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Jonny Bairstow was branded ‘dozy’ and ‘naive’ for his controversial dismissal on a fiery fifth day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s, but was it fair and within the spirit of the game?
Bairstow was out stumped by Alex Carey, caught wandering out of his crease at the end of a Cameron Green over, with the third umpire upholding Australia’s appeal as the ball was not deemed ‘dead’.
With the wicket, England slipped to 193-6 in pursuit of their 371-run target and, though Ben Stokes ultimately dragged them back into the contest with a mesmerising 155 to evoke memories of Headingley 2019, the hosts ultimately fell 43 runs short and now trail 2-0 in the five-match series.
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There is no such thing called spirit of the game. If that’s the case England should give away the world up to icc and say in the spirit of the game we don’t want this cup.
There are only two scenarios 1. You end up being the on winning side in the situation
2. You end up on loosing side in the same situation.
There is not such thing called spirit of the game, every run evry out will impact the game result. They are not playing street cricket, they are representing a country and no one remembers the spirit after leaving the stadium.
Did you see how England celebrated World Cup in the spirit of the game ?
How big is Barstow 😂😂
Australia cheating again you are without any horror doing that to Jonny Bairstow. I suggest you go home now and forget about the Ashes and leave it here with the US in England
Waiting for 3 test
Johny Johny- yes papa
Leaving the crease no papa🤣🤣🤣
The spirit of the game is play within the rules and accept the umpire decisions. It is England who can’t accept the umpire decision and thus not playing within the spirit of the game.
All the English do is COMPLAIN.
Well done on the tabloid style reporting!
The level of whinning by English fans and English media is insane. Blaming Cummins for playing by the book is absurd and childish behavior.
Trust the English to turn the birth place of cricket into a cemetery , where the noble sport is finally laid to rest.
The English can try win a cricket match by any means necessary, but their opponents dare not tear a leaf out of their book …. 🖕🏾🖕🏽🖕🏼
Long-time cricket fan and writer/editor here. The "spirit of cricket" has always been a noble lie. Think about it: when did it actually enter the game? It wasn't there at its inception when Spofforth was punching Poms on the proboscis and Grace was steadfastly staying at the wicket even after being given out. In the 1930s this elusive "spirit" of unknown provenance was being invoked by the Aussie press as Larwood tactically tore the Aussies apart at Jardine's request.
For a while, bowling bumpers at tail-enders was frowned upon because it violated the fabulous spirit of the game, but this "unspoken law" was soon dispensed with if that tail-ender was presumptuous enough to flout that "spirit" and score a run too many. Once, Lindwall knocked a man out with a bouncer because he insultingly took block outside of his crease. Trueman was hardly a paragon of puritanical rectitude and was proud of it. "Mad" Jack Flavell didn't protest his sobriquet. He wanted to destroy every man be bowled at.
Let's test the spirit. What exactly has been the greatest threat to it – just so we know its location? What was the boundary situation? Was it the abovementioned Bodyline series? What Jardine did was within the rules. It was mainly the Aussie press who demonised and denounced him and Larwood, using the "spirit of the game" as their high horse.
Was it Vinoo Mankad in 1947-48, who noticed non-striker Bill Brown backing up too far? Instead of releasing the ball, he stopped and broke the wicket. He’d sufficiently warned Bill, having already dismissed him likewise in a tour game, yet the huffing press almost labelled it impertinence, ensuring his name entered cricket’s lexicon as a byword for dishonesty. But do you know why Mankad was so "impertinent"? Because he was sick of his own countrymen deferring to the Aussies and the English. Those who dusted off the "spirit of cricket" back then actually had their pens at the ready to criticise ANY bowling from those funny little Subcontinental people that amounted to more than a mere tribute offering.
Was India's decades-old doctoring of pitches a violation of this "spirit"? What about the West Indies' real and implied threats of on-field, and sometimes off-field, violence to batsmen all over the Commonwealth when they were at their zenith?
It seems that this "spirit" includes acceptable cheating. Adam Gilchrist was actually criticised by many of these same upholders of cricket's "spirit" when he decided he WOULD walk, despite being the only man on the field to know he'd nicked it. A batsman was actually somehow acting within the bounds of this amorphous thing called cricket's spirit when he never admitted he was out.
