Ben Stokes destroys taunting Aussie press with ‘tweet of the decade’ after they mock him up as baby after Ashes scandal
BEN STOKES hilariously took the Aussie press apart as the Lord's 'cheat' row entered its third day.
The England captain was mocked up as a baby on the front of the The West Australian, following his angry reaction to Jonny Bairstow's dismissal.
But the eagle-eyed skipper noticed a slight problem with the graphic.
Stokes tweeted in response: "That’s definitely not me, since when did I bowl with the new ball"
And one fan responded: "Tweet of the decade ��🙌❤👍Ben"
Another tweeted: "Magnificent from Ben Stokes, this."
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And a third wrote: "Ben Stokes hasn't lost his sense of humour. Well done mate. #Ashes is fun."
England were left fuming after Alex Carey stumped Bairstow with the batter thinking the over had finished.
And tensions boiled over in the Long Room with fuming Lord's members squaring up to Usman Khawaja in unprecedented scenes.
Things continued as the Aussies climbed the stairs to the dressing room with members seen booing and hissing.
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The fuming toffs' reaction was all a bit much for Aussie fielder Matt Renshaw, who was seen appearing to point and laugh in their direction.
Following Australia's 43-run win in the Second Test, Stokes condemned tourists' skipper Pat Cummins for his decision to appeal for the Bairstow wicket.
He said: "Jonny was in his crease, then out of his crease to come down and have the chat.
"I am not disputing the fact it is out because it is out.
"Would I want to win a game in that manner? The answer for me is no.
"When is it justified that the umpires have called over? Is the on-field umpires making movement… is that enough to call over? I'm not sure.
"If the shoe was on the other foot, I would have put more pressure on the umpires and asked whether they had called over and had a deep think about the whole spirit of the game and if I would want to do something like that."
But Aussie skipper Cummins was unrepentent.
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He said: "That is the rules. That is how I saw it."
Hostilities will resume on Thursday at Headingley where tensions will be ramped up another notch as the members of the Long Room make way for a full volume Western Terrace.
