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Australian opening batsman Marcus Harris is prepared to make an impact if he gets a chance in the Ashes series against England, even though he expects opener David Warner to play the fourth test at Old Trafford from Wednesday.
The ongoing Ashes series between England and Australia will be remembered for the cut-throat competition and intense game of cricket. Apart from all this, one thing which will definitely be considered among the biggest highlights of the series is the controversial dismissal of Jonny Bairstow by Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey during the second Ashes Test at Lord's. The incident took place on Day 4 of the second Test when Bairstow wandered out of the crease after ducking a Cameron Green's bouncer, thinking the ball was dead. Carey took advantage of the situation and made a direct hit onto the stumps.
The incident involving Jonny Bairstow and Alex Carey in the second Ashes Test at Lord's has left the cricket fraternity divided. Carey controversially stumped Bairstow as he wandered out of left his crease after ducking a short ball from Cameron Green. The incident sparked a debate about the balance between the 'laws of cricket' and the 'spirit of the game'. India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had also shared his views on Bairstow's dismissal, praising Carey for showing great presence of mind.
Australia's cricketing icon David Warner's future in the longest format of the game has been under question for a while now. After the southpaw struggled to click in the first three Tests of the Ashes assignment against England, questions arose over his place in the team too. After the conclusion of the Leeds Test, Warner's wife Candice shared a cryptic post on Instagram, sugesting her husband's career in the longest format of the game might have already come to a conclusion.
David Warner's hopes of choosing the manner of his retirement from international cricket have dimmed after the Australian opener's twin failures in the defeat by England at Headingley and Mitchell Marsh's successful return to the side.
Marylebone Cricket Club members who verbally abused Australian players during the second Ashes Test at Lord's have brought "shame" on the institution, according to the chairman. The normally sedate London ground erupted in fury following the controversial dismissal of England's Jonny Bairstow on the last day of the match last week. Spectators were incensed by the incident, in which Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey threw the ball at the stumps after Bairstow walked out of his crease having ducked under a Cameron Green bouncer.
Marylebone Cricket Club members who verbally abused Australian players during the second Ashes Test at Lord's have brought "shame" on the institution, according to the chairman.
Australia and England got down to action yet again in the third Ashes Test after a controversial dismissal of Jonny Bairstow, in the second Ashes Test, looked to sour the contest. Bairstow's stumping by Alex Carey off Cameron Green's bowling was widely covered and divided opinions. While many people opined that it was within the laws of the game, many former players thought that the spirit of cricket was not upheld. The repercussions of that incident was felt in the third Test too as the Leeds crowd vociferously trolled and booed almost every other Australian batter's departure.