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Kate Plummer
Jul 05, 2022
England prepare for rearranged fifth Test match
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A cricket match quickly became political yesterday when crowds in the stands started shouting "Boris is a w***er".
The raucous shouts came as England played India at Edgbaston in Birmingham yesterday in the fifth test match.
Footage of the crowd shouting went viral when it was posted on Twitter and at the time of writing, a video of the incident has accrued some 245,000 views.
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\u201cCricket crowd singing \u201cBoris is a wanker\u2026\u201d. Best yet! #ENGvsIND #boris #BorisMustGo #BorisJohnsonMustResign #cricket\u201d— city_blue_boys (@city_blue_boys) 1656945401
It divided viewers, with some saying it was brilliant and a bit of fun and others saying it was an inappropriate way to behave at the sporting event.
Here is a taste of some of the reaction:
\u201c@city_blue_boys I can\u2019t approve but at CRICKET! Johnson must be finished now\u201d— city_blue_boys (@city_blue_boys) 1656945401
\u201c@city_blue_boys Gotta love Edgbaston\u201d— city_blue_boys (@city_blue_boys) 1656945401
\u201c@city_blue_boys I've known some unpopular prime ministers in my life but I've never heard this level of well-deserved derision and disrespect before. Terrific!\u201d— city_blue_boys (@city_blue_boys) 1656945401
\u201c@city_blue_boys That\u2019s what happens when the riffraff get into our sports. Wimbledon is fast going same way.\u201d— city_blue_boys (@city_blue_boys) 1656945401
\u201cWhen you've lost a cricket crowd surely the end is nigh?\u201d— Mark Stephens (@Mark Stephens) 1657000387
We can only speculate about what caused the crowd to become particularly emotional about the prime minister's failings yesterday, but it comes amid his latest scandal - ascertaining whether he was aware of allegations about Tory MP and former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher.
He has claimed he wasn't aware of allegations that complaints had been raised about Pincher in the past after he resigned last month amid allegations he groped two men when drunk, but a number of people, including former top civil servant Simon McDonald have said his account of events wasn't true.
As for the cricket, England moved to 259-3, needing 119 more on the final day, meaning they are set to win on their final day today.
We hope Johnson is pleased about that at least.
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