Following their thrilling 49-run victory over Australia within the fifth Test at The Oval on Monday, Stokes’s aspect displayed exceptional sportsmanship, having come from 2-0 down to attract the collection 2-2. Traditionally, it’s customary for the groups to assemble within the dressing rooms to socialize on the finish of a Test marketing campaign.
But reviews within the Australian media steered the vacationers had been left disenchanted as they waited to be invited into the England dressing room earlier than departing round an hour later.
England Test coach Brendon McCullum had already solid doubt on the socialising when he mentioned “I can’t imagine we’ll be having a beer with them any time soon” following Jonny Bairstow’s controversial stumping by Australia’s Alex Carey within the second Test at Lord’s.
England’s alleged snub was branded “pretty pathetic” by an unnamed supply in a Fox Sports Australia report.
But England claimed their post-series wrap-up went longer than standard resulting from an prolonged presentation session that marked the retirements of Stuart Broad and Moeen Ali.
And Stokes took to social media in the course of the night time to make it clear there was no snub meant as a result of England gamers ultimately met up with their Australian counterparts at a nightclub.
Responding to journalist Bharat Sundaresan, who had been reporting on the missed drinks, Stokes tweeted: “To clarify…Our wrap took longer than expected because of multiple last time events. We decided to meet up in the night club rather than the dressing room.”
(With AFP Inputs)
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