It's rather indefinable really, isn't it, old chaps, this "spirit"?
Honestly, Piers and Geoffrey and the Lord's members look and sound like dribbling, drivelling privileged Pommy prats when they long for a fantasy bygone era and talk about tarnishing a game that was never exempt from human nature, and ceased being some kind of pastoral idyll the moment men like Spofforth and Grace entered the scene, bringing spectators with them.
He should have known better
lol spirit of the game means everyone plays by the rules, and by the rules Bairstow messed up and Australia were good enough to take advantage. All this suggestion Australia should have withdrawn the appeal or something is completely stupid, and not within the spirit of Cricket or any sport to suggest you should give needless concessions to your opponent that could help them win. The fact we are even discussing this is just due to the sheer weight of sad English tears.
Obviously the members of the MCC know how to play in the spirit of the game.
They are professional players, and it's a legal move. This whole thing is absurd. The Poms really need to get a grip – have they forgotten about Bodyline? Next thing they'll be setting people's hotels on fire and attacking the fleeing children. Since when are the Poms as bad as the French?
You're kidding Ben! Carey did it immediately. Four other things – 1. You don't go wandering out of your crease when facing a spinner so why is it any different to a quick? 2. Bairstow tried exactly the same thing to Labuschagne on day three. Forgotten that have you? 3. The MCC made the rules so live with them and 4. "Not cricket"? This is professional sport and the Ashes is cricket's biggest match not the local under-7's.
There's no such thing as the spirit of cricket, it's a fallacy. Ever since WG Grace, there's been gamesmanship, cheating, and finding any way to win. That's just the nature of the game.
I been watching this ashes series what wrong with Jhony look like he playing as a T 20 … but yes that was below the belt by Ausie side …. Disgrace to the sport…/ but legal can’t complained ….
Long long ago in a match ! If I really remembered In a very crucial moments of match great what is his name C.W he let Abdul Qaudir to know but let him go and West Indies lost that match….
What about reason to believe the batsman was outside of the crease, not will be in a few seconds if I toss it slowly enough. Tut, this is behind the back. It the choice as the ball is thrown that defines the spirit issue.
Maybe the "spirit of game" be written down like to rules of game so everyone has the same understanding of what is meant by "spirit of game " Guidelines need to be set so each team plays to the same standards
Why are so many members saying school boy error from Bairstow? School boys do much better to defend their wicket!
A lesson 4 life..to Bairstow and
so others who took it easy @crucial times 2 ..✍️
To accuse a team of ignoring the spirit of cricket (whatever that is) one has to be squeaky clean oneself, otherwise one just looks like a hypocrite.
Broad, failed to walk in 2013, Bairstow tried the same stumping trick but he’s such a crap keeper he missed the stumps, and Stokes was happy to accept the four diverted from his bat in the World Cup final. And going back a bit we have Ryan Sidebottom flattening a batsman who was subsequently run out, and Atherton with his pocketful of dirt and I’m sure there are lots more, all the way back to body line.
No wonder the Aussies call us whinging poms.
Stumpings like this should come with a warning first.
Was Jonny Bairstow’s dismissal at Lords a breach of the Spirit of Cricket? This is a question I have been inundated with, so I thought it best to share my thoughts publicly by asking everyone a question or eight to consider…
1. "Have you seen any umpire tell a fielding side that the keeper standing back is not allowed to attempt a stumping?
2. "Was there a complaint from anyone when Bairstow tried to stump Marnus exactly the same way in the first innings?
3. "What has Jonny Bairstow said about his dismissal? He has been very quiet. Why?
4. "My experience is when people don’t like a dismissal under the Laws of Cricket, they cite the Spirit of Cricket to support their view.
5. "Which part of the codified Preamble (the Spirit of Cricket) was breached by the fielding side?
6. "What did the fielding side do in effecting a legitimate dismissal that unfairly impacted the ability of the batter in their attempt not to be dismissed? (Did they run into him or distract him or prevent him making good his ground?)
7. "Should a batter be immune from dismissal as per the Laws by simply being negligent (and leaving his ground too early)?
