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Alex Carey and his Australia team-mates were criticised following the second Ashes Test at Lord's for the controversial stumping of England favourite Jonny Bairstow

Sky Sports have hired bodyguards for their Australian TV pundits as Ashes tensions rise

The England pace bowler continues to torment the Australia opener.

Kevin Pietersen slammed England for being "too nice" to Australia during the second Ashes Test, but his former teammate Steve Harmison has pointed out the hypocrisy behind those comments

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”. 

Everything you need to know ahead of the five Test series

England are 2-0 down in the Ashes Test series after a controversial defeat at Lord's last week

Jonny Bairstow’s home ground should provide a thrilling atmosphere after Australia came in for criticism at Lord’s