Alex Carey has been at the receiving end of ‘spirit of cricket’ flagbearers and English fans ever since he hit the stumps on the final day of the Lord’s Test to dismiss a flabbergasted Jonny Bairstow.

The Australian keeper batter however, remembers the time when even he was dismissed in similar fashion.

“I’ve definitely been out to that a few times, and I’ve tried to do it [to batters] in the past as well,” Carey told reporters ahead of the Manchester Test. “My first A-grade game in South Australia, I was out that way. And when I walked off, I was pretty disappointed. [My] captain came up to me, and he said, ‘You’ll remember to keep your foot behind the line next time’.”

Sharing his experience following the incident, Carey said, “We got some pretty instant feedback. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and I absolutely respect that. And then everyone’s entitled to their opinion on the spirit of cricket as well. There’s a few chants that I was actually humming along to while I was batting, just trying to change the words a little bit.

“There’s some nasty stuff being said, but it is the Ashes. There was nasty stuff said before that as well. So yeah, I feel really well-supported. I think the whole group does. From Australia, I still think we’ve got lots of fans, and from England, I don’t think we’ve made any, but we probably didn’t lose any.”

Following the incident, England have pulled one back and the series score remains at 2-1 going into the fourth of the five Test matches.