![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/nathan-lyon-claims-fans-left-in-tears-as-england-and-australia-stars-furiously-clashed/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1_GettyImages-1383452067.jpg&description=Nathan Lyon has revealed an England fan approached him in tears to apologise for the abuse Australia received after controversially stumping Jonny Bairstow at Lord's Australia spinner Nathan Lyon has lifted the lid on the fallout of Alex Carey's controversial stumping of Jonny Bairstow during the second Ashes Test at Lord's. Bairstow was stumped by Carey after ducking a bouncer, marking his guard and then walking down the pitch to chat to Ben Stokes, presuming the ball was dead. However, wicketkeeper Carey proceeded to throw down the stumps and Bairstow was given out by the umpires. England were absolutely furious that Australia did not withdraw their appeal, with the Lord's crowd chanting: "Same old Aussies, always cheating." Both captain Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum said after the game they would not want to win a Test in that manner and that the dismissal was against the spirit of the game. The controversial incident occurred just 15 minutes before the lunch break and Australia's players were confronted by angry MCC members when they walked through the Long Room, with Lyon claiming an English lady later approached him in tears to apologise for the abuse the Australians were subjected to. Security was forced to intervene after the furious members confronted the players and three of them have since been suspended. "The emotions in the room were quite remarkable," Lyon said on the Willow Talk Cricket Podcast . "Everyone was gobsmacked but found it hilarious because you walk through that Long Room and you're more chance of getting sued than punched. So, you look at it like that and all these guys abusing you, and you're like 'what's going on here?'. It was quite funny in all respects. "I actually had an older lady come up to me in tears, an English lady in tears from the main members' area, and she said 'I've got to go home. I just want to apologise to you Australian cricketers for the way everyone has reacted inside the Lord's. "I just told her don't worry abou){kind=link}
Nathan Lyon has revealed an England fan approached him in tears to apologise for the abuse Australia received after controversially stumping Jonny Bairstow at Lord’s
Australia spinner Nathan Lyon has lifted the lid on the fallout of Alex Carey’s controversial stumping of Jonny Bairstow during the second Ashes Test at Lord’s.
Bairstow was stumped by Carey after ducking a bouncer, marking his guard and then walking down the pitch to chat to Ben Stokes, presuming the ball was dead. However, wicketkeeper Carey proceeded to throw down the stumps and Bairstow was given out by the umpires.
England were absolutely furious that Australia did not withdraw their appeal, with the Lord’s crowd chanting: “Same old Aussies, always cheating.” Both captain Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum said after the game they would not want to win a Test in that manner and that the dismissal was against the spirit of the game.
The controversial incident occurred just 15 minutes before the lunch break and Australia’s players were confronted by angry MCC members when they walked through the Long Room, with Lyon claiming an English lady later approached him in tears to apologise for the abuse the Australians were subjected to.