"An English Lady Came Up In Tears...": Nathan Lyon Reveals Other Side Of Lord's Long Room Incident

19.07.2023 - 03:05 sports.ndtv.com

The dismissal of Jonny Bairstow during the second Ashes Test between England and Australia at Lord's resulted in a massive controversy.

Bairstow ducked a delivery from Cameron Green and although he thought it was okay to walk out of his crease, wicket-keeper Alex Carey quickly completed a direct hit and the umpires declared the batter out.

While the Australians maintained that they were well within the rules of the game to appeal, English supporters were not pleased.

They booed the Australian cricketers on the field and at lunch, Usman Khawaja got into a verbal spat with a few Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) members who were present at the legendary Long Room of Lord's.

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