Published 18:39 IST, August 6th 2019

Ashes 2019: Fans revisit England's 1966 Football World Cup triumph, moment goes viral

A few fans were dressed in England's red jersey of 1966 edition of the World Cup. They were seen running around the stadium for a while.

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first Test of ongoing Ashes series is heading towards an interesting finish with England needing 385 runs and Australia needing 10 wickets to draw first blood on Day 5 at Edgbaston in Birmingham.  Aussies have set hosts a target of 398 runs to win riding on yet ar spectacular century from Steve Smith who had also hit a ton in first innings. In process, ex-skipper also registered his 25th Test hundred. 

Coming back to contest on Day 4, re was an interesting moment which happened during match. Of course, re was a moment where David Warner had taunted English crowd by putting his hands inside  pocket to indicate that he did t have any sandpapers. n, ar standout feature included one but a section of fans in crowd itself. 

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fans celebrate England's first and only Football World Triumph of 1966

Yes, you have heard it right. A few fans were dressed in England's red jersey of 1966 edition of World Cup. y were seen running around stadium for a while. However, suddenly, a man dressed in a golden outfit appeared from where as  fans went on to lift that mysterious character and carried him on ir shoulders. As per commentators' statement on air, it seemed like person in gold was trophy. This act was enjoyed by one and all crowd as y were t only entertained but were also cheering on top of ir voice. 

READ: Ashes 2019 | Steve Smith With Only Don Bradman To Beat To Become Australia's Most Prolific ever Versus England

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video of this standout moment was posted by England Cricket on ir official Twitter handle. 

Watch video here:

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This moment was also enjoyed by fans on social media.

READ: Ashes 2019 | As Steve Smith Comparisons Do Rounds After Stunning Show, Harsha Bhogle's Advice To Cricket Fans

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10:42 IST, August 5th 2019