Stokes: Is Bairstow exit in ‘spirit of game’?
England captain Ben Stokes insists he would not have wanted to win a game of cricket with the kind of dismissal that led to Jonny Bairstow’s controversial exit at Lord’s.
England captain Ben Stokes insists he would not have wanted to win a game of cricket with the kind of dismissal that led to Jonny Bairstow’s controversial exit at Lord’s.
Ben Stokes’ brilliant 155 wasn’t enough for England at Lord’s as Australia took a 2-0 Ashes series lead.
Australia took a stranglehold on the Ashes series after beating England by 43 runs in a fiery and controversial second Test at Lord’s on Sunday.
Jonny Bairstow’s controversial dismissal in the second Ashes Test on Sunday sent the Lord’s crowd into an unprecedented rage as Australia players clashed with spectators in the famous Pavilion Long Room.
Jonny Bairstow was stumped during the final day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s after mistakenly thinking the ball was dead.
Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins put Australia in charge at Lord’s on Saturday.
Mitchell Starc sparked an England collapse at Lord’s on Sunday before Ben Duckett was given a controversial reprieve .
Nathan Lyon came hobbling out to bat as Australia set England a Lord’s record 371 to win the second Ashes Test on Saturday.
England are facing a huge run chase against Australia in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s.
Usman Khawaja’s unbeaten half-century helped Australia take a big lead at Lord’s.
Australia’s Usman Khawaja dug in to put Australia in control against England after the hosts’ batting collapse in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s on Friday.
England’s commitment to ‘Bazball’ is testing the patience of former players and fans after another careless batting display left their Ashes hopes hanging by a thread.
Recalled paceman Mitchell Starc led Australia’s charge as England collapsed to 325 all out in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s on Friday.
Ben Duckett insisted England had no regrets about their aggressive game plan after the opener was one of several batsman to fall into Australia’s short-ball trap on a dramatic day at Lord’s.
Ben Duckett led England’s fightback at Lord’s on Thursday.