The tide turned in England’s favour at The Oval after they opted for a brand new ball, which resulted in Australia shedding each their openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja early on day 5 of the Ashes finale.

In a span of two overs, Chris Woakes capitalized on the brand new ball and acquired the wickets of each Australia openets. When bowling to David Warner, Woakes executed a well-pitched supply from the leg stump, leading to a slight outdoors edge caught by wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow.

As for Usman Khawaja, he was caught leg earlier than wicket by Woakes. Shortly thereafter, a number of overs later, Mark Wooden made a breakthrough by dismissing Marnus Labuschagne. Whereas Warner scored 60 runs, Khawaja was dismissed for 72 runs. Labuschagne, however, might solely handle 13 runs.

In the meantime, followers from all corners of the globe voice their discontent with England’s ball change. Whereas a few of them questioned the ‘Spirit of recreation’, few others went on to accuse them of dishonest. Let’s have a look into among the fan reactions.