Watch: Jonny Bairstow prefers to stay well inside the crease after the end of the over in 3rd Ashes 2023 Test

The Day 1 of the third Ashes Test ended in a not in an ideal way for the English side as after getting the Australian team out for just 263 runs on a which pitch with did not have that much on offer for the bowlers, the host did not capitalise the advantage.

The Day 2 of the third Ashes Test in Leeds, at Headingley, has so far been a thrilling event, with Australia dominating England in the first session. At 68/3 in 19 overs, England resumed their innings with Joe Root (19*) and Jonny Bairstow (1*) at the crease. As soon as play began for his team, Australian skipper Pat Cummins struck, dismissing Joe Root with the second ball of the day.

Following that, Root ended up edging a short-of-length delivery from Cummins that came to him at an uncomfortable height straight to David Warner at first slip. Jonny Bairstow continued to add goals and advance the score after being dismissed.

But one incident that took the internet by storm was when England’s wicketkeeper batter Bairstow again found himself under the spotlight but this time he was seen letting the Australian fielders know that he prefers to stay well inside the crease after the end of the over.

The video of Bairstow letting the Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey about the fact that he is well within the crease has certainly added fuel to his controversial runout. The England star batter was runout in a controversial set of instances in the second Test match which had ignited a lot of attention among the former players as well as cricket fans.

Jonny Bairstow prefers to stay well inside the crease after the end of the over. pic.twitter.com/JlsG04Y5hO

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Till lunch on day 2, Australia have tightened their grip on the match as all the recognized batter in England’s team are back in the pavilion but the hero from the second Test and England’s skipper Ben Stokes is still out in the middle. The England team as well as fans would be hoping that Stokes churns one of his special innings again.