“This one here, I just thought he was out,” Stokes said. “There was a noise, a frame after the ball obviously missed the bat … so it should have been given out.
“Where has the consistency gone? I just don’t get it. Why aren’t we using the same technology all over the world?”
Brydon Carse and Jake Weatherald exchange words.Credit: Getty Images
“Things like that shouldn’t be talked about because that’s not why we lost.” [the series] 4-1, but the fact that it keeps happening, something should be done about it. Just use the same technology everywhere, just so we don’t have to sit here and talk.”
Meanwhile, the ECB has confirmed it will conduct a comprehensive review of the series, which ended with a whimper after such high hopes.
“This Ashes tour began with great hope and anticipation, so it is deeply disappointing that we were unable to fulfill our ambition to win the Ashes in Australia,” chief executive Richard Gould said.
“We will take many lessons from this tour and are determined to improve quickly. We are aiming to regain the Ashes in 2027. A thorough review of the campaign is already underway. This will cover the planning and preparation of the tour, individual performances and conduct and our ability to adapt and respond effectively as circumstances require.”
Commenting on Fox Cricket, Adam Gilchrist credited Stokes for stepping in when he did, pulling an angry Cars away from Raza, while admitting he understood why England would feel aggrieved, while Michael Vaughan also believed Weatherald should have been given out.
It was not the first time bad blood between the two sides was evident in Sydney on Thursday.
On day two, Stokes twice told Marnus Labuschagne to ‘shut up’ and then put an arm around his neck in an altercation which former team-mate Stuart Broad said was part of England’s strategy to get him out.
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“I had a chat with Stokes this morning, I’m not breaking any confidence by saying that. Marnus was saying, ‘Oh, that’s leg drop’ or, ‘That’s four runs’,” Broad explained on Channel Seven.
“He [Stokes] he said: “We have two referees here, we don’t need three.”
“It was all quite polite, but what happened was that it took Labuschagne out of his bubble and that’s England’s plan: get him out of his routine – and the next ball that Ben Stokes bowls, he drives one that’s a bit wide, he dodges and he’s out.”
Stokes was not punished for his altercation with Labuschagne.
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