Australian newspaper The Age terms England’s win against Scotland as ‘Cricket shock’

After a dreadful start in the mega event, England can still qualify from the group.

The Australia-England rivalry lives on and never fails to entertain. In the recent times the Australian media has taken several jibes on England’s dismal shows and even after they managed a win, the taunts continue.

Australian mainstream newspaper The Age took a dig at England’s struggles in the ongoing World Cup and came up with a front-page headline after England feebly defeated Scotland. It’s funny, rather humiliating, when the paper said: “Cricket shock: England defeats Scotland.”

Former New Zealand cricketer Scott Styris went into a discussion with Adam Gilchrist on Twitter regarding the same.

You think the Australians like rubbing in England’s woes? pic.twitter.com/UFF3EBkqkv

— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris) February 24, 2015

“@scottbstyris: You think the Australians like rubbing in England’s woes? pic.twitter.com/UD3pcTidPl”but harsh don’t you think @MichaelVaughan

“@scottbstyris: You think the Australians like rubbing in England’s woes? pic.twitter.com/UD3pcTidPl”but harsh don’t you think @MichaelVaughan — Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) February 24, 2015

After a dreadful start in the mega event, England can still qualify from the group. They play Sri Lanka at Wellington on Sunday, the same venue where New Zealand absolutely thrashed them. In a way it’s still good that they aren’t playing in the background of the hostile Australian crowd but if England lose against Sri Lanka, they can expect a barrage of jibes from their ever opportunist nemesis Australia.