Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sided together with his England Cricket group on the Spirit of the Sport controversy surrounding Jonny Bairstow’s dismissal within the second check match of the Ashes collection.
“The prime minister agrees with Ben Stokes. He mentioned he merely would not need to win a recreation within the method Australia did,” spokesperson for PM Rishi Sunak mentioned
He additionally responded Sure on being requested the query if PM Sunak believes if Australia’s actions within the Bairstow dismissal have been towards the spirit of the sport.
Nonetheless, PM Sunak was additionally appreciative of the century by the England captain within the second check match and was assured about his group making a comeback within the third check match in Headingley. England are down 2-0 within the five-test collection and one other loss would imply the Brits shedding their likelihood to get their palms on their prestigious Ashes urn.
“However the recreation did present a chance to see Ben Stokes at his finest and it was an unimaginable check match. He has confidence that England will bounce again at Headingley (within the Third Check),” the spokesperson famous
An enormous controversy erupted after Australia’s Alex Carey stumped Bairstow simply earlier than lunch on day 5 of the Check match. Reportedly, Bairstow was not making an attempt to take a run, however was shifting forward to have a routine dialog together with his companion when he was stumped. Whereas the third umpire gave Bairstow out, cricket followers world wide have been left questioning whether or not the choice was within the spirit of the sport.
Sharing his opinion on the dismissal, skipper Ben Stokes famous he wouldn’t have needed to win the sport in that method, he mentioned “If the shoe was on the opposite foot I might have put extra stress on the umpires and requested whether or not they had known as over and had a deep take into consideration the entire spirit of the sport. Would I need to win a recreation in that method? The reply for me isn’t any”
In the meantime, cricket fan Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese mentioned that he was happy with the boys’s and girls’s cricket groups for successful their opening Ashes matches towards Australia. The Australian PM famous, “Standard Aussies — all the time successful!” he added. “(I) look ahead to welcoming them dwelling victorious.”
Up to date: 04 Jul 2023, 11:15 AM IST