Jacob Rees-Mogg made England’s cricket win all about Brexit – 19 times he was smashed to the boundary

In case you missed it, England won the Cricket World Cup, beating New Zealand in a match that couldn’t have been closer and eventually came down to England’s greater number of boundaries – but it was still a win. Unsurprisingly, Jacob Rees-Mogg decided to comment on the result, but in typical JRM style, used a Duke of Wellington misquote about the Battle of Waterloo to have a pop at Europe:

A d..n close run thing, we clearly don't need Europe to win… #CricketWorldCupFinal https://t.co/lYsmHwy3Cy

— Jacob Rees-Mogg (@Jacob_Rees_Mogg) July 14, 2019

People took issue with his hot take – sometimes with additional swearing.

1.

The England Cricket team:

– Captained by an immigrant
– Batting led by an immigrant
– Fastest bowler an immigrant
– Leading all-rounder an immigrant
– Main spinner son of an immigrant

— Daniel Lawes (@LawesDan) July 14, 2019

2.

Our entire squad has been enriched by immigration, you thuddingly mediocre ghoul. https://t.co/S0DlXPgKnm

— Nick Pettigrew (@Nick_Pettigrew) July 14, 2019

3.

Is there any moment too joyful for you to inject poison into it?

— Jo Maugham QC (@JolyonMaugham) July 14, 2019

4.

Except for the Freedom of Movement and Common Travel Area as underpinned by the EU which gives your Irish captain the right to live work and travel in England.#CWC19Final

(You cretinous shitgibbon) https://t.co/t5HsASnZM1

— Catherine Kavanagh (@KavanaghCk) July 14, 2019

5.

We are still in the EU you doughnut

— dave M ❄️ 🥕 (@davemacladd) July 14, 2019

6.

Alexa, show me literally the shittest possible take on the cricket. https://t.co/zKyWojSU8k

— Dan Rebellato (@DanRebellato) July 14, 2019

7.

Please have a day off , you dope.

— Peter Reid (@reid6peter) July 14, 2019

8.

Bloody cricketers, coming over here, winning our world cups…

— Chris Harrison (@Chris83Harrison) July 14, 2019

9.

You can't even let us *potted plants* have a moment of joy without smearing your base xenophobia all over it, can you, you rancid cosplay fascist?
Get back in the bin and take your entire gene pool with you, you obnoxious haunted novelty salt cellar full of dried jizz flakes. https://t.co/w7PJggWrlL

— Ox E "Mango Chunks" Moron (@oxymoronictimes) July 14, 2019

10.

Lmaooooooooooooo you’re actually mad. 😂😂😂💀💀💀

— Shahmir Sanni 🏳️‍🌈 (@shahmiruk) July 14, 2019