Australia beat England by 43 runs in the second Test match of the Ashes series. Not one, but three controversies took place in this Test played at Lord's. After the catch of Steve Smith, and the catch of Mitchell Starc, the two teams came face to face on the runout of Johnny Bairstow. Although people are calling it a runout, the umpire declared Bairstow stumped out. There was a ruckus on this matter. Even the legends of world cricket gave their opinion. Some considered the stump done by Alex Carey under the rules of cricket, while some called it against the spirit of the game.

What is the matter?
On the fifth day of the match, the England team came out to chase the target, and captain Ben Stokes got his team back in the match with a good partnership with Ben Duckett. Jonny Bairstow and Stokes started the partnership after Duckett's dismissal, but Bairstow was unfortunately stumped out. Bairstow left the last ball of the 52nd over of England's second innings and came out of the crease to talk to Stokes. Seeing this, wicketkeeper Carrie caught the ball and scattered the balls. According to the rules, the ball was not dead and on Australia's appeal, the umpire declared Bairstow out.

Who said what on Bairstow's run out?

Pat Cummins: Australia captain Pat Cummins gave his opinion on the matter after the match. He said, “According to me it was according to the rules of the game. Bairstow himself has done this before. He hunted David Warner and Steve Smith in 2019. it is common. For this, I would like to give full credit to Alex Carey. It was under the rules. Some people may disagree with this, but the way a catch was decided yesterday, it was the same way.

Ben Stokes: When England captain Ben Stokes was asked about this after the match, he said, "If I am fielding at that time, I think about the spirit of the game." If someone asks me if I want to win in this way, I will say no.
Ravichandran Ashwin; Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has justified Australia's Alex Carey's runout of England's Bairstow in the second Test of the Ashes series. Ashwin said, “We should appreciate the promptness shown under the rules rather than crying foul or in the spirit of the game. A wicketkeeper keeps such an eye on the stump only when he or his team feels that the batsman is leaving the crease again and again.

Stuart Broad: Stuart Broad, who came out to bat after Bairstow's dismissal, immediately verbally attacked Carey. "You will always be remembered for this," he told the Australian wicketkeeper as soon as he came to the crease.

Bairstow looking back after being run out - Photo: Social Media
Michael Vaughan: Former England captain Michael Vaughan said in an interview, "Sportsmanship is always discussed. You always put sportsmanship first in the match. I blame Alex Carey and Pat Cummins for this. It was under the rules. The rules are the same for everyone, but the question arises whether Pat Cummins gave a warning to Bairstow for this. He could have told Bairstow that you are constantly getting out. Despite all this, I would say that Pat Cummins and his team were right.

Eoin Morgan: Eoin Morgan, the captain who won the World Cup to England, said during commentary for Sky Sports, "Bairstow dropped the ball." The ball was still in play. He went ahead of the crease and got out. Alex Carey did a great job.

Aakash Chopra: Former India opener Aakash Chopra tweeted that things that happen under the rules of the game are probably not against the spirit of the game.

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