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LEEDS, England : The first boos of the day came before a ball had even been bowled as England won the toss and put Australia in to bat in the crucial third Ashes test at Headingley on Thursday.
Legendary pacer Glenn McGrath has slammed England for playing casual cricket against Australia in the ongoing Ashes, sarcastically terming it as "CazBall" instead of "Bazball", the aggressive version of game associated with the Brendon McCullum coached side in recent times. England are down 0-2 after losing the first two Tests at the Edgbaston and the Lord's. The 53-year-old said he was initially in "two minds" over the dismissal of Jonny Bairstow, which has divided the cricketing world with many, including skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, calling it contrary to the 'spirit of the game'.
The second Ashes Test between England and Australia grabbed a lot of limelight because of the infamous dismissal of Jonny Bairstow by wicketkeeper Alex Carey. The match ended in the favour of the visitors, who then took a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. As both the teams are now gearing up for the third Ashes Test, which will begin on Thursday, Australia skipper Pat Cummins expressed his view on Bairstow's wicket and stated that he would not shy away from doing such a thing again if he gets an opportunity.
Australia's 43-run win in the second Ashes Test at Lord's was nothing less than a sucker punch for England, especially after Jonny Bairstow was controversially stumped by Alex Carey. Bairstow's dismissal has sparked a debate over whether Carey and Australia's actions were in the 'spirit of cricket'. While a lot has been said and written with regards to the incident at Lord's, England pacer Stuart Broad feels that Bairstow wasn't trying to take any unfair advantage by leaving his crease.
England captain Ben Stokes insisted on Wednesday it was time "everyone moved on" from Jonny Bairstow's controversial dismissal in the second Ashes Test at Lord's. Australia won the match by 43 runs to go 2-0 up in the five-match series despite Stokes's stunning 155. But his on-field heroics were overshadowed by the extraordinary fall-out from Bairstow's unusual exit. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese have even traded verbal bouncers over the issue, which started when Bairstow was given out stumped by opposing wicketkeeper Alex Carey during what the England batsman thought was a break in play.
England captain Ben Stokes insisted on Wednesday it was time "everyone moved on" from Jonny Bairstow's controversial dismissal in the second Ashes Test at Lord's.
Lambasting the "hypocrisy and lack of consistency" shown by some following Jonny Bairstow's controversial stumping in the recent Lord's Test, former ICC elite umpire Simon Taufel said people cite the 'spirit of the game' when they don't like a dismissal under the laws of cricket. Bairstow's controversial stumping in the second Ashes Test has opened a debate with the likes of England coach Brendon McCullum and skipper Ben Stokes saying it was not in the spirit of the game.
The controversial dismissal of Jonny Bairstow during the second Ashes Test between England and Australia at Lord's sparked a massive controversy among cricket fans with several former and present cricketers weighing in on to the topic. England fast bowler Stuart Broad was one of Bairstow's teammates was visibly enraged by the umpire's decision to give him out under controversial circumstances and he was even heard on the stump mic having a heated conversation with Australia wicket-keeper Alex Carey. Broad revealed on Tuesday that he was not pleased with the Australian cricketers handled the sensitive situation and also what he told Australia skipper Pat Cummins after coming on the crease.