London [UK] England batsman and former captain Joe Root expressed his surprising view of the controversy between Jonny Bairstow and Alex Carey in the home Ashes series last year, saying the game was within the laws of the game and that one needs to be more aware as a player.
During the second Test of the Ashes series in July last year, Bairstow was stumped by wicketkeeper Alex Carey for just 10 runs in a 371-run chase. The strike was taken as Bairstow came out of his area, assuming the ball was dead after he ducked it. Just as he came out, Carey wasted no time in stumping him. The dismissal proved to be important for Australia as England managed 327 runs in the chase and lost the series 2-0.
The upset, carried out on the fourth day of the game, turned out to be one of the biggest controversies in the recent history of the Ashes series. The Australian team was abused by members of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in the Long Room at Lord's Stadium when they returned for lunch, and debates about the 'Spirit of Cricket' went on endlessly, with many fans and pundits taking the view that Bairstow too he should have been warned or the dismissal should not have been carried out. However, the dismissal was legal under the laws of cricket.
In the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) documentary 'The Ashes 2023 Our Take', released after Australia's Prime Video documentary 'The Test Season Three', which also addresses the issue from the point of view of Australia, Root said: "At first I was quite angry, but I think when you are involved in the game it is very difficult to put yourself in the other position. So I would like to say that I would have approached it differently (than in Australia), but I could have done it very easily. Same thing. Jonny will hate that I say this, but if you stay in your area they can't hit you, right? This is within the laws of the game. ," he said.
Root also praised his captain Ben Stokes for leading the team on their way to a 2-2 draw after that controversy, which turned out to be a game-changing event in the series. This exhaustion burdened England, who had put up a great fight against Australia up to that point. They won the third and fifth tests comprehensively, tying the series 2-2. The Three Lions could also have won the fourth Test in Manchester had it not been interrupted by rain. Australia retained the prestigious Ashes urn by tying the series, but failed to win the series in England for the first time since 2001.
"He deserved more than us to come out on the wrong side of that (Lord's) result. For the England captain to show us that this is how we play our cricket regardless of the situation, regardless of what people have said in the first innings." How they fired us, reckless, careless, without thinking about it. "It was a really powerful moment for us as a team and also for the rest of the series," he concluded.
During the second Test of the Ashes series in July last year, Bairstow was stumped by wicketkeeper Alex Carey for just 10 runs in a 371-run chase. The strike was taken as Bairstow came out of his area, assuming the ball was dead after he ducked it. Just as he came out, Carey wasted no time in stumping him. The dismissal proved to be important for Australia as England managed 327 runs in the chase and lost the series 2-0.
The upset, carried out on the fourth day of the game, turned out to be one of the biggest controversies in the recent history of the Ashes series. The Australian team was abused by members of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in the Long Room at Lord's Stadium when they returned for lunch, and debates about the 'Spirit of Cricket' went on endlessly, with many fans and pundits taking the view that Bairstow too he should have been warned or the dismissal should not have been carried out. However, the dismissal was legal under the laws of cricket.
In the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) documentary 'The Ashes 2023 Our Take', released after Australia's Prime Video documentary 'The Test Season Three', which also addresses the issue from the point of view of Australia, Root said: "At first I was quite angry, but I think when you are involved in the game it is very difficult to put yourself in the other position. So I would like to say that I would have approached it differently (than in Australia), but I could have done it very easily. Same thing. Jonny will hate that I say this, but if you stay in your area they can't hit you, right? This is within the laws of the game. ," he said.
Root also praised his captain Ben Stokes for leading the team on their way to a 2-2 draw after that controversy, which turned out to be a game-changing event in the series. This exhaustion burdened England, who had put up a great fight against Australia up to that point. They won the third and fifth tests comprehensively, tying the series 2-2. The Three Lions could also have won the fourth Test in Manchester had it not been interrupted by rain. Australia retained the prestigious Ashes urn by tying the series, but failed to win the series in England for the first time since 2001.
"He deserved more than us to come out on the wrong side of that (Lord's) result. For the England captain to show us that this is how we play our cricket regardless of the situation, regardless of what people have said in the first innings." How they fired us, reckless, careless, without thinking about it. "It was a really powerful moment for us as a team and also for the rest of the series," he concluded.
