The thrilling collection concluded with a 2-2 draw after England secured a 49-run victory within the ultimate Test at The Oval on Monday. Consequently, Australia retained the Ashes urn.
“Yeah, we’ll have a beer,” McCullum mentioned with fun when requested by reporters about his earlier feedback.
During the second Test at Lord’s, an attention-grabbing incident occurred when Australia’s wicketkeeper, Alex Carey, executed an unconventional dismissal of Jonny Bairstow. As Bairstow left his crease on the finish of an over, Carey underarmed the ball on the stumps, leading to Bairstow’s dismissal.
The stumping dismissal triggered loud booing from the Lord’s crowd and Australian gamers had been verbally abused by MCC members within the pavilion.
“I can’t imagine we’ll be having a beer with them any time soon,” McCullum informed the BBC after the incident. “You’ve got to live with the decisions you make.”
He mentioned on Monday, nevertheless, that his feedback had been misinterpreted.
“If we look back to after that Test match I don’t necessarily think what I said was construed in the right way,” he mentioned.
“What I was saying was I’ve made mistakes in the past, and there’s times when you look back on some decisions with regret and I put my hand up to say that. I guess that’s what I was challenging. That’s the grey area around the spirit of cricket.”
He added that the incident would nonetheless be one the collection can be remembered for.
“Ashes series have all these twists and turns and moments which people talk about and are able to remember them by, and that was certainly one of those,” he mentioned.
But he insisted it was not one thing that might bitter his relations with the Australian camp, notably their captain Pat Cummins.
“I’ve had the pleasure of being able to coach Pat over in the IPL (in India). He’s an absolute champion fella, and I consider him one of my mates,” McCullum mentioned.
(With Reuters Inputs)
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