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The members of the MCC have “brought shame” by abusing the Australian cricketers during the Lord’s Test and a “tougher stance” will be taken on their “unacceptable” behaviour, the club said

MCC members clashed with Australia players in the Long Room following Jonny Bairstow’s divisive stumping.

A new generation of Ashes’ rivalry was born by the Bairstow dismissal at Lord’s, writes Malik Ouzia

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

The former England captain was involved as England and Australia players helped create the trophy at Lord’s in 1998.

Pat Cummins jeered at the toss after Jonny Bairstow incident as David Warner falls inside the first over of the day

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”. 

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

Defeats at Edgbaston and Lord’s have left the hosts trailing the five-Test series 2-0 – a deficit only overcome once, by Australia, in 1936-37.