![]() ![]() "Particularly in the Long Room, nevermind all the way around the ground," Morgan said on Sky Sports at lunch. "It's pretty disrespectful, I expect more from the members."įormer England captain Eoin Morgan, who has called Lord's home as a Middlesex man for 20 years, said he had "never seen scenes like that" at the so-called Home of Cricket. "I was like 'well, it's your membership' so I was just pointing them out. A few of them were throwing out some pretty big allegations. Players clash with members in the Long Room Stokes fell short of pulling off another miracle that would have eclipsed his Headingley performance from four years ago, but his 155 that made the impossible seem briefly inevitable will long be remembered by all who witnessed it. Lunch couldn't come soon enough for Australia, but when it did Stokes had reached 108 off 147 balls, contributing 46 to a fifty-run partnership with Stuart Broad, who had added 1. The rest of Lord's was losing its collective mind. By lunch five overs later he was 108 off 147 after smacking three consecutive sixes off Cameron Green to bring up the milestone, barely celebrating the personal milestone with laser-like focus on the team goal. Stokes had his back against the wall - we all know what happens next. Having resumed on 29 from 66 balls, Stokes had progressed to 62 off 126 balls by the time Bairstow was dismissed. With all recognised batters back in the sheds, Ben Stokes was batting with England's lengthy tail. The thing is, it hadn't been called dead by the umpires, and Carey had already leaped into action. He looked back, scratched his guard, and then walked out of his crease, believing the over was finished. ![]() Jonny Bairstow's brain-fade kicks off drama Loading.Īfter removing not-out batter Ben Duckett with a brilliant leaping catch for the first wicket of the day, Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey was at the heart of the next wicket to fall as well, albeit in somewhat controversial circumstances.īairstow ducked under a bouncer from Cameron Green to end his first over back in the attack. Here are five big moments from the final day of the Lord's Test. Dean Bilton analysis: The Ashes have just erupted into contentious, furious life.Scorecard: Take a look at the full card from the second Test.How it ended: Check out our wrap and live blog of a dramatic day five.The final day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's is filled with drama thanks to Ben Stokes, a rarely seen run-out of Jonny Bairstow and "disappointing" abuse from the Lord's members. ![]()
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