Australian cricket group batter Usman Khawaja acquired right into a heated alternate with one of many
Marylebone Cricket Membership (MCC) members whereas strolling in direction of the dressing room throughout Lunch on Day 5 of the second Ashes Take a look at. The incident occurred within the Lengthy Room of Lord’s when Khawaja along with his Australian group members was heading for lunch on the ultimate day. That is when the member mentioned one thing to Khawaja and the duo confronted one another. No matter be the phrases, it did not please Khawaja because the participant was seemingly sad and irked. The safety needed to intervene to separate the 2.

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Usman Khawaja was pulled again by safety after talking to 1 the members contained in the lengthy room

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Nonetheless, this was not the one controversy that occurred on the ultimate day of the second Take a look at. Earlier, Jonny Bairstow‘s controversial dismissal despatched the Lord’s crowd into an unprecedented rage as Australia gamers additionally clashed with spectators within the well-known Pavilion Lengthy Room.

Bairstow was given out when Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey threw the ball on the stumps after the England batsman walked out of his crease after ducking underneath a Cameron Inexperienced bouncer.

There was confusion within the center, Bairstow seemingly believing the ball was useless on the finish of the over however Australia have been blissful to proceed with a deeply divisive attraction.

The umpires despatched the choice upstairs for assessment by TV umpire Marais Erasmus, who had no possibility however to substantiate Bairstow’s stumping dismissal.

Bairstow was furious and the normally sedate Lord’s crowd responded by chanting “Usual Aussies at all times dishonest” whereas booing rang across the well-known previous enviornment for a number of minutes.

The controversy got here amid England’s bid for a Lord’s document run chase of 371 to win the second Take a look at.

England captain Ben Stokes was unbeaten on 108 and Broad was one not out because the hosts reached 243 for six at Lunch.

(With AFP Inputs)