Last Updated: June 8, 2025 01:09 PM
Recently, a picture created a stir among cricket fans when Australia captain Pat Cummins was seen with famous TV host Jeremy Clarkson.
Clarkson, who is known for shows like “Top Gear” and “The Grand Tour”, is currently in the news due to his reality show Clarkson’s Farm.
He shared a photo with Pat Cummins on Instagram and jokingly wrote, “Hey Australia, look who I stole!”
And then what, this picture sparked an online debate between Australian and English cricket fans!
Battle of sandpaper vs Murray Mints!
On seeing the picture, fans started taunting each other on social media. An English fan, Jason Nevett quipped,
“Looking at Pat Cummins, it is clear that Australian cricketers always carry sandpaper!”
This was a taunt on the 2018 Sandpapergate scandal, when the Australian team was accused of ball tampering.
In response, an Australian fan, David Moore, retorted, “Yes, and English players carry mints around!”
This was a response to the old accusation that the England team used jelly beans and mints for reverse swing. And that’s where the online war between fans on both sides began.
Clarkson’s show Clarkson’s Farm, which is based on his 1000-acre Oxfordshire farm Diddly Squat, is a superhit in the US.
There are reports that Pat Cummins, who is in the UK for the World Test Championship, may appear on the show.
But some people got confused after seeing the photo and mistook Cummins for Tom Cruise!
Some Australian fans jokingly told Clarkson, “Keep Pat on the farm, he has become very ‘woke’!”
At the same time, English fans, who are scared of the Ashes series later this year, pleaded with Clarkson to “push Pat into the bull ring!”
This funny ruckus is still going on on social media. Fans are taunting each other with sandpaper and Murray Mints, but everyone is in good spirits.
This picture of Pat Cummins is not only fuelling the cricket rivalry, but is also giving fans a chance to laugh.
