'Spirit of Cricket' debate has been lit a fire in England after Jonny Bairstow's controversial dismissal on Day 5 of the Lord's Test and UK's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has jumped on the bandwagon.
The Ashes has gained heat after the controversial dismissal of England wicketkeeper batter Jonny Bairstow, who was wandering out of his crease when Alex Carey stumped him out.
Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey was quick on his feet to run his England counterpart Jonny Bairstow out with a direct hit when he wandered off from the crease with the ball still being in play.
Australian wicket-keeper Alex Carey was alert enough to notice the pattern as Jonny Bairstow immediately left the crease and wandered off as soon as the over got completed without checking with the umpires or the keeper if the ball was in play or not.
Jonny Bairstow's controversial dismissal took the sheen off Ben Stokes and Co's spirited fightback on Day 5 of the second Ashes Test at Lord's as Australia won the contest by 43 runs and took a lead of 2-0.
England need 257 runs on the final day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's against Australia to pull off the highest successful run-chase in Test cricket history at this venue.
England conceded the advantage of bowling under overcast weather and helpful conditions with four fast bowlers as Australia scored 339 runs on Day 1 of the Lord's Test with five wickets still in the bag.
Australia would have been in an even more commanding position after the first day of the Lord's Test in the ongoing Ashes series against England if not for Joe Root's twin strikes in the final hour.
Ollie Robinson has been on the firing line of several Australian cricketers after name-dropping Ricky Ponting in sledging reference after he was caught cussing Usman Khawaja on stump mic in the first Ashes Test.
England won the first T20I against Australia by 8 runs.
England best Australia by 8 runs to go 1-0 up in the 3-match T20I series.
The left-handed opener Marcus Harris will be continuing for the Ashes despite running through a dry run of patch. "He'll play in the Test, no worries about that", says Australia cricket coach Justin Langer.
England beat Australia by eight wickets in their Super 12 Group 1 match of the T20 World Cup.
Jos Buttler hammered a brutal unbeaten 32-ball 71 to complement a superlative performance from the bowlers as England crushed Australia by eight wickets in their Super 12 match to inch closer to a semifinal spot at the T20 World Cup on Saturday.
The two Ashes rivals face each other for the third time in the history of the T20 World Cup and for the first time in 11 years in the tournament.
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Title favourites England are expected to be tested for the first time in the ongoing T20 World Cup when they face arch-rivals Australia in a battle for supremacy in the Super 12 Group 1.
England hasn't won an Ashes series in Australia since 2010/11 while Australia has not played Test cricket after losing the Border-Gavaskar trophy 2-1 to India in January this year.
Silverwood and captain Joe Root are unable to call on a full-strength group due to the continued hiatus of star all-rounder Ben Stokes and injuries to Jofra Archer, Olly Stone and Sam Curran.
Paine, 37, exuded confidence of regaining full fitness to lead the Test side in this summer's Ashes.
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