“Cheats, cheats, cheats” and worse was bellowed from the floor of the Long Room at Lord’s as Australia’s cricketers filed in during the lunch break of a febrile second Ashes Test.
All were abused, some allegedly accosted physically. Some, like Usman Khawaja and David Warner, stopped to discuss the scene with their abusers and what it may mean for the unique privilege of Lord’s members watching the players walk past them on their way to and from the playing arena.
The tourists appealed and the hosts were miffed when third umpire Marais Erasmus sent the English keeper back to the pavilion. Stuart Broad, the next batter to the wicket, made the most of the situation in numerous exchanges with Australia’s players, including telling Carey “you’ll forever be remembered for that”.
“Lord’s is one of my favourite places to come. There’s so much respect shown, particularly in the members’ pavilion and in the Long Room, but there wasn’t today,” Khawaja said after the match.“It was very disappointing. If anyone asked me where the best place is to play, I always say Lord’s; the crowd is great, particularly the members are great. But some of the stuff that was coming out of the members’ mouths was really disappointing, and I wasn’t just going to stand by and cop it.
What did take place after Australia eventually sealed a 43-run victory was a chorus of angry boos at the players, especially captain Pat Cummins. This left England with the question of how to play things. If there was any question as to whether the hosts would diverge from the ugliness of the Long Room, it was soon answered. Bairstow’s dismissal was to remain an outrage.
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