Chris Ashton has been compared to Luis Suarez by Wallabies winger Drew Mitchell in the latest soccer analogy used to characterise the England star who has received a 13-week ban for biting.
Ashton has been sanctioned for an offence occurring in Saracens' victory over Northampton on Saturday and by the time he returns to play in late December he will have missed almost six months of 2016 as he served a 10-week suspension midway through last season.
Former England centre Will Greenwood has questioned why Ashton is repeatedly caught in "daft situations", adding "he's Mario Balotelli - someone give him a T-shirt, 'Why Always Me?'".
Veteran flyer Mitchell, however, used Twitter to remark that Suarez is a more accurate comparison in reference to the Barcelona striker's history of biting opponents.
"Sorry @WillGreenwood, @ChrisAshton1 is not the Mario Balotelli of Rugby... He is the Luis Suarez! There are just NO excuses," said Mitchell's tweet, which was accompanied by a thumbs down emoticon.
