Travis Head has accused Jonny Bairstow of blatant hypocrisy, revealing the England wicketkeeper threatened to stump him as he left his crease on the final ball of an over at Edgbaston.
The gulf between Australia and England over the stumping of Bairstow at Lord’s has continued in latest days, with Stuart Broad extremely essential of his Ashes rivals in a column.
England’s major difficulty has been that they consider Bairstow thought the ball was lifeless on the finish of the over when he wandered out of his crease and was stumped by Alex Carey.
But Australia have continued to defend the dismissal, noting that Carey instantly threw the ball after catching it given Bairstow often walked out of his crease after deliveries.
The Australians have additionally pointed to proof of Bairstow returning the ball on the stumps whereas maintaining, a degree contended by captain Ben Stokes earlier this week who argued it was completely different when performed mid-over.
But Head has now said that Bairstow threatened to stump him on the finish of an over within the first Test in the very same trend, and that he instantly raised it with the Englishman amid protests concerning the dismissal at Lord’s.
“I reminded Jonny last week I walked out of my crease at the end of an over,” Head instructed the Willow Talk podcast.
“I quickly whipped my bat back and questioned Jonny on whether he would take the stumps and he said, ‘Bloody oath I would’, and ran off.
“I reminded him (of that). Whether he remembered saying that or not. Two days earlier than he additionally tried to throw Marnus (Labuschagne)’s stumps down too.”
Head also questioned whether England would have withdrawn their appeal in similar circumstances, after both Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum said they would have.
“I do know they’ve questioned it otherwise in the event that they have been in the identical scenario however with all the warmth out of the air, saying that may be a little bit completely different than within the second,” Head stated.
“There’s been some prior to now when (wicketkeepers) have held the ball and waited for somebody to carry a foot.
“This was purely in the same play. It wasn’t sneaky, it was done pretty quickly. It left Alex Carey’s hand straight away.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