8. "Did England retire Ben Duckett when they disagreed with the Starc catch decision as per the Laws and umpires’ decision?
"The hypocrisy and lack of consistency from some people and groups is quite interesting and concerning for the future of our game.
English Hypocrites, watch Patels stumping by the sooky Bairstow.. The Commentators were creaming themselves how clever it was and it was waaay sneakier than Carey! Whinging Poms ..
All this noise overlooks the fact that the English side are now 2 nil down.
There is no point claiming Australia cheated when the fact remains that what took place was a stumping' with plenty of rules that approve of that method of dismissal.
England in both tests had every opportunity to win but failed to take advantage when it was there to be had.
Instead of complaining about one moment in the game how about examining all their actions over the course of the 5 days and accept the fact they blew it.
In order to beat Australia the England side simply need to be more focused for the entire game and not make poor excuses for their onfield lapses in concentration.
The English probably thought the Aussies would recall the batsman like Indians. They themselves did not adhere to sportsmanship when they had the chance against New Zealand. Hypocrites the bunch of them.
Good to hear Nigel Farage's views at 3:20
Within the law.. yes. Spirit of the game.. whatever that means, probably not given the fact little JB wasn’t gaining advantage. Cummins no class.. yes. Mankad Smith when he’s 99 not out at Leeds.. yes. Why not. It’s in the rules.
There is nothing controversial about this they should spreading this controversial narrative it was unsporting "maybe" but giving this too much attention is takong away from them actually not playing well. I guess thats the media for u and the fact that 3 days they r still on this is very sad focus on ur performance and dont look for excuses
Love the amount of Aussies on here whinging about England whinging. They are hilarious. How’s the sandpaper guys…..
Whinging Poms. The spirit of the game is to play within the rules and to win the match for goodness sake. The "gentlemen" in the Long Room reveal that gentility is only skin deep and doesn't reach the heart. South African here , who was at the receiving end of Sandpapergate, but I side here with the Aussies. Cummins was exemplary in the interview.
I'm French and I don't know much about cricket but I know about sport. You want to see something more than unfair : have a look to the game between Getmany and France in World Cup 1982. We didn't hear anyone about it
Why don’t they simply introduce a signal to call the ball dead. Already umpire is marking the balls for bowlers, they can simply convert it to dead ball sign. All of these dramas can be avoided.
Today, in his column for the BBC, Glen Mcgrath claims he initially thought the decision should have been rescinded by the Aussies but now thinks the opposite. At no time while broadcasting live did he actually state that. He did not, for example, agree with Maxwell who said in his presence that it was not cricket. When McGrath was directly asked for his opinion by Agnew he failed to answer yes or no.
It’s absolutely unacceptable to dismiss a batsman like this way. Bairdtow was not going for run. Cricket is a gentlemen game and gentlemen don’t get batsman out this way. Bairstow is as good batsman as Stokes. It’s cruelty on part of Australian to destroying such a beautiful match and series. While making any decision spirit of the game must come first rather then rules. It’s the ICC that should do something about it. I am a big fan of Australian team but love cricket more than that.
Poms crying about "spirit of the game," but was quite happy to lift the 19 W.C v NZL, even though the whole world saw, NZL had lost the least amount of wickets when both scores were drawn and should have ended there!
Or at least both teams should have shared that W.C, but instead the Poms took a hollow victory!
Blairstow only got himself to blame 😂 so suck it up Poms!
"This is Ashes cricket sharpen up!"
Mike Atherton
Dozy Flog Bairstow 😂
Must be an English thing, this losing and crying… 😢 seen it in F1 as well…
An underarm dismissal by an Aussie.
You slipped up mate, and i feel for you.
It is controversial only because Bairstow got out, if he did this to Australian, it would've been called good presence of mind
Rule Britannia. Britannia waives the rules.
He was through with his shot, and wasn't trying to take a run. The umpires should have called it not out.
This is what the controversy is about? He walked out of his crease instantly; you're taught not to do that. Schoolboy error like the guy said. Just typical whinging Poms
England have really embarrassed themselves here. The double standards and hypocrisy is alarming.
Whining poms, what's new ?
They played within the rules, so grow up england