Pat Cummins and Alex Carey hit by boos in third Ashes Test at Headingley after Lord’s controversy

Alex Carey and Pat Cummins were both met with a hostile reception as he walked over to Headingley to bat in the third Ashes Test to be chanted by chants of ‘same old Aussies, always cheating’.

Loud boos welcomed the Australian wicket-keeper at center as he replaced centurion Mitchell Marsh at the crease with the tourists five for 240 on day three.

The same reception awaited the Australian captain when he joined him at the crease after Mitchell Starc had his stumps blasted by Mark Wood.

After taking Starc into account, England fast bowler immediately removed Cummins for a duck with an excellent pitch to ballistically dispatch Headingley.

Carey and Cummins have become public enemy No. 1 in England in the wake of Jonny Bairstow’s controversial dismissal on day five of the second Test at Lord’s.

Pat Cummins was also met with a torrid reception, which only got louder after he was fired by Mark Wood for a duck

Angry rained down as Cummins walked back to the pavilion after getting LBW

The England batsman evaded a bouncer from Cameron Green who was the last ball of the over, marked his ground and then walked forward to speak to batting partner Ben Stokes.

Taking the chance to throw the ball to the stumps, Carey effectively ran Bairstow away – even though it was classified as a stumping.

The incident has reignited the debate between playing by the rules and playing in the right spirit.

Ahead of the Third Test, Australian captain Pat Cummins was unrepentant, insisting that neither he nor Carey regretted their action.

“Anyone who’s played cricket and knows cricket, just take that as it is, end of story,” Cummins said.

“I don’t think there’s any discussion. It is over.

‘A conversation about the spirit of cricket does not even lead to such a dismissal. It was, plain and simple, a stumping.

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Jonny Bairstow (centre) was controversially sacked on Day 5 of the second Test at Lord’s

Carey jumped at the chance to hit the stumps as Bairstow wandered through the crease

“If the shoe was on the other foot I wouldn’t look at the opponent, I’d probably think of our own batter and think it’s kinda stupid.”

Australia were warned to expect an icy reception at Headingley and the crowd did not disappoint.

A few boos welcomed Cummins onto the field for the coin toss and while the Australian national anthem was largely respected by the Headingley crowd, loud boos greeted Australian opener Usman Khawaja and David Warner at the crease.

The Australians were met with a very frosty reception from the Headingley crowd

Stuart Broad immediately whipped the audience into a frenzy after he removed Warner

The atmosphere was even more feverish at the end of the first over, after Stuart Broad fired Warner and immediately proceeded to get the crowd going on the Western Terrace.

Australia lost three more wickets in the morning session, with Khawaja being bowled by Mark Wood, while Marnus Labuschagne moved to Joe Root on Chris Woakes’ bowling slip.

Steve Smith played in his 100th Test and was dropped by Jonny Bairstow at Broad as his review proved unsuccessful.

But Marsh led a stunning counterattack in the afternoon session, hitting a run-a-ball 118 for the last ball before tea and compiling a 150-run partnership with Travis Head.

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