Jonny Bairstow’s dismissal is “just as plain as day out,” according to Mark Butcher in Ashes 2023

The controversy surrounding Jonny Bairstow’s dismissal in the second Ashes Test confounds former England opener Mark Butcher, who claims that “it’s just as plain as day out” and that the talk in cricketing circles is “nonsense.”

At Lord’s on the penultimate day of the second Test, England batsman Jonny Bairstow dodged an Australian bowler’s slow bouncer and stepped beyond the wicket, believing the ball was already “dead.”

However, third umpire Marais Erasmus ruled it stumped in Australia’s favour because wicketkeeper Alex Carey followed the rules and broke the stumps.

Australia defeated England by 43 runs to win the Test and lead the five-match series 2-0.

Almost everyone he has talked to since the event believes Bairstow was out, according to Butcher, 50, who played 71 Tests and amassed 4,288 runs.

“It’s as obvious to me as day in and day out. And almost every other professional cricketer I’ve talked to says the same thing, according to Butcher, who was speaking to the Wisden Cricket Weekly podcast.

Why didn’t Bairstow check to see where the ball was and what was happening before leaving the crease? However, Butcher.

He said Bairstow was to fault for his own dismissal and that he ought to have known where the ball was before leaving the crease.

On the radio, I was hearing it. No one had truly explained what had occurred beyond saying, “Oh no, oh this, oh dear.

“So I picked up the phone and called my father, Alan, who was also a former cricket player. Just describe what occurred and take me step-by-step through it, I pleaded. So after he had explained everything to me, I remarked, “So that’s out then, isn’t it?” And he said “yes”

Following the event, a few of analysts began to doubt the integrity of the game, but Butcher questioned what the England batter was doing when he vacated the crease.

How was he acting? What was his destination? Of course, there is now a global incident. People have said that they won’t be drinking beers together after the game.

Brendon McCullum, the head coach of England, had said after the game that he “can’t imagine we’ll be having a beer anytime soon (with Australians)”.

What’s worse is that on social media, individuals who have unquestionably done worse things act sanctimoniously, posting about how bad the whole situation is and how you would never have done something similar. Nonsense.”

Beginning on July 6, the third Test will be contested at Headingley.