The remaining day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s Cricket floor witnessed a debatable second within the 52nd over when Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey stumped out English batsman Jonny Bairstow with a direct throw. England’s former captain Mike Atherton stated that it was dozy cricket from Bairstow. Alex Carey along with his direct throw ran out Jonny Bairstow who was outdoors of his crease. Jonny Bairstow was in an obvious dilemma and walked again to the pavilion having scored 10 runs off 22 balls that included two boundaries.

“Dozy cricket from Bairstow, and costly cricket,” former England captain Mile Atherton stated, in accordance with Sky Sports.

Former Australia captain Mark Taylor stated, “Carey doesn’t wait for Bairstow to walk out. He’s going to do that regardless. It doesn’t look good and people aren’t going to be happy about it, but it’s the right decision.”

Eoin Morgan who helped England win the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup stated Bairstow was out.

“I’ve been here since I was a 13-year-old and I’m looking at playing my whole career here, and I’ve never seen scenes like that, particularly in the long room never mind all the way around the ground,” he stated.

“There was a huge sense of frustration but I can’t understand why. it’s complete naivety around what has happened with Jonny Bairstow’s dismissal. [It was] 100% out. I was on comms with Mark Taylor and he called it exactly right. In the balls leading up to his dismissal, this is just complete naivety.”

“The ball is not dead at any stage and Jonny Bairstow leaves his crease. He’s obviously in his own little bubble, they are bowling short, bowling full, accurate bowling. Testing his defence. But you cannot do this, and it’s actually really smart from Alex Carey recognising what is going on. Bairstow’s in his own little world, and it’s an opportunity to take a wicket,” he added, in accordance with Sky Sports.

Bairstow left the ultimate ball of Cameron Green‘s over alone to the wicketkeeper and began strolling outdoors the crease assuming the ball was useless. However, an alert Carey realised there was a possibility to run the batter out and effected a directed hit on the striker’s finish to catch Bairstow nicely quick.

In what could possibly be a defining second within the collection, Bairstow was left fuming because the Aussies celebrated round him.

According to legislation 20.1.2 of the MCC’s Laws of Cricket, “the ball shall be considered to be dead when it is clear to the bowler’s end umpire that the fielding side and both batters at the wicket have ceased to regard it as in play.”

Carey, having watched Bairstow make it a behavior of strolling outdoors the crease early, used the prospect to run the batter out.

In this case, the fielding aspect clearly thought of the ball to nonetheless be in play.

The dismissal left England’s skipper with Stuart Broad and the remainder of the tail with 178 runs to chase. Australia gained the Test and are 2-0 up within the collection.