England captain Ben Stokes has cheekily responded to The West Australian’s hilarious entrance web page following The Ashes controversy that has divided the cricketing world.
In the wake of England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow being stumped after dozily steeping out of his crease at a important second on day 5 of the second Test at Lords, media within the house nations and Australia have shortly revved up the controversy.
The West’s provocative entrance web page has Stokes’ head superimposed on a child’s physique, dummy in mouth, nappy on and with the coveted urn spilt over and a shiny cricket ball simply out of attain of his stubby fingers alongside the headline: “CRYBABIES.”
The cheeky entrance web page has gone viral the world over, with Stokes taking to Twitter in a priceless response, declaring: “That’s definitely not me, since when did I bowl with the new ball?”
It comes British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak voiced his disgust on the controversy, saying Australia had didn’t uphold the spirit of cricket.
“The Prime Minister agrees with Ben Stokes. He said he wouldn’t want to win a game like Australia did,” a spokesman for Mr Sunak’s workplace stated.
“The game did provide an opportunity to see Ben Stokes at his best, and it was an incredible Test match, and he has confidence England will bounce back at Headingley.”
When requested whether or not Mr Sunak believed Australia had not upheld the spirit of cricket, his spokesman stated: “Yes.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
