Australian cricketers Pat Cummins and Usman Khawaja have been grilled over the current Ashes marketing campaign in England on this week’s episode of The Late Show with Matty Johns.
Australia retained the coveted Ashes urn after the five-Test collection, which was headlined by a number of controversial moments, ended as a 2-2 draw.
Cummins and Khawaja, throughout a sit-down interview with rugby league greats Bryan Fletcher and Nathan Hindmarsh, unpacked the Ashes marketing campaign on Thursday night, together with the notorious Long Room ordeal.
After wicketkeeper Alex Carey stumped England’s Jonny Bairstow on day 5 of the Lord’s Test, the MCC members hurdled abuse at Australia’s cricketers as they returned to the sheds for lunch.
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“It took us off guard,” Khawaja said.
“They were coming at you like a pack of dogs. One guy was literally frothing at his mouth.”
Cummins continued: “I must say it would probably the least scary mob I’ve ever seen.”
The Australian captain additionally revealed he had noticed Bairstow wandering out of his crease the earlier supply, signalling for Carey to aim the stumping.
“That’s my fault,” Cummins confessed.
England bowler Stuart Broad, the pantomime Ashes villain, introduced his retirement after the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval, taking the ultimate two wickets of the collection closing in dramatic scenes.
Fletcher requested: Is Stuart Broad the most important knob-jockey in world cricket? Would he be prime three?
Cummins responded with tongue firmly in cheek: “I can’t think of the other two.”
Khawaja and Cummins have been additionally quizzed about British tv broadcaster Piers Morgan, who fired off a number of weird tweets all through the Ashes marketing campaign.
The 58-year-old grew to become England’s unofficial cheer squad captain throughout the collection, repeatedly criticising the Australians and praising Ben Stokes’ males.
“When it comes to cricket, you probably couldn’t mention a more irrelevant person,” Cummins quipped.
Australia’s consideration turns to the Cricket World Cup, which will get underway in India subsequent month.
Originally printed as Pat Cummins whacks Piers Morgan, MCC members in hilarious Fletch and Hindy interview
Source: www.news.com.au
