From Mitchell Starc’s catch to Jonny Bairstow’s controversial dismissal, the Ashes 2023 has been within the headlines for thus many causes. Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey not paying for a haircut at a barber’s store in London was additionally amongst these weird tales that turned a significant speaking level amongst cricket fanatics through the ongoing version of the Ashes collection. Nevertheless, the allegations turned out to be false as Carey’s compatriot Steve Smith and Cricket Australia (CA) formally got here ahead to denounce any such claims.

It’s price mentioning that many English tabloids and media homes had printed the story of Carey owing £30 to a barber in London. The controversy even noticed former England captain Alastair Cook dinner bounce and narrate the entire story involving the Aussie wicketkeeper on BBC Take a look at Match Particular through the first day of the Headingley Take a look at match.

Star Aussie batter Smith was fast to garbage the claims of Cook dinner and English media by taking over to the newly launched Threads platform and confirming that Carey didn’t also have a haircut within the first place. The CA clarified the identical as nicely. Quickly after the affirmation from Smith and the Australian board, Cook dinner apologised to Carey, terming it to be a case of mistaken id.

Though the controversy settled after CA’s affirmation, Smith went on to take a hilarious jibe at English media over the haircut row forward of the Manchester Take a look at. Smith shared an image with Carey on his official Twitter deal with on Tuesday (July 18) and wrote: “I can affirm that Alex Carey has now had a haircut and that he paid for it.”

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I can affirm that Alex Carey has now had a haircut and that he paid for it pic.twitter.com/jmNWh75D6j

— Steve Smith (@stevesmith49) July 18, 2023

Talking of the continuing Ashes 2023, regardless of dropping the Headingley Take a look at, Australia nonetheless leads the five-match collection (2-1) and are only one win away from profitable the celebrated Ashes title.