Lord’s members scrap with ‘cheating’ Aussies after dodgy Bairstow run-out as Piers Morgan slams ‘pathetic’ Ashes stars

ENGLAND cricket fans raged after Jonny Bairstow was controversially stumped by Australian wicket keeper Alex Carey during the final day of the Second Ashes Test.

Bairstow, 33, ducked under a bouncer as the ball made its way through to Aussie keeper Carey.

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Alex Carey threw the ball at the stumps after Jonny Bairstow walked out of his creaseCredit: Rex

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Bairstow was given out following a review from the umpireCredit: Getty

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Bairstow was left baffled following the incidentCredit: Reuters

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His dismissal left England with a mountain to climbCredit: PA

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Bairstow was in his crease when the bouncer went over his headCredit: Sky Sports Cricket

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He then wandered down the wicket as he thought the ball was deadCredit: Sky Sports Cricket

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Carey quickly threw the ball at the stumps to controversially run him outCredit: Sky Sports Cricket

The England batsman marked his crease and then wandered down the wicket, before Carey threw the ball at the stumps.

Bairstow was not given out on the field, but after the run out was checked he was sent packing as England were reduced to 193-6 in pursuit of 371.

And the Lord’s crowd were furious with the questionable way Australia managed to get Bairstow out as they labelled Pat Cummins’ side cheaters.

Journalist Ollie Holt tweeted: “Cries of ‘cheat, cheat, cheat’ ring around Lord’s after Bairstow dismissed in most controversial of circumstances.

“Surprised a team as good as Australia needs to resort to that.”

There were also loud chants of “Same old Aussies, always cheating”.

And Australia were booed as they made their way off the field for lunch.

They even received a hostile reception from the posh members in the Long Room as the Aussies were roundly jeered.

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A fired up Stuart Broad mocked the Aussie players after coming into batCredit: AP

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Australian players Usman Khawaja and David Warner were involved in an altercation in the Long RoomCredit: Twitter / _FaridKhan

And Usman Khawaja engaged in a heated exchange with one individual.

David Warner also seemed to get involved in the exchange, before officials separated the two sides.

A furious Piers Morgan tweeted: “You cannot be serious??!! Australia, that is pathetic.

“How can you possibly want to win an Ashes Test match like that?”

He then went on to add: “Wow.. Aussies getting into angry confrontations with booing MCC members as they return to the pavilion.

“Never seen that.. but then I’ve [never] seen an Australia side show so little regard for ‘spirit of the game’ in an Ashes Test..”

Legendary England batsman Alastair Cook said: “The spirit of cricket – it’s similar to the Mankad, there’s not much skill in what Carey did.

“If it was bothering Australia then they should have told Bairstow he was leaving his crease too early.

“Bairstow was dopey, it was foolish. He assumed that tap was enough… I’ve now lost my train of thought.”

And former England captain Nasser Hussain said: “In all these years, I’ve never seen anything like that in the long room.”

Cricket fans also piled in, with one joking: “You know it’s bad when the long room turns into Millwall away.”

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Stokes hit three sixes in an over on his way to a remarkable century following Bairstow’s dismissalCredit: Reuters

While Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher added: “Brilliant from Stokes and Broad, and the fella in the long room!

“Joke that the commentary team are justifying the dismissal of Bairstow, he’s not trying to gain an advantage.”

But others slammed Bairstow for his naive walk down the wicket.

One said: “That is just the best thing I’ve ever seen. What on earth was Bairstow thinking?!”

While another added: “Idiotic from Bairstow, but so unsportsmanlike from the Aussies. Poor all round.”

Bairstow was replaced at the crease by Stuart Broad – who has never been forgiven by Australia for refusing to walk when he edged behind at Trent Bridge in 2013.

But on this occasion the England bowler was the aggressor as he took aim at Carey for his actions.

Making his way to the middle, he told Carey: “You’ll forever be remembered for that.”

When Cummins then dropped Ben Stokes, Broad could not help himself to another jibe.

He told the Australia captain: “Do you think that’s out?”

And Stokes took his understandable anger out on the Aussie bowling attack as he smashed three successive sixes on his way to a remarkable century before lunch.

The session ended with Stokes and Broad needing 128 to lead England to victory.

But the skipper nearly walked shortly after play resumed, only for Steve Smith to drop a routine catch.

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Stokes produced an astonishing reaction to Bairstow’s controversial stumpingCredit: Getty