A sports bar in Leeds has taken a cheeky swipe at the Australian side by flying a banner over Headingley on the fourth day of the third Test.
Taylor’s Sports Bar, which opened its doors in March this year, decided they would join in on the infamous chant heard around the English grounds throughout the Ashes.
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Viewers at home and spectators across the opening three Tests have heard, “Same old Aussies, always cheating” on loop, although the tune cracked new decibel levels in the aftermath of Jonny Bairstow’s wicket at Lord’s.
Although if you ask Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the chant goes, “Same old Aussies, always winning.”
Regardless, Andy Taylor, owner of Taylor’s Sports Bar, decided his pub would get in on the act with a banner.
However, it seemed to miss a few words.
The banner read: “Same old Aussies – Taylor’s Sports Bar.”
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SEN commentator Bharat Sundaresan poked fun at the banner, writing: “Looks like one of those times when you’re trying to tweet out a story but the link is so long that you’ve reached your word limit and can’t really describe what the story is about.”
The English crowd have been up in arms over several incidents from the Australians throughout the series, but none more so than Alex Carey’s divisive stumping of Bairstow.
Carey hurled the ball at the stumps at the end of the over and caught Bairstow napping as the English wicketkeeper had strolled out of his crease thinking the play was dead.
The Australian side appealed and as a result, Bairstow was sent packing.
But the incident sparked significant outrage and spilled over into the fabled Long Room at Lord’s where three MCC members were suspended as a result of their actions towards the Australian team at the lunch break.
