'Bro cemented his place for next 10 matches' - Fans abuzz as England opener Zak Crawley smashes blistering 189 runs off just 182 balls in 4th Ashes 2023 Test

Star England opener Zak Crawley amazed everyone with his sensational and blistering knock in the fourth Ashes 2023 Test against Australia. Crawley smashed 189 runs off just 182 balls with 21 boundaries and three sixes to his name on the second day of the Manchester Test. He already became registered his name in the record books before falling prey to Cameron Green.

Subsequently, the fans were also stunned and overjoyed as well following the unbelievable batting heroics of Zak Crawley against the top-class Australian bowling attack. They took to the micro-blogging site Twitter and came up with a lot of praising reactions for Crawley after his outstanding century to revive the chances for England in the Ashes 2023.

Here’s how fans reacted:

bro cemented his place for next 10 matches 😹😹😹 to flop

— flying kacchua😎 (@RAH_aayush) July 20, 2023

What a great innings, who said test cricket was boring

— Mike Greenhow (@GreenhowMike) July 20, 2023

He's been proving why his team Is backing him

— Attend (@needumjan) July 20, 2023

In a world of Dan Woottons, be Zak Crawley. https://t.co/rLkNmfjjzV

— GateMoneyDoc 🇺🇦 (@FredAtkins1973) July 20, 2023

It's Zak Crawley's world and we are just living in it 🌄

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.#Ashes2023 #zakcrawley #ENGvAUS pic.twitter.com/qYbhSgOqmn

— SportSermon (@SportSermon) July 20, 2023

Smashing show #ZakCrawley n dependable #JoeRoot 🤩🤩🤩



Was wondering 💭 #MoeenAli batting at 3 and getting runs was purely because the captain 👨🏼‍✈️ backed him #Ashes #Ashes2023 #Ashes23 #ENGvAUS #ENGvsAUS #AUSvENG #AUSvsENG #Cricket #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/5fOFmsX3ft

— Cric Nasir 🏏🦗 (@Nasir0271) July 20, 2023

Day 2 stumps

Fire batting England scored 384 runs from just 72 overs and lead by England 67 runs. Zak Crawley 189, Root 84 runs captain 24* not out.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 pic.twitter.com/cOC5XTUTi0

— cricket Lovers 💙🇮🇳 (@Joydip30406345) July 20, 2023

402 runs scored on another amazing day of #TestCricket with #ZakCrawley smashing #Australia for 189 @OldTrafford to leave @englandcricket 67 runs ahead at 384-4. With rain forecast @benstokes38 boys had to get a move on & they did. Run rate over 5 per over & was up at 6.9 in pm

— Richard Ingham Evans (@Ringham7) July 20, 2023

Speaking of the action of the match at Old Trafford in Manchester, England had posted a total of 384 runs for the loss of 4 wickets at the time of stumps on the second day of the match. Other than Crawley’s 189-run knock, former skipper Joe Root also played a crucial knock of 84 runs after star all-rounder Moeen Ali’s dismissal on the individual score of 54 runs.

At the end of the day’s play in Manchester, skipper Ben Stokes and middle-order batter Harry Brook were there in the middle on the individual scores of 14 and 24 runs respectively. The veteran Aussie pacer Mitchell Starc scalped two wickets for his side alongside one wicket each claimed by Cameron Green and Josh Hazlewood.

England are now leading by 67 runs in the first innings after the end of the second day’s play. Earlier on day 2, the local boy and the veteran England pacer, James Anderson bundled up the Australia innings on the very first ball of the day. He claimed the wicket of the opponent skipper Pat Cummins as the latter happened to play the shots in the hands of his England counterpart Ben Stokes.

Notably, the visitors Australia are currently leading the series by 2-1 with two consecutive wins and one defeat in the first three Tests of the Ashes 2023.