Ben Stokes accused of ‘dishonest’ after which spits on himself in Ashes controversy

Ben Stokes has been accused of attempting to ‘cheat’ along with his makes an attempt to get Steve Smith out simply earlier than lunch within the Fifth Test of The Ashes. The remaining day of the 2023 Ashes was at all times going to have some drama as England chased victory and it got here in a wierd sequence on the point of lunch.

Steve Smith and Travis Head had established a robust partnership as they chased England’s tally of 384 to assert their first outright sequence success on English soil since 2001. But Stokes fumbled an awesome alternative to catch Smith out simply because the match was breaking for lunch.

The England captain grabbed onto a glove from Smith with an outstretched arm and commenced his celebrations seemingly too early because the ball fell out of his grip. There was confusion within the aftermath as Stokes reviewed the decision just for umpire Joel Wilson to aspect with Smith.

The crowd booed the choice with Stokes pleading with the umpire as he left the sector for lunch, however some had been removed from impressed by Stokes’ resolution to overview within the first place.

@Big24Juicy wrote: “Absolute cheating dog is Ben Stokes. Knew he dropped it and still referred it. And he has the audacity along with his fellow cult bazball disciples to talk about spirit of cricket. Hypocrisy at its finest. #Ashes2023”

@FrankWCE1992 tweeted: “Not out. Stokes a cheat trying to review his own dropped catching knowing he dropped it.”

@SPierceParick stated: “He dropped the ball. He knew he dropped the ball. He claimed the catch. What a dead set cheat you are Ben Stokes!!!”

@norewardswithout posted: “Stokes; For someone to bang on about the spirit of cricket…then review a dropped catch? Is that a cheat?”