Will Alex Carey repeat ‘stumping’ tactics again? Australian gives massive hint

Alex Carey warned England’s batters he would re-enact his controversial stumping tactic yet again if the situation arises in the final two Test matches of the series.

Carey was taken aback by the backlash he received after controversially running out Jonny Bairstow in the 2nd Test at Lord’s. The Australian keeper threw the ball at the stumps to dismiss Bairstow, who left the crease after a ball was bowled nonchalantly even before the call for OVER was announced by the umpires.

The letter of the law was in favour of Carey, who carried out a perfectly legitimate dismissal, even if England and their fans were aggrieved at the Australia wicketkeeper for contravening the unwritten ‘spirit of the game’.

And the Aussie has confirmed he won’t hesitate to repeat the same if the opportunity arises in the coming couple of Test matches.

“If there was an opportunity to get a stumping, I definitely would. To see how much has played out since then it’s been a little bit surprising,” Carey said.

“There’s been some nasty stuff been said but it is the Ashes – there was nasty stuff said before that as well. I feel really well supported, I think the whole group does.

“From Australia, I still think we’ve got lots of fans and from England, I don’t think we’ve made any but we probably didn’t lose any either.” he added.

Alex Carey opened up for the first time after the controversial incident and depicted it as more of an impulsive throw from him which got Jonny Bairstow out.

Carey’s collection of the ball and throw was carried out in one motion, with Bairstow in his crease at the point of release but out of it by the time the ball reached the stumps and knocked off the bails.

Australia are leading the series 2-1 but with the English victory in the last match, the series is back in the balance.