Ashes 2019: England Unveil Jerseys With Player Names & Twitter Gives A 'BIG NO'

The cricket fans on Twitter seemed to have not liked this idea at all. Well, their reactions say so

Test cricket is all set to undergo a major change as Australia and England will lineup with names and jersey numbers on their Test whites in the upcoming Ashes series. ODI and T20I jerseys have had personalisation on their backs since a long time, but Test matches had to wait for this change. The official twitter handle of England Cricket confirmed the jersey number of team's Test match skipper Joe Root and wrote “Names and numbers on the back of Test shirts,” as the caption. Here’s the post:

Names and numbers on the back of Test shirts! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏏 pic.twitter.com/M660T2EI4Z

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 22, 2019

The International Cricket Council (ICC) also took to their official social media handle and asked the fans out there to rate the new initiative. Here’s the post:

Red ball ☑️ Whites ☑️ Shirt numbers ... ☑️

👍 or 👎 ? pic.twitter.com/Jw5ykBZxuv — ICC (@ICC) July 23, 2019

On the other hand, the cricketing fans on Twitter seemed to have not liked this idea at all. Well, their reactions say so...

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— Leo Carter 🇾🇪 (@LeoCarter27) July 22, 2019

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— Len (@lenshayler) July 22, 2019

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— James Smith (@JamesSmi5) July 22, 2019

Disgusting

— George leggett (@GLeggett_JT26) July 22, 2019

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— The Dirk (@The_Dirkmon) July 22, 2019

Earlier this year, there were reports that Ashes series between England and Australia would bring in the modernisation of cricketing kits. On July 14, England scripted history as they managed to win their maiden 50-over World Cup and the side will look to continue their winning momentum going. England will take on Ireland in a one-off four-day Test from July 24 and then the team will face Australia in the Ashes, beginning August 1.