England cricketers celebrate Ashes in McDonald’s a year on from kebab splurge

England's cricketers headed to McDonald's in the early hours of Tuesday morning as they celebrated winning the fifth Ashes Test.

Stuart Broad had his fairytale ending – taking the final two wickets of the 2023 series as he retired from cricket. England had been 2-0 down, but after taking the third Test at Headingley, England had a small glimmer of hope they could still win the series.

However, Manchester's rain saw the fourth Test called off, and Australia retained the Ashes. England won the fifth Test, and they've been enjoying the end of the contest with a night out in London.

It appears the night ended with a trip to McDonald's in High Street Kensington, with Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad among those spotted in the fast-food chain in the early hours of the morning.

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Josh Tongue and Zak Crawley could also be seen in the restaurant as well as wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow and England's player of the series Chris Woakes.

The McDonald's trip appeared to come after they had seemingly snubbed Australia for some post-Test drinks – which have become customary in recent years.

The Aussies were reportedly "locked out" of England's dressing room, before leaving The Oval. However, Stokes tweeted: "To clarify…Our wrap took longer than expected…We decided to meet up in the nightclub rather than the dressing room!"

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It isn't the first time England have splashed out on a takeaway – and after last year's Test victory over New Zealand, England players were spotted munching into a kebab.

A video uploaded to social media showed the England team crammed into the takeout restaurant waiting for a post-night out bite to eat.

England do not play another Test until a trip to India in January with focus turning to white-ball cricket ahead of the World Cup later this year.

On the summer's Ashes, Stokes said: "The series is generally what Test cricket needed: two high-quality teams going toe-to-toe for six or seven weeks.

"The cricket that's been played has been something that you really couldn't take your eyes off."

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