Fireworks have returned within the Ashes, with on- and off-field incidents on day two guaranteeing tensions between Australia and England are as fractured as ever.
With the match evenly poised after six periods, and Australia holding a 142-run second innings lead with six wickets in hand, the sequence ignited as soon as extra with a questionable tweet from Stuart Broad’s father, a Steve Smith-Jonny Bairstow blow-up and controversy round a supposed Alex Carey haircut.
Unfortunately, it seems the climate gods are additionally eager to weigh in, with rain falling at Headingley.
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8.00PM: WARNER’S WORRIES RAISE RED FLAG FOR AUSSIES
It’s nonetheless raining at Headingley, so let’s talk about one of many greatest questions going through Australian selectors this sequence: what to do with champion opener David Warner?
Warner is having a troubling sequence, averaging the least of Autralia’s specialist batsmen with simply 23.50 runs per outing.
His twin dismissals at Headingley, each to nemesis Stuart Broad to take his profession tally to 17 wickets by the hands of the England ace, had been particularly troubling based on Test nice Ian Healy.
Healy has grave issues about Warner’s quick future in Test cricket, and says Australia ought to transfer on from the veteran opener if they’ll wrap up the Ashes with a win at Headingley.
“The one that I wasn’t happy with his output was David Warner, I thought he seemed very distracted at the crease,” Healy stated.
“And even on the way off, he didn’t quite settle in his innings.
“I’m giving him the job to win the Ashes. If they win the Ashes here, I’m dropping him.
“But if they haven’t won the Ashes, he stays and gets that job done and hopefully contributes and kick starts his career again.”
Legendary Australian captain Mark Taylor was ready to present Warner one other probability, whatever the end in Leeds.
“I did see some danger signs yesterday which was a worry because I tell you, after the Lord’s Test, I pretty well had him penned in for the series,” Taylor stated.
“He hadn’t made any big scores but he looked pretty good. He had played in a much more secure and tighter way.
“The problem Australia will have if David Warner doesn’t play in the next Test or the last Test for that matter, is they lose his catching.
“His all-round ability has been really useful for Australia … his catching at first slip has been very sound, he’s got a very good combination with Alex Carey the keeper, and Steve Smith at second slip.
“And that’s one area this series Australia has certainly beaten England. England have struggled in the slips and that’s where a lot of catches go in this series.
“So if Warner doesn’t play, you lose that combination and that’s a big loss. That’s why I’ve still got him in, but the ink is getting a little bit dry and bit thin so I would like to see him play better as he did at Lord’s.”
7.30PM: WILL RAIN SPOIL DAY THREE?
We are half an hour from the scheduled begin of play, and the forecast rain seems to be like it’s about to hit Headingley.
There was some optimism this morning that Headingley was going to overlook the worst of the dangerous climate, nevertheless it’s getting increasingly gloomy in Leeds – and I’m not speaking in regards to the moods of the respective camps.
7PM: AUSTRALIA BLASTS FALSE CAREY RUMOUR
By Ben Horne
The Australian cricket workforce has slammed a narrative pushed by former England captain Alastair Cook suggesting Alex Carey walked out of a UK hairdresser with out paying.
Leeds barber Adam Mahmood advised The Sun newspaper that the Australian wicketkeeper had left his money solely hairdresser with out paying and that he had given Carey a deadline of Monday to pay again the $57 Australian {dollars}.
Cricket Australia has categorically denied Carey has even had a haircut or visited a barber because the workforce was in Chelsea in London.
Teammates together with Steve Smith, who was with Carey on the time, verified that Carey had not visited a barber.
It’s understood a special Australian squad member had visited an area barber who paid for a haircut by worldwide switch instantly, having walked into the barber not realizing it was money solely.
The squad member has the receipt which they’ll take to the barber immediately to clear up any misunderstanding.
Sir Alastair Cook took to BBC radio and stated he had his hair reduce on the identical Leeds hairdresser and repeated the false story on air with out checking with the Australian workforce.
