#Ashtag - Daily social wrap
Alastair Cook carried his bat before England were bowled out for 491. Cook finished with a record 244 runs under his belt - the highlight of Day 4.
Current Mood: Make mine a double.pic.twitter.com/a9jJ6WoPnX
— Gray-Nicolls (@graynics) December 28, 2017
Dead rubber or not, Cook's innings was simply magnificent.
For all those saying Cooks double Ton doesn’t count because it’s a dead rubber then you must all be thinking the same about Brian Lara’s 400not Out as that what as well ...... #OnOn #Ashes #UtterNonsense
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) December 28, 2017
In response, Australia got to 103 for 2, but nearly the entire day was marred by incessant rain ...
This rain looks set in for the afternoon unfortunately ☔️☔️☔️☔️ pic.twitter.com/NOtdMIfxbV
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) December 29, 2017
Heavy rain again at the MCG. Could be done for the day.
— John Etheridge (@JohnSunCricket) December 29, 2017
98 overs tomorrow, better forecast.
I'm not sure it could be raining any harder than it is right now.
— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell) December 29, 2017
... it wouldn't have been a problem had the other stadium in Melbourne been hosting the match.
Bucketing down in Melbourne 🌧🌧🌧 That’s why we have the roof @EtihadStadiumAU
— Aaron Finch (@AaronFinch5) December 29, 2017
Meanwhile, Bill Lawry earned himself some plaudits.
The two best things to come out of the #BoxingDayTest are Alastair Cook innings & Bill Lawry’s commentary. #Ashes #classispermanent @wwos
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) December 29, 2017
My life in the comm box is now complete ... Having the opportunity to work with Bill Lawry is my perfect Xmas present ... he is one of the main reasons I fell in love with the game ... #GotHim #Ashes
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) December 29, 2017
Rain might have played spoilsport, but how beautiful is the picturesque Melbourne Cricket Ground?
The amazing view from the roof of the amazing @MCG.#Ashes #bbccricket pic.twitter.com/zru5OJfNF2
— Henry Moeran (@henrymoeranBBC) December 29, 2017
And to end, here's the #StatOfTheDay.
Day four crowd so far at MCG is 29,259, which means more than 14 million spectators have attended Tests at the ground since 1877 #Ashes
— Daniel Brettig 🏏 (@danbrettig) December 29, 2017