British Airways were seen trolling an Indian cricket fan on Twitter ahead of England 's T20 World Cup semi-final this week. Jos Buttler's team will take on India on Thursday in Adelaide for a place in Sunday's World Cup final.
The clash between the two rivals is always a highly anticipated one, and no more so than for the fans who always take the chance to exchange some pre-match banter in the lead up to the match. This week has proven no different, but with a slight twist.
After the England supporters' group 'The Barmy Army' advertised on social media where they will be based in Adelaide this week, one India fan could not resist taking a cheeky jibe.
Insinuating that Jos Buttler's team will be on their way home following a defeat to the Indians on Thursday, @defectivejk tweeted: "Hey @British_Airways. Can you please book 15 tickets from Adelaide to London, Heathrow airport?"
The social media admin behind the British Airways account was net letting the Indian fan escape without a reply though, offering a hilarious retort which boasted that England will in fact not be making their way home until after Sunday's final - with the trophy in hand.
The airline responded: "There's a flight booked on 14 November back to London from Melbourne. The England team can keep the trophy as their hand luggage. Verity."
Thursday's clash poses a tough test for England, who are chasing just their second T20 World Cup triumph after winning the title back in 2010. England's shorter format teams have gone from strength to strength in recent years, especially after becoming world champions in the 50-over format back in 2019.
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Despite this, England stalwart Moeen Ali believes he and his teammates need to leave Australia as world champions if they are to remembered as one of the great sides. He said: "There’s a lot of talk about us being a great white-ball side and the England team has been really good.
"But we’ve only won one tournament and it’s important we start winning more as a team and as a country. Then we can really call ourselves a top side. We are a really good side. I get that, and we have been over a long period, but if we’re going to be a great side we need to win more trophies, and when I look back I want to say: ‘Yes, I was part of a great side.’”
