As Alex Carey considered his starring role in the latest iteration of hit series The Test, the Australian wicketkeeper was surprised by the extent to which his teammates were concerned for his welfare following the drama that unfolded at Lords during the Ashes. Chief among the flashpoints the award-winning Prime Video series, which will also screen on Fox Cricket, canvasses is the aftermath of the infamous stumping in which a quick-thinking Carey produces a brilliant piece of wicketkeeping to dismiss Jonny Bairstow. While the tension that was apparent on the field and in the grandstands around England during the series is captured in the third instalment of the series, the fly-on-the-wall documentary also captures the empathy and camaraderie of the Australians on the road.
Carey’s teammates Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja revealed their concerns for Carey, whose form with the bat dipped following the Lords Test and ultimately led to his axing from the ODI team that won the World Cup in India in November, after the incident. Carey, whose next appearance for Australia will be against India in the high-profile summer of Test cricket beginning in Perth in late November, said he appreciated the thoughts but felt he had coped well with the acrimony that followed the dismissal. “I am really close with Steve anyway and Usman and his family - he has a beautiful family and we were able to spend some time together off the field - but to hear that the care and support that everyone had.