In fact, of every moment on our countdown list, only Stuart Broad not walking after edging the ball to first slip<\/a> in 2013 comes close to dividing the two nations as greatly as this infamous act.<\/p>\n Watch The Ashes 2025\/26 LIVE and ad-break free during play with FOX CRICKET on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n GREATEST ASHES MOMENT #5:Inside MCG miracle no one saw coming… and humble act that said it all<\/a><\/p>\n GREATEST ASHES MOMENT 15-6: Ironic twist over THAT farce; shocker star will never live down<\/a><\/p>\n GREATEST ASHES MOMENTS 25-16:Truth about Poms\u2019 \u2018cheat\u2019 tactic; sledge Aussies can\u2019t forget<\/a><\/p>\n Trailing Australia 1-nil and chasing a daunting fourth innings target of 371, England entered Day 5 at 4\/114, with all of Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root and Harry Brook back in the sheds \u2014 courtesy of Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins wreaking havoc the evening prior.<\/p>\n It left them needing 257 more runs to level the series, and huge weight was on the shoulders of opener Ben Duckett and captain Ben Stokes. The pair had put on 69 runs before stumps on Day 4, with the former bringing up a half-century not long before the close of play.<\/p>\n Tensions were already high, after Duckett was \u2018caught\u2019 by Starc at fine leg right before close on the penultimate day, top-edging a Cam Green short ball behind the wicket that the left-arm quick swallow, diving to his left. <\/p>\n It was the act in the bottom right of this photo that saw umpires call Ben Duckett back to the crease (Photo by Stu Forster\/Getty Images)Source: Getty ImagesStarc celebrates his magnificent grab \u2014 only to have his efforts deemed in vain by the third umpire upon reviewSource: Getty Images<\/p>\n The catch looked as regulation as any to the naked eye, but upon closer inspection, the ball in his left hand was deemed to make front-on contact with the ground before he had \u2018full control\u2019 over the catch. It was a ruling that divided plenty and angered Australia, but the visitors still went into the final day in full control.<\/p>\n Duckett picked up right where he left off in the opening session, however eventually fell on 83 \u2014 top-edging once more, this time through to Carey who took an outstanding one-handed catch. <\/p>\n Enter, Jonny Bairstow.<\/p>\n The burly right-hander walked to the crease with England still needing 194 runs to win. A run-a-ball 78 in the first innings of the first Test kickstarted his series on a high, however his methods of dismissal often lacked smarts.<\/p>\n Simply put, his attention to detail had already failed him in the series.<\/p>\n Australian cricket team lands in Perth | 00:36<\/p>\n The Yorkshireman pummelled two boundaries through mid-wicket inside his first 11 balls, and looked switched on from the get-go.<\/p>\n That was until his 22nd and final delivery for the innings. <\/p>\n Amid a match that is somewhat infamously known for perennial short-ball bowling from both sides, it was fitting that the delivery in question was a bouncer.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was like, \u2018this wicket is pretty slow, not much happening. What do you reckon? Just bowl short?\u201d Josh Hazlewood told foxsports.com.au when remembering bowlers\u2019 discussions with captain Pat Cummins on the day. <\/p>\n \u201cPatty\u2019s like, \u2018I think that\u2019s a good idea\u2019. So that\u2019s what we did.\u201d <\/p>\n Cam Green dug a 129km\/h ball into the lifeless Lord\u2019s wicket, keeping somewhat low as Bairstow ducked underneath. The Duke ball bounced a second time before reaching Carey, who instantaneously underarmed the ball straight back at the stumps between he and Bairstow.<\/p>\n Momentarily after the ball leaves Carey\u2019s gloves, his English counterpart scratches the crease sideways, and walks down the pitch \u2014 totally oblivious to the ball now heading in his direction.<\/p>\n Carey\u2019s throw hits leg stump, with neither umpire yet to call \u2018over\u2019. The Aussie keeper, captain Cummins and substitute fielder at short leg Matthew Renshaw celebrate instantly, with Bairstow\u2019s confusion quickly turning into disbelief.<\/p>\n Four men in this frame are in total confusion. The other three, Carey, Cummins and Renshaw (far left) are adamant Australia has picked up their sixth wicket for the innings (Photo by Gareth Copley\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cFor it to bounce in front of him, and in one movement underarm and hit the stumps \u2014 it just worked out beautifully. It was actually just brilliant, so good,\u201d Australian limited-overs great Glenn Maxwell told foxsports.com.au this spring. <\/p>\n Veteran Usman Khawaja added: \u201cI just laugh (watching it), because it\u2019s like, he just walked straight out of his crease! The execution from Carey was unbelievable.<\/p>\n \u201cJonny was trying to get me out stumped the same way off a spinner at Edgbaston. I almost lost my footing, and Jonny was just waiting there for five, six seconds.<\/p>\n \u201cWe couldn\u2019t have done it if Jonny wasn\u2019t (leaving his crease) every ball\u201d.<\/p>\n Umpires Ahsan Raza and Chris Gaffaney were caught off-guard by the stumping appeal, leaving them to send a final verdict upstairs to Marais Erasmus. <\/p>\n Hang it in the Louvre?Source: Channel 9<\/p>\n The verdict was loud and clear, which saw Bairstow depart swiftly after a brief discussion with the Australian team huddled by the side of the pitch.<\/p>\n Chaos ensued, with the Lord\u2019s faithful absolutely losing their mind in a way many never thought was possible at the prestigious, high-class venue.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a pretty crazy day \u2026 I was running the drinks that Test match. So, I sort of got to see it all change rooms and see how it all unfolded,\u201d Australian T20 captain Mitch Marsh told Fox Sports.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought it was blatantly out.\u201d<\/p>\n With steam proverbially coming out of his ears, a fired-up Stuart Broad strode to the crease with England still needing another 178 runs for a very unlikely victory.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s all you\u2019ll ever be remembered for,\u201d Broad told Carey almost instantly after he strode to the crease, with Carey simply replying: \u201cYeah\u201d.<\/p>\n Australia\u2019s stumping sent Stokes into overdrive, replicating his Headingley heroics back in 2019 all over again to the tune of English fans chanting: \u201csame old Aussies, always cheating\u201d. <\/p>\n The left-handed bat went absolutely ballistic to the bowling of Green in the overs after Bairstow\u2019s wicket, including three consecutive sixes on the leg side to bring up his 13th Test hundred.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763321169_134_poster-fallback.png\"\/)
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