Besides the size of the cup being a joke in itself, some British dude has rounded up all the Ashes jokes which did the rounds after the Poms knocked off the Aussies in the Ashes series, 3-1 last year.

What do you call an Australian with a champagne bottle in his hand?
A waiter

Why can no-one drink wine in Australia at the moment?
They haven’t got any openers

What do you call an Australian with 100 runs against his name?
A bowler

What’s the height of optimism?
An Aussie batsman putting on sunscreen

A phone call comes into the Australian dressing room:
‘Is it possible to speak to Mr Ponting please?
‘I’m sorry’ says a voice at the other end, ‘he has, gone out to bat’
‘No problem, I’ll hold the line’


Mitchell Johnson – two minutes after going out to bat

LINK: The Ashes Jokes