It's The Ashes (again)

[rsbaggy2]

So much outrage. But it's justified when roles are reversed.

Eh?

I think I'm more outraged by the Australian's getting all upset at being called out for it. If you don't want people to call you a cunt, don't act like one.

Ted, you know perfectly well that the Aussies objected to being verbally abused as they walked through the Long Room back to their dressing room. Nowhere else in top level sport can the public get so close to the players. If MCC members can't show a bit of decorum in that situation, then maybe MCC will have to change their rules and keep the members away from the players.

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At the end of the day it's just really poor play from Bairstow.

If he had knocked to a fielder in front of the wicket, he would have made sure he was within the crease, until the fielder had done something to indicate that the ball was dead.e g throw the ball to the bowler.

In this case because he left the ball, he just assumed the ball was dead, when clearly it wasn't. Carey didn't hang about he caught and immediately threw the ball at the wicket.

For my money there is too much of fielders taking a shot at the wicket trying to catch the batsman out of their crease. But it seems to be a thing these days.

And if you want to stop what Carey did from happening again, make it a rule that a stumping can only be legal if the fielder is holding the ball when the bails are removed.

That won’t work because then it would be a run out.

No, because he wasn't attempting a run. I think Shabs has come up with a good solution there.

It's occurred many a time where the ball has hit the keeper and it rolls back onto the stumps.
How would you equate that?