150+ 😍😍😍 Absolutely mad... https://t.co/5Yz739UtCH
— RD_Insights_21 (@Sagacious_39) September 8, 2019
That's cricket for you!
So close but yet so far I suppose. #ENGvAUS #Ashes19 Congrats to @CricketAus for the thorough preparation for this Ashes. I guess we can't win everything this year. Hardly had a bowling attack to paper over the cracks of the batting. It was a great series nonetheless. pic.twitter.com/xYQOYArOvX
— 🏴2019🏆We hit more Boundaries than NZ (@BackOnYourTL) September 8, 2019
Hahahhaha!!
Someone’s salty. Enjoy your World Cup win. I’ll enjoy our ashes. 😘
— David (@AFLNow) September 8, 2019
