The alternate game of the Ashes 2023 series at Lord’s ended in contestation due to the redundancy of Jonny Bairstow. The 33- time-old was fur on 10 during England’s fourth-innings chase of 371. On the last ball of the 52nd over, he ducked under a bouncer from Cameron Green. Spotting that Bairstow had inadvertently wandered out of his crinkle, Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey used his game sense to refuse him. The Bradford- born was given out by the third arbiter after a review, leading to a heated debate and review from England players.
The incident has sparked conversations about the spirit of the game, with England captain Ben Stokes stating that he'd not have done commodity analogous. While England players have blamed the manner in which Bairstow was dismissed, Australians have defended the decision.
Former ICC elite panel arbiter Simon Taufel, who's presently a member of the MCC laws sub-committee, has joined the debate and raised questions about whether Australia traduced the spirit of justice.
Taufel, who won five-straight ICC Arbiter of the Year awards( 2004- 08) and oversaw 74 Tests as an on-field arbiter, in an interview with ABC Sydney Mornings, stated that although England dissented with the decision, it was the correct one grounded on the rules of the game. He explained that for the ball to be considered dead after an over or delivery, both brigades must disregard its active status, which wasn't the case in this incident.
“ Correct decision made. They( England) just didn’t like it. For that ball to be considered dead after the over or indeed after the delivery, both sides need to disregard it in play. easily, the fielding side hadn’t, ” Taufel said to ABC Sydney Mornings.
After Bairstow’s controversial redundancy, England’s captain Stokes, who was on 62 at that moment, stepped up and played an aggressive innings. He scored 36 runs off the coming two overs sailed by Cameron Green and reached his century. still, Stokes( 155) was ultimately dismissed with England still demanding 70 runs to win.
With only three lattices remaining, the English platoon plodded to make hookups and chase down the target. They ultimately sailed out for 327, falling short by 43 runs and losing the alternate Test to Australia.
As the series moves to Headingley Cricket Stadium, Leeds, Bairstow will be motivated to make a strong impact with the club on his home ground. On the other hand, Australian captain Pat Cummins and his platoon will be determined to win the game and secure a 3- 0 lead, aiming to win their first Ashes series in England since 2001.
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