Yeah cheating is the wrong word.
Funny how these things and the mankad only happen when a team is desperate for a wicket.
Bairstow looked at the umpire, who wasn’t even looking at play. How on earth can a ball be live if neither umpire is looking.
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Funny how these things and the mankad only happen when a team is desperate for a wicket.
Bairstow looked at the umpire, who wasn’t even looking at play. How on earth can a ball be live if neither umpire is looking.
If I'm Bairstow, I'm throwing it at the stump after every ball next test.... until he gets "warned" for it. But who decides when the ball is dead now?
This really is shocking cricket from the Aussies, absolutely embarrassing themselves here with that wicket and now with more short stuff. 
Yeah that should be the strategy for the rest of the series now.
I'm actually fuming they haven't withdrawn that appeal. No blame on the umpires.
It’s a cheap way to get a wicket. And not “in the spirit”. But it was so premeditated that Bairstow must have been doing what he did for a while for them to do it. I’m not saying it is what I would like to see in cricket, but Bairstow needs to be more self aware.
That’s poor from the Australians. They were going to win this game anyway and didn’t need to do it this way.
Yeah. I’m surprised Australia had to resort to that. They were comfortably in charge of this game to go down that route. So pretty prickish.
Stokes is such a natural cricketer, it's insane how he can just switch tactics. There's too many to get here though unfortunately.
I don’t understand how the umpire can be looking at the floor if the ball is live. Bairstow is looking at the umpire before leaving his crease.
McGrath fuming at that on TMS too?
Shit sportsmanship IS cheating, it's just cheating you can get away with
I am so annoyed. Ruined a possibly great finish
Broad
Stokes having a bit of fun.
It’s not like they don’t have a history of it.
Stokes might just smash this to victory
Cmon Stokesie!
England still only 7/1.... bookies are so scared of Stokes!
Come on stokes. This could be a legendary innings
australia doing their level best to be regarded as massive cnuts. fair play.
That was so lame. Really can't believe that happened. You don't wanna see that in a match.
I am mildly surprised only because Cummins seemed to be leading them in a different way. But I guess when you’re desperate (though why? They’re still miles ahead?!) that gets put to the test.
It's not like YJB is even trying to gain any advantage by doing that
Stokes is going to early here IMO
Stokes' blood is up now!
I'm fuming.
Puts your arms down lad. Don't want to be seeing your dirty armpits.
is anyone surprised that a guy called cummins is actually a complete wanker?
He was supposed to be woke Rimmer's. I feel let down.
Broad mouthing off at Cummins.
Agreed, but I don't think he trusts the tail at all and with over 150 needed needs them to stick around. I think Robinson would be a better choice at this stage to get another 30 on the board before hitting out.
Let’s antagonise the best bowler in world cricket.Broad mouthing off at Cummins.
Love me some Broad such a shit talker
Broad is great
True, it's not like a mankad where the non-batter is trying to sneak a head start.
Commentators on Sky saying Bairstow was dozy, they're not blaming the Aussies at all.
Broad is fired up
Jesus christ
Give em some shit Broad well in.
All these commentators etc talking about waiting ball being dead is so funny. I am pretty sure it’s not something people do all the time. Aussies just misused that when they wanted a wicket