- Show that published message was cancelled in June
Channel Ten has come in for harsh criticism from cricket fans and even the ABC over a social media post calling for Aussies to stop talking about the Ashes.
The tweet from the account for the cancelled show The Project has gone down like a lead balloon, especially after Australia retained the urn on Sunday by beating England in the third Test in Adelaide.
‘Now Australia has won the Ashes, can we not talk about cricket for the rest of the Summer?’ it said.
‘Thanks in advance.’
The tone-deaf post has since been slammed by fans across X.
‘Now that The Project has been cancelled, can we not talk about it for the rest of forever?’ one person wrote.
The Project’s X post (pictured) has been hammered by Aussie cricket fans
Pictured: The Project host Waleed Aly. Some commenters took delight in bringing up the show’s cancellation in light of the tweet
Some cricket tragics accused the people behind the post of being miserable while Aussie fans have been sharing their joy at beating England again
‘Genuinely how did you people think this tweet would be received? About as tone deaf as the rest of your show,’ another added.
‘This is why you were cancelled. Because you were miserable and lectured everybody,’ another stated.
It isn’t just fans who’ve taken aim at the brainless X post.
The ABC has fired back with its own re-post of the original comment.
‘You sledge cricket talk when you’re not on the air, champion,’ the ABC’s caption read, accompanied by a photo of Aussie batter Steve Smith and England bowler Jofra Archer that was taken in the second Ashes Test.
The wording of the post referenced Smith and Archer’s war of words in that match.
Smith had hit the Lions star’s bowling for four when Archer responded by saying, ‘You only play those shots when there’s not much on the score, mate.’
The former Aussie skipper hit back with, ‘[You only] Bowl fast when there’s nothing going on, champion.’
The ABC Sport account also took aim at The Project’s controversial X post
Fans didn’t hold back as they reacted to the tone-deaf post online
Aussie batters Alex Carey (left) and Travis Head (right) helped Australia to a straight-sets Ashes win with victory in Adelaide
Australia took the third Test by 82 runs, opening up an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
However, the hosts will be missing two of their brightest stars when the next contest begins at the MCG on Friday.
Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins have been ruled out of the match due to injury, with Todd Murphy tipped to replace the veteran spinner after being named in Australia’s 15-man squad on Tuesday.
Brendan Doggett and Jhye Richardson are in the running to take Cummins’ place.