The abuse Alex Carey received on social media after stumping Jonny Bairstow when he left his crease at Lord’s last year also included threats to his family.
Alex Carey’s match-winning heroics in the second Test at Christchurch come with a background of death threats during the Ashes last year which threatened to derail his career.
Mobile phone videos and security cameras caught dozens of Lord’s members abusing the Australians and chanting “cheat” when they walked through the Long Room and up the stairs to lunch. Months later, one member was expelled and two suspended. “The support that I’ve been given here amongst the group – not just myself, I guess the whole group’s had some stuff spoken about them. But we’re really tight. We understand what’s important and who matters, and those guys definitely have our back.”
McDonald also suggested that Steve Smith looks set for an extended run at the top of the order after labelling criticism of his recent poor output unfair.Smith finished the two-Test series with an average of 12.75, ahead of only Mitchell Starc’s 12.25, giving Australia’s best since Bradman an average of 28.5 across four Tests opening the batting.
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