While Alex Hales and England flooded Trent Bridge with boundaries, Twitter was being inundated with reactions to the record-breaking match.

England amassed a world record ODI total of 444 for three, as they crushed Pakistan by 169 runs at Trent Bridge on Tuesday to take an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

Jos Buttler struck the last ball of the innings for four to take Eoin Morgan's men past Sri Lanka's 443 for nine against Netherlands in July 2006.

Hales plundered 171, the highest individual ODI score by an England batsman, before Buttler reached his fifty off 22 deliveries, another record for his country.

Hales flayed four sixes and 22 fours in his 122-ball knock to surpass Robin Smith's 167 not out against Australia in Birmingham in 1993. Caught off a no-ball on 72 and dropped on 114, the 27-year-old passed Smith's score by pulling Hasan Ali to the mid-wicket boundary.

Buttler hammered six sixes and three fours to get to his half-century and finished on 90 not out off 51 balls while Morgan ended unbeaten on 57. Hales and Root's partnership was also England's third-highest in one-day internationals.

While Alex Hales and England flooded Trent Bridge with boundaries, Twitter was being inundated with reactions to the record-breaking match. Here are some of the best reactions on social media to England's plundering of Pakistan.

The players involved in the match shared their jubilation on social media

#444 #squadgoals A photo posted by Jos Buttler (@josbuttler) on Aug 30, 2016 at 4:33pm PDT

What a special day to be a part of this @englandcricket Team!! Amazing batting from the lads, especially @AlexHales1 ! 3-0 in the series — Chris Woakes (@chriswoakes) August 30, 2016

So sloppy...what a knock @alexhales1 #world #record #444 A photo posted by Ben Stokes (@stokesy) on Aug 30, 2016 at 1:56pm PDT

Cricket players and writers lauded the record-breaking feat:

Well pleased for our mate @AlexHales1 today, always knew he was jew #playedkelvin #ENGvPAK — Brendan Taylor (@BrendanTaylor86) August 30, 2016

I repeat, England's terribly outdated performance at the World Cup in 2015, was the trigger for this necessary, and excellent, turnaround. — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 30, 2016

Pakistan have done d impossible, they have snatched away a record which belonged to Netherlands.Conceded highest ever ODI score 444#ENGvPAK — Mohammad Kaif (@KaifSays) August 30, 2016

Former England players both celebrated – and ribbed – the current team's effort

Tremendous from @englandcricket today. I adore the derring do attitude of this team. They're a joy to watch — Graeme Swann (@Swannyg66) August 30, 2016

Great to watch @englandcricket Some seriously talented young lads whacking the ball to all parts — Graham Onions (@BunnyOnions) August 30, 2016

.@josbuttler bigger boundaries back in my day!! Class mate congrats on the fastest 50 for @englandcricket #Meow #ENGvPAK — Paul Collingwood (@Colly622) August 30, 2016

That is ridiculous from our guys in the ODI. Watching with my moth open! — Steven Finn (@finnysteve) August 30, 2016

This England ODI squad is ridiculously good - leagues ahead of the ODI teams I played in!! @englandcricket — Craig Kieswetter (@kiesy_22) August 30, 2016

With Michael Vaughan doing both

444 reasons why this is England's best ever group of One Day Cricketers...... — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) August 30, 2016

Don't worry Pakistan fans ... They have asked me to be fielding coach ... !!!!! #EngvPak — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) August 30, 2016

Pakistan look like they are already on the big bird back home ..... #ENGvPAK — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) August 30, 2016

And Pakistan players bemoaning the carnage:

It's raining sixes here boys are getting hammered big time .Is there any hope left ? — Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) August 30, 2016

It was a hard & tough day for bowlers and toughest one for whole team.don't loose hopes and heart be strong and bounce back with dignity. — Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23) August 30, 2016

We saw the usual stat attack on on the unusual stats from the match:

What a days cricket!! @englandcricket on fire!! Top top England team!! So much more to come too!! pic.twitter.com/juCp8LRDz4 — Neil Fairbrother (@Harv366) August 30, 2016

England reached 400 in 46.4 overs - joint-quickest for any team. SA also reached 400 in 46.4 overs vs Aus in 2006 #ENGvPAK — Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) August 30, 2016

There were lost of jokes, most of them at Pakistan's expense

The giddy ODI heights England are scaling now will only make their last minute decision to recall Cook for the next World Cup more hilarious — Dan Liebke (@LiebCricket) August 30, 2016

Wow England. You scored 444 in an ODI. May the 4s be with you. — Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) August 30, 2016

Just Added Wahab Riaz To Our WhatsApp Group & Made Him Group Admin. 😉

110 Runs In 10 Overs. _/\_#PakvsEng #ENGvPAK — Sir Ishant Sharma (@SirIshantSharma) August 30, 2016

Wahab Riaz bowling figures: 10 - 0 - 110 - 0 He loves binary number I guess — Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) August 30, 2016

And finally, there was Piers Morgan in his trademark troll style