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30th Mar 2015

The Australian cricket team are pretty hungover this morning

Hungover Australians in 'sportsmen like a drink' shocker...

JOE

After celebrating their World Cup victory over New Zealand, the Australian cricket team appeared at an event in Melbourne earlier today and it’s fair to say that they look a little hungover…

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It appears that cricket legend and self-styled party boy Shane Warne goaded the boozy Baggy Greens into an epic 24-hour session after some remarkable post-match interviews where he repeatedly asks if the players will be on the p*ss soon.

“Are you feeling thirsty?” Warne asked wicketkeeper Brad Haddin.

“Are you gonna have a bit of a drink tonight too Smitty? Gonna get thirsty as well? The boys are thirsty they seem,” he asked in his interview with Steve Smith.

Jeez. Do you fancy a drink, Shane mate?

This morning in Melbourne, even the official Cricket Australia Twitter account implied their boys were a bit bleary-eyed.

From our own hard-won experience, we know it’s never wise to push an Aussie to drink – what were you thinking, Warnie?

Top image: darren_lehmann/Twitter