Rishi Sunak has given his thoughts on the controversial second Ashes test match at Lord's, sharing whether he thought the Australians played against the spirit of the game.
Mr Sunak became the latest to join a row of critics accusing the Australian team of displaying poor sportsmanship in the match against England and playing in a manner against the spirit of the game.
During the first session of the day, Bairstow was facing an over from Cameron Green when he ducked under a bouncer, with the ball safely landing in keeper Alex Carey’s hands behind the wicket. English skipper Ben Stokes called for Pat Cummins to have a rethink of his actions on the field. Picture: Gareth Copley/Getty Images.“He said he simply wouldn’t want to win a game in the manner Australia did.
Stokes raised questions about Cummins’ captaining approach in the post-match conference on Sunday, saying if the roles were reversed, the on-field strategy would have been quite different.
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