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'They should've mentioned Cumball' - Fans react to English Newspaper’s headline ‘A REAL KICK IN THE BAZBALLS’ after England’s loss in 1st Test of Ashes 2023

Here is how fans have reacted to an English Newspaper's headline after England's loss against Australia in the first Test of Ashes 2023

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On 20 June 2023, after five days of thrilling actions at Edgbaston, the first Test of the ongoing Ashes series came to an end as Australia defeated England by two wickets. Usman Khawaja won the Playe of the Match award. Pat Cummins played a counter-attacking knock to win the game for the current World Test Champions. 

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However, with this loss, the ‘Bazball’ approach raised some questions among fans. Now, an English Newspaper came up with a brutal headline that reads: ‘A REAL KICK IN THE BAZBALLS’. Seeing that viral headline, fans went crazy and shared their views on social media platforms.

Here is the shared image of that newspaper:

“It's another game we'll never forget we've been a part of.” - Ben Stokes

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Speaking of the match, all fans were eagerly waiting to see how the ‘Bazball’ approach would pan out while facing a quality team like the Aussies. But, after five days of action, the Aussies prevailed and it seemed that England might have t work on their approach in upcoming matches. The most questionable decision was when Ben Stokes decided to declare England’s first innings on day one for 393 runs for eight wickets while Joe Root was scoring runs for fun and batting on 118* runs.

After the loss, during the post-match presentation, Stokes said: "Very proud to take it to the end of day five like that, to have all the emotions, it was so up and down. It's another game we'll never forget we've been a part of. That's what we want to do, be part of great moments, and get people on the edge of their seats. Hopefully, we've managed to attract the attention of some more people to watch the Ashes for the next four games.” On declaration. He further added: “That was an opportunity to pounce on Australia, no batsman likes to go out for 20 mins at the end of the day, and I sensed an opportunity to take two wickets.”   

Here is how fans have reacted:

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