Following the contentious stumping of Jonny Bairstow during the final day at Lord's, Australia coach Andrew McDonald was "disappointed" by his counterpart Brendon McCullum's statement that the teams would not be sharing a beer.
In support of Pat Cummins' remarks that Bairstow's departure was something they had been keeping an eye on, McDonald added that he did not "see too many issues with it" and backed up Cummins' assertion. Andrew McDonald said that “I can't imagine we'll be having a beer anytime soon if that's what you're asking. From our point of view, we've got three Test matches to try and land some blows and try and win the Ashes and that's where our focus will be."
I haven't spoken to him: Andrew Mcdonald
The Head-coach was also asked about the comment made by his counterpart in the England dugout. He said, "I haven't spoken to him, heard that comment for the first time, and somewhat disappointed by that."
Ben Stokes, the captain of England, expressed hope that the dismissal will not lead to rifts in comparison with McCullum, who struck a wonderful 155 to give his team a chance of an extraordinary victory. He said, "I think there's a bit of emotion in that, to be honest. It's very soon after something happens. I'm not one to hold a grudge too much. I've been through enough to know you can let things go. But I think to ruin a tradition that's been so long, such a big series, I think the feelings from a few people will definitely change as the series goes on.”
Mcdonald also commented, "There's no doubt when a player is leaving their crease or leaving their ground at certain periods of time that you take that opportunity. It's with every player. It's like when a player is running down the wicket to Nathan Lyon, does he take the opportunity to fire a ball down leg side, because he's leaving his crease? There's no doubt about that. You see a run-out opportunity at point, you throw at the bowler's end.”
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Australian head coach Andrew McDonald sheds light on Brendon McCullum's 'can't imagine we'll be having a beer anytime soon' comment
Australian team head coach Andrew McDonald spoke about the comments made by his counterpart in the England dressing room
Pat Cummins (Source - Twitter)
Following the contentious stumping of Jonny Bairstow during the final day at Lord's, Australia coach Andrew McDonald was "disappointed" by his counterpart Brendon McCullum's statement that the teams would not be sharing a beer.
In support of Pat Cummins' remarks that Bairstow's departure was something they had been keeping an eye on, McDonald added that he did not "see too many issues with it" and backed up Cummins' assertion. Andrew McDonald said that “I can't imagine we'll be having a beer anytime soon if that's what you're asking. From our point of view, we've got three Test matches to try and land some blows and try and win the Ashes and that's where our focus will be."
I haven't spoken to him: Andrew Mcdonald
The Head-coach was also asked about the comment made by his counterpart in the England dugout. He said, "I haven't spoken to him, heard that comment for the first time, and somewhat disappointed by that."
Ben Stokes, the captain of England, expressed hope that the dismissal will not lead to rifts in comparison with McCullum, who struck a wonderful 155 to give his team a chance of an extraordinary victory. He said, "I think there's a bit of emotion in that, to be honest. It's very soon after something happens. I'm not one to hold a grudge too much. I've been through enough to know you can let things go. But I think to ruin a tradition that's been so long, such a big series, I think the feelings from a few people will definitely change as the series goes on.”
Mcdonald also commented, "There's no doubt when a player is leaving their crease or leaving their ground at certain periods of time that you take that opportunity. It's with every player. It's like when a player is running down the wicket to Nathan Lyon, does he take the opportunity to fire a ball down leg side, because he's leaving his crease? There's no doubt about that. You see a run-out opportunity at point, you throw at the bowler's end.”