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Tom Blow

England coach Brendon McCullum aims "character" jibe at Australia and admits Ashes bad blood

Brendon McCullum has advised Australia to protect the "spirit of the game" after England's controversial defeat at Lord's.

The Aussies won the second Ashes Test by 43 runs on Sunday, despite a sensational 155 from England skipper Ben Stokes. Yet the match will be remembered for Jonny Bairstow's questionable dismissal, which gave Australia the chance to bowl at England's tail.

The Yorkshireman was stumped when wicketkeeper Alex Carey threw the ball up to the stumps off the bowling of seamer Cameron Green, leading to an appeal from Australia. But Bairstow was only out of his crease because he assumed the ball was dead.

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