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Australian batsman Travis Head revealed he was nearly baffled by Jonny Bairstow when he walked out after he finished in the first Ashes Test of 2023. He said the England wicket-keeper was proud of it too, and even said “I swear bloody I’ll do it” when confirming whether he baffled him.
Bairstow was apparently furious when Alex Carey stopped him on the fifth day of the Second Test. The right-handed batsman had bowled to the last ball from Cameron Green, hit his bat in a crease, and walked over to chat with his partner. Carey’s straight knock meant he was out for 10 and Australia eventually won by 43 runs.
“Johnny wasn’t very pleased,” Head said He said On LiSTNR’s Willow Talk podcast. “And I reminded Johnny last week that I had come out of my lap at the end of a period. I quickly lashed the bat on my back and questioned Johnny if he would take the log and he said, ‘By a bloody oath,’ and ran off.”
Head cited the example of the 2017 Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and New South Wales and said this was not the first time of its kind.
He said: “We’ve seen (Bairstow) try to do it and I’ve seen it happen many times. Remember Tommy Cooper gets done at the SCG. ‘Nevs’ (Peter Neville) throw the stumps at him. If I put my England cap on, they’d be disappointed. But the Australian side (the side) ), to the letter of the law, which was explained with Mitchell Stark’s catch the day before because he’s going out…”
England manager Brydon McCollum blamed the incident for his team’s loss and a strained relationship between the two teams. On the other hand, Bristow has been branded a “hypocrite” by the Australian media by piling old videos of him attempting similar eliminations or those that fall into the gray area of vague “Soul Cricket”.
“He seems to forget that our fans are so loyal” – Travis Head to Stuart Broad
In response to Stuart Broad’s comments that Australian captain Pat Cummins would regret his decision, Head stated that the fans at home were pleased with their style of play.
He said: “(Stuart Broad) is commenting that the whole of Australia is going to wake up and that Pat won’t be captain… He seems to be forgetting that our fans are very loyal and very happy with the way the Australians are handling things”.
The third Ashes Test will start on Thursday 6 July in Leeds.
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