Aussie icon rips Lord's 'yahoos' over Khawaja abuse

Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell has labelled the Lord's members "yahoos", saying helium was not amazed by the attraction dished retired to Usman Khawaja and his teammates.

Khawaja was near unimpressed aft being singled retired by a fig of Marylebone Cricket Club members, who person since been suspended, during time 5 of the 2nd Test astatine Lord's.

Despite the venue being often called "The Home of Cricket" and known for its classy crowd, Chappell suggested the members successful the Long Room person form.

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"Anybody who's amazed by the behaviour of the Lord's members haven't followed humanity overmuch of late," helium told 2GB's Wide World of Sports Radio.

Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell during time 3 of the Second Test lucifer betwixt Australia and Pakistan astatine Melbourne Cricket Ground connected December 28, 2016 successful Melbourne, Australia. (Cricket Australia via Getty Imag)

"If there's a definite percent of yahoos astir past there's a definite percent of yahoos astatine Lord's.

"Have they forgotten this is the aforesaid mob who had a combat during my brother's centenary Test astatine Lord's?

"There's a batch of rubbish spoken astir Lord's and I've heard a batch of it lately."

Chappell said debates astir the tone of cricket successful the aftermath of the 2nd Test were "rubbish" and offered small sympathy for England's Jonny Bairstow implicit his arguable dismissal.

"It's beauteous dumb what Jonny Bairstow did," helium said.

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"When the shot goes past you, I would deliberation the archetypal happening you've got to bash is look astatine the wicketkeeper.

"Once the wicketkeeper tosses the shot to idiosyncratic else, whether it beryllium archetypal slip, gully, whoever it is, erstwhile helium does that the shot is dormant and you tin locomotion retired of your crease and bash your gardening.

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"I recognize wherever Jonny Bairstow is coming from and I applaud what he's trying to do, he's trying to unrecorded up to the etiquette of the crippled which is erstwhile the bowler is acceptable to bowl, you've got to beryllium acceptable to look up.

"But you've got to bash it sensibly and Jonny Bairstow, connected that occasion, didn't bash it sensibly, and if you look astatine Alex Carey determination was ne'er immoderate hesitation.

Chappel said Carey didn't hold to spot if his other fig near the crease earlier rolling the shot consecutive astatine the stumps.

Jonny Bairstow of England leaves the tract aft being tally retired by Alex Carey of Australia during Day. (Gareth Copley via Getty Images)

"Would you appeal? Well OK, immoderate players would, immoderate players wouldn't," helium said.

"But it's nary bully calling the Australians cheats for what they did due to the fact that that is nary much cheating than it is moving retired a feline astatine the bowler's extremity erstwhile the batter tries to cheat. He should beryllium Mankaded due to the fact that he's the 1 cheating."

England's Stuart Broad said Australian skipper Pat Cummins would regret his determination to travel done with the appeal, a proposition that was smacked down by Chappell.

"For radical to determine what idiosyncratic other should beryllium doing — successful Stuart Broad's lawsuit it's adjacent much hypocritical — but you should not beryllium trying to presume what idiosyncratic other thinks," helium said.

"Let Pat Cummins deliberation immoderate helium thinks. He didn't determine to rescind the appeal, that's his prerogative.

"Australia are excessively good for England. England person got immoderate large flaws successful their squad and my acquisition of England is they don't rectify problems precise quickly, and I don't deliberation this clump of selectors are going to rectify the problems England person got."

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