Jonny Bairstow came in at number six, and he and Ben Stokes were trying to make a key stand. But all of his hopes were dashed when he was kicked out in the strangest way possible. During England’s 52nd over, Bairstow hit the last ball from Cameron Green and started to walk out of his position to talk to Stokes at the other end.
On Day 5 of the second Ashes 2023 Test at Lord’s, England started their innings with 114/4 and Ben Duckett (50 not out) and Ben Stokes (29 not out) at the wicket. This led to a lot of drama. The 132-run stand was broken when Josh Hazlewood got Duckett out with a bouncer after he had scored 83 runs.
When Carey saw that Jonny Bairstow was out, he threw the ball towards the wickets and got a straight hit. All of the Australian players went up to protest right away, and the judge ruled in their favour. But Stokes, Bairstow, and everyone else at Lord’s didn’t like the decision. They thought it went against the spirit of the game.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) made it clear that the ruling was in line with the rules. Law 20.1.2 of the MCC’s Laws of Cricket says that “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.”
In this case, Carey saw Jonny Bairstow going outside the crease early on and acted quickly to run him out. So, the defending team thought the ball was still in play and didn’t think it was dead.
In Lord’s Long Room, David Warner and Usman Khawaja got into a fight with an older fan.
The dismissal caused tensions to rise in the middle, where Ben Stokes began an all-out charge with the bat on Australia. The MCC members also talked to David Warner and Usman Khawaja about their actions in the Long Room as they were going back to the dressing room after lunch.
In reaction to what happened in the Long Room, Cricket Australia and MCC both put out statements. “Australian management has asked the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) to look into a few things that happened during lunch on day five of the Lord’s Test, when fans were in the members’ area.
“A CA spokeswoman said that players and staff from the Australian team were verbally abused and some were touched physically as they went to lunch through the members area.
A spokesman for the MCC said, “The Long Room is unique in the world of cricket, and players are very lucky to be able to walk through the Pavilion.” After this morning’s game, feelings were running high, and a small number of members said some unkind things to some members of the Australian team.
“We have apologised to the Australian Team without any reservations, and we will take action against any member who doesn’t live up to the standards we set through our punishment procedures. No one had to be kicked off the pitch, and I’m happy to say that this didn’t happen again when the players went back out for the afternoon session.”
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