Incumbent England captain Ben Stokes and his teammates have lashed the move<\/a>, despite being well within the laws of the game.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Williams falls, crashes out of 24th Wimbledon in first round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Dogs finally land a kill with Titans gun on the move<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> 'Decorum died': England declares friendship over<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Gus reveals secret warning to Ciraldo over Dogs deal<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Laws, it seems, should be forgotten in the interest of the "spirit" of cricket, in the eyes of England's cricket team.<\/p>\n That's a sentiment echoed by the prime minister, who parroted Stokes' claims that he wouldn't have done the same, nor would he have wanted to win in that fashion.<\/p>\n "The Prime Minister agrees with Ben Stokes," a spokesman for the prime minister said.<\/p>\n Every ball of the Ashes will be live, free and exclusive on<\/strong><\/em> 9Now<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, and if you miss any of the action you can find full highlights and exclusive replays after every day's play<\/strong><\/em> here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n "He said he simply wouldn't want to win a game in the manner Australia did.<\/p>\n "The game did provide an opportunity to see Ben Stokes at his best and it was an incredible Test match and he has confidence England will bounce back at Headingley."<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlboMP\/status\/1676004264454541312<\/a><\/p>\n Albeit not in direct response to Sunak, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took to Twitter on Tuesday to laud the efforts of the national sides, men and women.<\/p>\n "I'm proud of our men's and women's cricket teams, who have both won their opening two Ashes matches against England, he wrote.<\/p>\n "Same old Aussies \u2013 always winning!<\/p>\n Australia is right behind Alysa Healy, Pat Cummins and their teams and look forward to welcoming them home victorious \ud83d\udc4f."<\/p>\n The third Test between Australia and England takes place at Headingley on Thursday.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n