Lord's, HQ, the 'Home of Cricket', a venue where long standing MCC members will congregate to watch Test matches in a respectful and often conservative manner.
Except, it seems, when Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey has just stumped Jonny Bairstow in a controversial manner. That incident, which overshadowed an otherwise gripping Ashes battle and Ben Stokes' brilliant century in vain, promoted scenes never witnessed before within the famous long room.
As the players walked off for lunch, the usual polite applause was instead replaced by heckling and accusations of cheating towards the tourists. The notion of David Warner in a verbal exchange in any situation is hardly a revelation, but for the mild-mannered Usman Khawaja to be seen in a heated confrontation with those in suits can be considered extraordinary.
