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‘Slow luggage-Slow over’ – Fans react as Ben Stokes loses his luggage; seeks help on Twitter
England star captain Ben Stokes faced a strange problem shortly after returning from the cricket field. Notably, the English star all-rounder wasn’t able to find his luggage and sought help on Twitter. In addition, the cricketer complained that his luggage wasn’t with him on the plane. The 32-year-old also tagged British Airways in order to resolve the scenario.
“Bags not turned up off the plane @British_Airways and help would be greatly appreciated,” he tweeted.
Check out how the fans have reacted to his statement:
Send it upstairs Stokesy. Let the 3rd have a look at it for you pic.twitter.com/A21EnMF45a
— Test Match Report (@TestMatchReport) August 2, 2023
Hi Ben, I'm sorry to hear this has happened. Can you send us your details in a DM so we can look into this for you? Anthony https://t.co/L1epyfzysM
— British Airways (@British_Airways) August 2, 2023
Slow overs-slow baggage-what a world 😳😳
— Approved Roofing (@ApprovedRoofing) August 3, 2023
Must be the third umpire Nitin who refused to count Ben's catch as legitimate
— Muneeb Elahi (@muneelaichi) August 2, 2023
Alex Carey must be behind this.
— M. (@messialltime) August 2, 2023
Ahh poor Ben!
— ToriGemeni (@ToriGemeni) August 2, 2023
Least the ashes weren’t lost as Australia has them!
— Michael 🎅 (@Collingwoodmag) August 2, 2023
That the Bazball approach Ben.
— Nirmal Jyothi (@majornirmal) August 3, 2023
Notably, the Ben Stokes-led English side prevailed to level the five-match Ashes Test series despite losing the first two games against Australia. In addition, the home team suffered defeats in the first two matches by two wickets and 43 runs, but fought back in the third and fourth Tests, although the fourth match was abandoned due to rain) and claimed the fifth Test by 49 runs against Pat Cummins’ side.
Who knows if we can do it against India?: Stokes
Speaking on the same subject, Test skipper Ben Stokes was questioned about whether their Bazball approach would work against India.
Meanwhile, in reply to this question, Ben Stokes provides a diplomatic answer while affirming that we beat New Zealand before winning the series against South Africa and Babar Azam-led Pakistan. Moreover, the right-arm pacer further added that only time can tell whether we can win against India or not.
“I remember when we beat New Zealand 3-0, (the chatter) was we couldn’t do it against South Africa, (we) couldn’t do it against Pakistan, (we) couldn’t do it against Australia. So who knows if we can do it against India, only time will tell,” Stokes said during the press conference.
Meanwhile, the English team is all set to host New Zealand for an ODI series commencing on August 30. Notably, the series will serve as preparation ahead of the ODI World Cup, and they will look to defend their crown.