The setting was Lord's, the teams in action were the two oldest cricketing rivals - England and Australia, the eventual prize at stake was the steeped in history Ashes urn. The match was poised precariously with both teams having an almost 50-50 chance of winning the contest. And then it happened - a controversy that could well be the biggest flashpoint of the series.
It was no surprise that the theatre that we saw emanating from the Jonny Bairstow stumping incident took on a life of its own.
