Ashes 2023: Australian, English media react to Bairstow runout controversy

With the third Test of the Ashes series set to begin in two days, the controversy over Bairstow's dismissal is still doing the rounds on social media.

Many creators have been coming out with memes, some taking a jibe at the Australian team while others mocking Bairstow.

Meanwhile, Australian and English newspapers also jumped into the controversy and created innovative headlines and graphical depictions.

While Daily Express' Sports lead was 'Spirit of Cricket reduced to Ashes', The West Australian's lead image showed the English captain as a baby, captioning it Crybabies.

Australian paper, credit: Australian news corp

Even Ben Stokes couldn't keep himself away from Australian daily coverage and stated, "That’s definitely not me, since when did I bowl with the new ball."

Here are Twitter reactions to Stokes' witty response to Aussie papers following ‘crybabies’ taunt: