The ashes 2023

[StanSP]

Looks like the umpires started to walk for the end of the over before the wickets were hit, but perhaps didn't actually call 'over'. 

 

Quick thinking from Carey. 

[deejdeej]

Oh that is ****ing stupid

[leicsmac]

.....the hell was that?

[trabuch]

That's mental.

[leicesterisme]

Horrible cheating cvnts

[StanSP]

Carey even throws it before Bairstow starts walking out of his crease! 

[StanSP]

Maybe not as controversial as first thought. It doesn't look great, but not really anything wrong with it? 

[goody2028]

Same old Aussies 

[winteriscoming]

It’s out. 
Bairstow is such a brain dead player. 

[Izzy]

That's brilliant by Carey. 

[coolhandfox]

 Lazy brain dead cricket by England again.

 

Lack of basics by this side is amazing.

Edited 2 July 2023 by coolhandfox

[StanSP]

1 minute ago, leicesterisme said:

Horrible cheating cvnts

 

Just now, goody2028 said:

Same old Aussies 

On this particular occasion, I'm not sure it is... 

[Nuge]

cheats never change.

[AjcW]

Oh good. Another Bairstow **** up 

[Bert]

Just now, StanSP said:

Maybe not as controversial as first thought. It doesn't look great, but not really anything wrong with it? 

It’s no different to if the ball went back to the bowler and the bowler would try. Brilliant from Carey, brain fart from Bairstow. 

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Let's be honest, there's one team that deserves the boos of the Lord's crowd for the way they've played this test, and it's not the Aussies.

[StanSP]

Just now, Bert said:

It’s no different to if the ball went back to the bowler and the bowler would try. Brilliant from Carey, brain fart from Bairstow. 

Yep, think it's just pure laziness from Bairstow. 

[foxfanazer]

Can only blame Bairstow. Yeah it's a little bit scummy but absolutely brain dead from Bairstow. Shouldn't be happening at the top end of the game

[leicsmac]

All round general pissed-offness there.

 

Pissed off at the Aussies for yet another incident of bending the rules of the game to win (though as per earlier no one including me should expect any less).

Pissed off at Bairstow for being daft enough to give them a reason to do so.

 

What a way for this to all end.

[Aus Fox]

I don’t like that, technically it’s out but where’s the sportsmanship? It’s like a mankad - for me, it’s just against the spirit of the game.

Edited 2 July 2023 by Aus Fox

[Craig]

It doesn't look great, but the ball isn't dead and Bairstow had been doing it prior to the dismissal. Stupid.

[Izzy]

Can't blame the Aussies for playing to the whistle. Bairstow should have waited. Gave his wicket away

[Sparrowhawk]

2 minutes ago, Nuge said:

cheats never change.

Nothing wrong with it, I'm afraid. It's not like Carey waited till Bairstow thought play had stopped.

[leicsmac]

Perhaps this might actually inspire the Lord's crowd to abandon the gentility and actually give the team a boost through hostile atmosphere for the rest of the match, though.

[StanSP]

Stokes body language and reaction to it was quite telling. He must have known that there wasn't anything wrong with it or nothing that can be done.