Australian gloveman Alex Carey dismissed his England counterpart on the ultimate day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s by throwing down the stumps after a Cameron Green supply, with Bairstow wandering out of his crease early.
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It led to a bitter response from England gamers and followers, together with MCC members at Lord’s who confronted Australian gamers within the iconic Long Room. Three members have now been suspended because the MCC investigates the drama.
McCullum instructed BBC Test Match Special after the sport that he “can’t imagine we’ll be having a beer any time soon” with the Aussies.
“When you become older and more mature, you realise the game and the spirit of it is something you need to protect,” McCullum stated.
“You have to make decisions in the moment, and they can have effects on games and people’s characters.
“By the letter of the law, he is out. Jonny was not trying to take a run. It is one of those difficult ones to swallow and you look at the small margins, it is incredibly disappointing.
“But lots of people will have their opinion on both sides of the fence. The most disappointing thing is that it will be the most talked about event of a great Test match.”
When Stuart Broad got here to the crease, he was heard on the stump mics saying that Carey’s stumping was “literally the worst thing I’ve ever seen in cricket”.
The England seamer additionally instructed Carey: “You’ll forever be remembered for that.”
After the sport, England captain Ben Stokes lashed the Aussies.
“If the shoe was on the other foot, I would probably just have to have a little think around the whole spirit of the game,” Stokes stated.
“I would have had to have a real think around the spirit of the game, and would I want to potentially win a game with something like that happening — and it would be no.”
Originally printed as Brendon McCullum says he “can’t imagine we’ll be having a beer any time soon” with Australians amid Lord’s controversy
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
