"I'm Somewhat...": Australia Head Coach On Brendon McCullum's Comment Post Jonny Bairstow Dismissal

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald is "disappointed" by his England counterpart Brendon McCullum's comments following Jonny Bairstow's controversial stumping that has become a flash point of the Ashes series. After the second Test, which England lost by 43 runs, McCullum said the dismissal -- which was followed by a heated argument between few MCC members and Australian openers Usman Khawaja and David Warner -- will impact the relations between the two teams. "I can't imagine we'll be having a beer any time soon. From our point of view, we've got three Test matches to try and land some blows and try and win the Ashes and that's where our focus will be," the England red-ball coach said on Sunday.

McDonald, however, was not pleased with the former New Zealand skipper's attitude.

"I haven't spoken to him. I've heard that comment for the first time, and I'm somewhat disappointed by that," McDonald told reporters on Monday.

After ducking a slow bouncer from Cameron Green, Bairstow had immediately left his crease to have a chat with Ben Stokes in the middle, believing that the ball was 'dead'.

However, wicketkeeper Alex Carey played within the rules and broke the stumps and third umpire Marais Erasmus gave a decision in favour of Australia.

Baristow's dismissal has opened a debate with the likes of McCullum and England skipper Stokes saying it was not in the spirit of the game.

The MCC's Laws of Cricket 20.1.2 state: "The ball shall be considered to be dead when it is clear to the bowler's end umpire that the fielding side and both batters at the wicket have ceased to regard it as in play." "There's no doubt when a player is leaving their crease or leaving their ground at certain periods of time that you take that