Current stars and legendary players were left shaking their collective heads at England's remarkable world record total
'10 runs short': Social media reacts to 6-481
As England smashed their own world record mark of 3-444 to post 6-481 in the third ODI against Australia at Trent Bridge, cricket lovers the world over couldn't quite believe what they were seeing.
Here is just a selection of reactions on Twitter from some of the prominent names in the game.
Just woke up and saw the score in England. What the hell happened over there & what is going on boys ? Gulp.....%E2%80%94 Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) June 19, 2018
To steal a quote from the great @jacqueskallis75 ...”About 10 runs short I reckon” #ENGAUS%E2%80%94 Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) June 19, 2018
Despite a belter of a wicket at Trent Bridge, fabulous batting performance by England to pose the highest ever ODI score -481/6. Brilliant innings from Roy, Bairstow, Hales, Morgan #ENGVAUS%E2%80%94 VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) June 19, 2018
Come on Australia... it will be a great win from here! #engvaus 🙏🏻%E2%80%94 Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) June 19, 2018
Absolute masterclass from the boys with the bat!!! Pleasure to watch ! 🏏 #ENGvAUS 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥%E2%80%94 Sarah Taylor (@Sarah_Taylor30) June 19, 2018
This is absolute carnage @englandcricket amazing striking from @JasonRoy20 @jbairstow21 @AlexHales1 and @Eoin16 🤪%E2%80%94 Graeme Swann (@Swannyg66) June 19, 2018
WORLD RECORD!!! Well played @englandcricket!! The boys are on fire and an absolute treat to watch! #entertainment 🔥🙌👌#ENGvAUS #500%E2%80%94 James Taylor (@jamestaylor20) June 19, 2018
Carnage @TrentBridge . Really pleased for @AlexHales1 hopefully goes on. #EngvAus%E2%80%94 Brendan Taylor (@BrendanTaylor86) June 19, 2018
Declare England .......%E2%80%94 Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 19, 2018
Qantas tours of the UK and Zimbabwe
ODI squad: Tim Paine (c), Aaron Finch (vc), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Travis Head, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, D’Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye
England ODI squad: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, David Willey, Mark Wood
T20 squad: Aaron Finch (c), Alex Carey (vc), Ashton Agar, Travis Head, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, D’Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Andrew Tye, Jack Wildermuth
Qantas Tour of the UK
June 7: Australia beat Sussex by 57 runs at Hove
June 9: Australia beat Middlesex by 101 runs at Lord's
June 13: England won by three wickets at The Oval
June 16: England won by 38 runs in Cardiff
June 19: England won by 242 runs at Trent Bridge
June 21: Fourth ODI, Durham (D/N)
June 24: Fifth ODI, Old Trafford
June 27: Only T20, Edgbaston (D/N)
Qantas T20I tri-series Tour of Zimbabwe
July 1: Zimbabwe vs Pakistan
July 2: Pakistan vs Australia
July 3: Australia vs Zimbabwe
July 4: Zimbabwe vs Pakistan
July 5: Pakistan vs Australia
July 6: Australia vs Zimbabwe
July 8: Final