England captain Ben Stokes insisted he wouldn’t have wished to win a sport of cricket with the type of dismissal that led to Jonny Bairstow‘s controversial exit throughout Australia’s victory within the second Ashes Test at Lord’s. Shortly earlier than lunch on Sunday’s remaining day, Bairstow — the final of England’s recognised batsmen — fell for 10 in weird vogue when he wandered out of his floor after ducking a Cameron Green bouncer and quick-thinking wicketkeeper Alex Carey under-armed the ball onto the stumps.

Bairstow thought he had secured his floor by tapping his bat behind the crease.

Australia captain Pat Cummins may have withdrawn the attraction however the choice was referred to 3rd umpire Marais Erasmus, who dominated Bairstow had been stumped, with England now 193-6 chasing a goal of 371.

As spectators jeered the choice and taunted Australia with chants of “Same old Aussies, always cheating”, an offended Stokes then on 62, launched a blistering assault on the bowling.

The all-rounder made a surprising 155 however his good innings couldn’t forestall England falling to a 43-run defeat as Australia went 2-0 up within the five-match collection.

Bairstow had been dismissed off the final ball of the over, with Stokes suggesting the motion of the umpires might have led him to suppose the ball was lifeless.

“When is it justified that the umpires have called over?,” Stokes advised the BBC.

“Is the onfield umpires making movement, is that enough to call over? I’m not sure. Jonny was in his crease then out of his crease. I am not disputing the fact it is out because it is out.”

However, he added: “If the shoe was on the other foot I would have put more pressure on the umpires and asked whether they had called over and had a deep think about the whole spirit of the game and would I want to do something like that.

“For Australia, it was the match-winning second.

“Would I want to win a game in that manner? The answer for me is no.”

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