The stumping, or run-out, as some call it, of England batsman Jonny Bairstow by Australia wicket-keeper Alex Carey in the Lord’s Test added a lot more excitement to the ongoing Ashes 2023 series as it sparked up everyone on and off the field, from players, to ex-cricketers, to general fan in the stadiums and on social media.
The Ashes 2023 currently stands on a tantalizingly poise point with Australia leading 2-1, all three of the Test matches so far have been won by so close margins that they could have gone anyway.
The talk around the Jonny Bairstow run-out, or stumping is still on and now Alex Carey himself has made some interesting revelations about his actions.
Carey recalled that he was dismissed like Jonny Bairstow when he was 15, playing his maiden match for Glenelg’s A-grade outfit in Adelaide Premier Cricket. He then had made a complaint to his skipper, the former South Australia batsman Ben Hook who told Carey: “You’ll remember to keep your foot behind the line next time”.
Speaking with Cricket.com.aur, Alex Carey revealed that it was his first instinct to hit the stumps when Bairstow moved of his crease very quickly after leaving a ball.
“We were switched on to the fact that it was a bouncer plan and it felt like Johnny was … getting out of the way, he wasn’t playing any shots,” Carey said.
“When he ducked, obviously his first movement was pretty much out of his crease so instinctively I grabbed the ball, threw the stumps down and the rest is history. He’s a fantastic player and obviously a big wicket in that match.”
Alex Carey speaks on criticism and Spirit of Cricket
Alex Carey was booed heavily in the third Test by the Headingley crowd when he came to bat. The talks of Spirit of Cricket have been big in all quarters. He brought up the laws.
“As soon as I got it, (I) threw it straightaway. Then, I guess once the bail has come off, it’s up to the third umpire to deem it out or not out, or the on-field umpires as well and it was given out.
“To see how much it has played out since then has been a little bit surprising. But I guess both sides of the fence is probably the one, isn’t it? If you’re on Australia’s side, there’s been amazing support and if you’re on England’s side, it’s probably the opposite.”
