Controversy over Alex Carey's Sunday stumping of England star Jonny Bairstow in ENG vs AUS 2nd Test at Lord's isn't running out of fumes as the much-awaited 3rd Test gets underway in Headingley from Thursday onwards. The hotly "spirit of cricket" discourse has been received by cricket fans and players across the world in different textures. In the same context, United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister (PM) Rishi Sunak's spokesperson recently shared Sunak's opinion on Jonny Bairstow's dismissal in the second Test, asserting that the British PM echoed skipper Stokes' views that would not want to win a game like this.
Unhappy with the UK PM's opinion on Bairstow's dismissal at Lord's, former Pakistan captain Salman Butt slammed Rishi Sunak for showing his support to the home side.
"The Prime Ministers have also jumped into the debate over the spirit of the game following the second Test. The question we all should ask him is, 'Don't they have any other work to do?'. You watch the entire Test match first, and then if your team loses, simply applaud the superior team," said Butt on his YouTube channel.
UK PM Rishi Sunak's view on Bairstow dismissal, that they don’t want to win the game this way, was revealed after Australia defeated home side England by 43 runs on the fifth and final day of ENG vs AUS Ashes 2023 2nd Test at Lord's to take a 2-0 win the five-match Test series.
Salman Butt strongly disagrees with Geoffrey Boycott’s 'Australia should apologise' statement
"Geoffrey Boycott, a very senior player, has demanded a public apology from Australia. Why should Australia apologize? You should instead make your own players aware of his mistake. Why did he leave his crease after ducking a ball?" the former left-handed batter further added.