Pat Cummins has no regrets and insists he would do exactly the same again to Jonny Bairstow this week if the opportunity presents itself.
Even with time to reflect on the ‘stumping’ incident at Lord’s and consider the wider implications where the Spirit of Cricket is concerned, the Aussie skipper reckons Bairstow was simply bang to rights and he would never consider withdrawing his appeal.
No-one is disputing whether Bairstow was technically out or not, but the level of dismay from so many both in the ground and watching on has cut no ice with Cummins, who believes his side are beyond reproach. Asked if he would do the same again, Cummins replied: “Yep. At the moment I’m really comfortable with it.
