Piers Morgan slammed by NRL players and fans after complaining about ‘shameful’ try celebration that mocked English Ashes scandal
Polarizing broadcaster Piers Morgan has been roasted by a host of NRL identities after complaining about a post-try celebration that mocked Jonny Bairstow’s infamous Ashes stumping.
Morgan tweeted his displeasure that Raiders star Elliott Whitehead – who hails from Yorkshire – was happy to take part in Friday’s playful scenes in Wollongong that followed Jordan Rapana scoring an early four-pointer against the Dragons.
Backrower Whitehead impersonated Bairstow on the field, while Morgan was left seething.
“Just found out that the batsman in this embarrassing mocking stunt is not only an Englishman, but also a Yorkshireman,” Morgan tweeted.
“What the hell are you doing, Elliott Whitehead? Are you an Australian out of the closet?’
Piers Morgan has been roasted by a host of NRL identities after moaning about a party after trying to mock Jonny Bairstow’s infamous Ashes stumping
The Raiders mock the England cricket team during their Friday NRL match in hilarious scenes (Englishman Elliott Whitehead is pictured, centre)
It wasn’t long before Morgan was met with an avalanche of criticism online.
Channel 7’s Jim Wilson tweeted in response, “No he is [Whitehead] an honest and reasonable man, unlike you,” before labeling Morgan a “serial pest” and a “whinger.”
Channel 10’s Jelisa Apps continued the pile, tweeting “could it get any better than triggering Piers.” This is really a great day.’
Whitehead’s teammate Zac Woolford – who took on the role of Aussie wicketkeeper Alex Carey in the post-try celebration antics – fired back: ‘Why wouldn’t he want to be an Aussie? Largest country on earth.’
What Morgan presumably didn’t know was that Sportsbet is offering NRL teams $5000 for imaginative post-try celebrations as part of their annual Try July campaign.
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According to Fox Sports host Yvonne Sampson, the gambling company would be so impressed with the Raiders on-field sketch that they will hand over $10,000.
The money raised will be donated to the recovery efforts of former Sharks winger Nathan Stapleton and ex-NRL coach Daniel Anderson.
Stapleton was paralyzed after sustaining a spinal cord injury while playing rugby union in the country NSW and Anderson – who coached the Warriors and Eels between 2001 and 2010 – faces the same uncertain future after a freak bodysurfing accident last December on the central coast of NSW .
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