“He says ‘one of them, I think Alex is his name’. I said ‘Alex Carey, wicketkeeper?’” Cook stated on radio.
“He says ‘he hasn’t paid.’ It was one of those cash only barbers and he promised him he would do a transfer later on in the day.”
Cook stated advised fellow commentators: “True story. He might have paid by now.”
Only downside is the story wasn’t true and Carey was wrongly accused.
It continues the circus that has adopted the Australian workforce and Carey because the controversial dismissal of Jonny Bairstow within the Leeds Test match.
6.30PM: ICC INTEGRITY QUESTIONED AS BROAD-WARNER RIVALRY TAKES SINISTER TURN
By Ben Horne
The father of Stuart Broad has raised eyebrows by getting into the Ashes sledge-fest though he’s an International Cricket Council match referee.
Chris Broad, a former England worldwide himself, mocked David Warner with a submit on Twitter which tried to make mild of his son’s penchant for dismissing the Australian opener.
Broad posted a meme of Bart Simpson writing on the chalkboard within the well-known scene from The Simpsons credit, with the phrases ‘Stuart Broad has got me out again.’
At first look it may appear all in good enjoyable and a part of the banter typical of the Ashes, with Warner now out 17 instances to Broad Jnr in Tests.
But as a present match referee, it was a questionable transfer bordering on inappropriate given the integrity of the place he holds as a number one official.
News Corp contacted the International Cricket Council for remark, who declined to touch upon whether or not the submit was a breach of their requirements and protocols for match officers.
Broad just isn’t officiating on this sequence however typically guidelines over Australia, and certain will within the World Cup later this 12 months.
Australia had greater issues to fret about with the third Test on the road, however Broad’s weird submit was actually seen by members of the camp.
Match referee for the primary two Ashes Tests Andy Pycroft was invisible within the opening Test at Edgbaston when he inexplicably determined towards sanctioning England’s Ollie Robinson for a foul-mouthed send-off of Usman Khawaja.
During Covid when match referees officiated over their residence nations resulting from journey restrictions, Broad sanctioned his son Stuart throughout a match for dissent of an umpire.
4PM: UK BARBER GIVES CAREY DEADLINE OVER HAIRCUT WALKOUT
A UK barber has given Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey till the tip of the Third Test to pay £30, after he allegedly left with out paying for his haircut.
Cash-only clipper Adam Mahmood, 39, says he’s prepared to attend for the cash after Carey promised to pay later as a result of he had no notes on him — however he’s set a deadline of Monday, as reported by The Sun.
Carey — branded a cheat by the UK media for stumping Jonny Bairstow out on the second Ashes check at Lord’s — had promised to ship the money by financial institution switch.
Adam, of Doc Barnet’s Barber Shop in Leeds, stated: “I’m still waiting.”
Carey referred to as in with teammates Marnus Labuschagne, 29, David Warner and Usman Khawaja, each 36, on the eve of the Third Test at Headingley.
While the remaining posed for snaps and paid, Carey refused to have his picture taken and left.
“They all came in just before we shut, Adam told The Sun.
“We cut their hair and had a great laugh.
“But we don’t accept cards and Alex said he had no cash on him.
“Well, there’s a Tesco cash machine literally round the corner he could have run to.
“He could have nipped back to their hotel and been no more than five minutes but instead he said he would transfer it.
“Maybe he forgot. I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt but if it’s not paid by Monday, I won’t be happy.”
Adam, in the meantime, stated he was unaware of the stumping saga till former England skipper Sir Alastair Cook referred to as in for a trim.
He stated: “Cooky told me all about what happened and laughed when I told him Carey had done a runner.
“He’s starting to get quite the reputation.”
Originally revealed by The Sun as Ashes villain Alex Carey given deadline to pay barber £30 after he left with out paying
Originally revealed as Ashes cricket 2023: Australia vs England, workforce news, stay scores, scorecard for day 3 of third Test
Source: www.news.com.au
