Ashes 2019: Top 5 England vs Australia controversies to relive ahead of the high-profile tournament
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Broad refutes to walk: In the first Test of the 2013 Ashes, England's Stuart Broad refused to walk despite edging spinner Ashton Agar's delivery to first slip on the third day. Australian skipper Michael Clarke, who was standing at slip, took the catch after the ball rebounded off the thigh pad of wicketkeeper Brad Haddin. At the time of the incident, Broad was not out on 37. He went on to add another 28 runs as England secured a controversial 14-run victory. Then Australia coach Darren Lehmann had labelled Broad a 'blatant cheat'. (Photo | AP)Bairstow-Bancroft 'headbutt' incident: In the 2017-18 Ashes series, England wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow was under investigation following a late-night incident with Australian opener Cameron Bancroft. The alleged incident, which took place on a night out in Perth in October 2017, came to light during Australia's 10-wicket win in Brisbane. While nobody was said to be hurt in the incident, it sparked heated confrontations on the field between Australian players and Bairstow, while he was batting in the second innings of the Brisbane Test. (Photo | AFP)Strauss' time-wasting tactics: With tail-enders Jimmy Anderson and Monty Panesar at the crease and needing to cling on in the opening Test of the 2009 Ashes, England were accused of deliberate time-wasting by Australian captain Ricky Ponting when opposite number Andrew Strauss twice sent 12th man Bilal Shafayat out into the middle. Anderson and Panesar had held out for the final 40 minutes to salvage an unlikely draw but twice during the 10th wicket pair's 69-ball stand, Shafayat and physio Steve McCaig were sent with three overs to play for what appeared to be no other reason than to waste time. (Photo | AP)Moeen called 'Osama': In 2018, English all-rounder Moeen Ali revealed that an Australian player called him 'Osama' during the 2015 Ashes. In his autobiography, Ali claimed he was abused during the first Ashes Test at Cardiff in 2015, in which he made 77 in the first innings and took five wickets for the match in England's 169-run win. (Photo | AP)
