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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Tom Blow

Ashes villain Alex Carey gets savage Headingley reaction after Jonny Bairstow incident

Alex Carey was booed by thousands of angry England fans as he made his way out to bat at Headingley in Leeds on Thursday.

The Australia wicketkeeper was the pantomime villain in the second Ashes Test at Lord's after he stumped Leeds lad Jonny Bairstow by throwing the ball at the sticks while standing back. Bairstow was only out of his crease because he assumed the ball was dead.

While Carey's stumping was legal, many fans believe it was not in the spirit of cricket. Carey would've been expecting a rough reception in the third Ashes Test at Headingley... and the England supporters didn't let him down by booing ferociously.

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