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Ben Stokes Fires Fresh Shot At Australian Press Over Crybabies Dig

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The conclusion of the second Ashes Test at Lord's didn't end the Australia vs England battle, with the media outlets of the two countries taking digs at the two teams, especially over the controversial Jonny Bairstow dismissal.

Ahead of the start of the third Test in Leeds, England captain Ben Stokes took a fresh swipe at an Australian media outlet that had labelled the Ashes hosts as 'crybabies', with a picture of the England skipper in nappies in the newspaper.

Seeing Stokes speak about the incident, the entire press room went ROFL. Stokes took the dig rather sportingly. On Twitter, he reacted by saying, "That's definitely not me, since when did I bowl with the new ball".

That's definitely not me, since when did I bowl with the new ball https://t.co/24wI5GzohD Elaborating on the topic, Stokes said in the media briefing that the news outlet could've at least picked a picture where he didn't have a beard. "I mean they could have picked up a photo where I didn't have a beard, it might have made it look a little bit better.

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