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Jonny Bairstow was stumped by Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey during the second Ashes Test at Lord's last Sunday - despite the England batter assuming the ball was dead

Four years ago, Ben Stokes produced one of the greatest-ever Test innings to propel England to an extraordinary one-wicket victory in the third Ashes Test at Headingley, said Mike Atherton in The Times. And for a while at Lord’s on Sunday, a similar “miracle looked on the cards”. 

England find themselves 2-0 behind against Australia in the Ashes and their 'Bazball' style has been criticised by many ahead of the third Test at Headingley

Australia can expect to face a fired-up England and a furious crowd in the third Ashes Test at Headingley starting Thursday as the row over Jonny Bairstow’s divisive dismissal at Lord’s rumbles on.

If you want to play hard, play hard – but if you want to be guided by some kind of moral code, be consistent about it

The hosts need to win the third Test in Leeds to keep the series alive.

Jo Khan unpacks to a non-cricketer the hullabaloo around England batsman Jonny Bairstow’s dismissal

The fallout from the explosive third Ashes Test at Lord's continue, with Australian batsman Steve Smith now weighing into the debate over Jonny Bairstow's dismissal

Australia is a harder school where the batter is fair game – that culture does not deserve abuse, derision, or the label of cheat