The cricket world has been left shocked by a weird interview throughout England’s controversial The Hundred occasion.
Former Love Island contestant Chris Hughes, surprisingly chosen to conduct sideline interviews through the ladies’s match, has come beneath fireplace for his chat with Australian cricketer Maitlan Brown.
The cringe-worthy chat noticed Hughes offering loads of posivitity however then getting sidetracked when Brown talked about what her aspect the Southern Brave had been as much as.
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“We watched Barbie the other night altogether and it was really good team bonding and the group is gelling really well together,” she stated.
“That is the key to success I think in tournaments like this, how well and how quickly you can gel as a group.”
Hughes quipped in response: “You’re a little Barbie yourself innit with your blue eyes”, prompting an ungainly giggle from Brown.
“She’s blushing now,” he added, reminding followers of the terrible Chris Gayle “don’t blush baby” second through the Big Bash.
Hughes’ archaic quip didn’t go down properly with cricket followers.
One stated: “Not sure interviewing Maitlin Brown needed to include “you’re a bit of a barbie too with your blue eyes” did it.
Another responded: “Had to rewind to check I’d heard it right. Took a while to go back a few decades but yep, there it was.”
CODE Sports’ Lachlan McKirdy tweeted: “Yikes. Really though we were well past interviews like this.”
Per ESPN’s Matt Roller, a BBC spokesperson stated: “We have spoken to Chris and explained that his comment was not appropriate.”
Brown, for what it’s value, is a longtime star with loads of success at WBBL stage, and was a member of the Australian squad in 2020 and 2021.
Originally revealed as ‘You’re just a little Barbie your self’: Cricket world shocked by cringe-worthy chat with Aussie
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
