July 17th 2023.
Alex Carey, the Australian wicketkeeper, has spoken out for the first time about his controversial stumping of Jonny Bairstow in the second Ashes Test at Lord's. It was the biggest talking point of the series so far, provoking responses from UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Carey insists he would repeat the stumping if given the opportunity, despite the fact that the dismissal caused a great deal of controversy. "To see how much has played out since then, it's been a little bit surprising," he said.
The incident happened when Bairstow thought the ball was dead at the end of an over, and began walking towards England captain Ben Stokes. However, Carey threw the ball at the stumps as soon as he collected the Cameron Green bouncer, leading to Bairstow being given out by the TV umpire.
Stuart Broad described the dismissal as the 'worst thing I've ever seen on a cricket field', while Stokes said he would not want to win 'in that manner'. But Carey said he was merely following the standard procedure. "We were switched on to the fact that it was a bouncer plan and it felt like Jonny was pretty switched on to getting out of the way; he wasn't playing any shots," he explained.
England ended up losing the second Test, going 2-0 down in the Ashes series. However, they reduced the deficit with a three-wicket win at Headingley. Stokes' side still need to win the final two Tests to prevent Australia from retaining the Ashes. The fourth match starts on Wednesday at Old Trafford.
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