"A mid-tour jaunt by the England cricket team to a Queensland beach town was covered gleefully by Australia's tabloid newspapers, which splashed a shirtless Ben Stokes across their pages amid taunting headlines. On back foot, England bails to the beach, one read. Life's a beach, even for the sinking Poms, added another. Sun's out, runs out, offered a third, alongside a photo of Stokes's tattooed biceps."
"After gallivanting around golf courses in Perth and joyriding without helmets on E-scooters in Brisbane, England favoured rest and relaxation for their latest mid-series break, the article read. The front page had pointed to the piece with the headline: Overprepared': fails pub test, citing coach Brendon McCullum's explanation for the defeat at the Gabba that the players may have overtrained."
The England cricket team visited a Queensland beach town mid-Ashes series and attracted extensive tabloid coverage featuring shirtless images of Ben Stokes and mocking headlines. Australian papers used playful and taunting lines such as "Life's a beach, even for the sinking Poms" and highlighted Stokes's tattooed biceps. The Courier Mail headline read "Having a Bazball at Noosa!" alongside unrelated national stories. The West Australian ran a photo of players drinking at a beachside bar and referenced earlier "Baz bawl" mockery. England entered the break 2-0 down in the series and face must-win pressure in the remaining Tests to reclaim the Ashes.
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