The ultimate day of the second Ashes Test had its fair proportion of memorable and controversial moments however none so greater than when Jonny Bairstow was dismissed in fairly controversial vogue by Australia.
In the 52nd over, Bairstow had ducked a bouncer from Cameron Green and he neither checked the destiny of the ball nor stood his floor. Instead, he instantly left his crease and wicketkeeper Alex Carey merely tossed the ball into his stumps. Bairstow was confused and the umpires despatched the choice upstairs, the place he was dominated to have been run out.
Bairstow left shaking his head after his mind fade, English skipper Ben Stokes expressed his anger to the on-field umpires and Lord’s got here alive with chants. One was, “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, cheat, cheat, cheat.”
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Stuart Broad who got here in to switch Bairstow had some alternative phrases for Carey within the center. “That’s all you’ll ever be remembered for. That,” the stump mic caught the veteran England seamer saying to Carey.
Meanwhile, Australia gained the match by 43 runs to take a 2-0 lead within the five-test sequence, regardless of an excellent rearguard innings of 155 from Stokes.
Stokes appeared fired up after the controversial stumping of workforce mate Bairstow and started to smash sixes and fours across the floor. But he finally skied a catch to Carey, and Australia’s quick bowlers wrapped up England’s final three wickets to seal the victory.