'I quickly whipped my bat back and questioned Jonny' - Travis Head makes startling claim after Bairstow-dismissal controversy

Australia's middle-order dasher Travis Head has added fuel to the ongoing furore regarding Jonny Bairstow's controversial dismissal in the recently concluded second Ashes Test. Head has made a remarkable revelation, claiming the English wicketkeeper was not shy of going down the same route as Alex Carey in the first Test.

While the English media has painted wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow as a victim of a distasteful mode of dismissal, Australia's Travis Head has added another layer to the ongoing controversy. Head revealed having a conversation with Bairstow in the first Ashes Test, where the Englishman threatened to go down the Alex Carey route to dismiss the southpaw.  

“Jonny wasn’t too pleased. And I sort of reminded Jonny last week I walked out of my crease at the end of an over. I quickly whipped my bat back and questioned Jonny on whether he would take the stumps and he said, ‘Bloody oath I would’, and ran off,” Head revealed on LiSTNR’s Willow Talk podcast.

If you put on the England hat, they’re disappointed: Head

The southpaw backed the actions of Alex Carey, reminding that the Aussies did not breach any law and were well within the rights to dismiss Bairstow. He also lashed out at veteran pacer Stuart Broad's comments on Australian skipper Pat Cummins after the conclusion of the dramatic Lord's Test. The tension is only going to escalate on the field when these two sides meet in the third Test in Leeds, commencing on July 6. 

“If you put on the England hat, they’re disappointed. But the Australia (side), to the letter of the law, which was explained with Mitchell Starc’s catch the day before that it would be out. I know they’ve questioned it differently if they were in the same situation but with all the heat out of the air, saying that is a little bit different than in the moment," he added.