Steve Smith’s mother forced to leave Lord’s because of abuse

Steve Smith’s mother was abused and a 11-year-old child of one member of the Aussie Ashes touring party was left in tears during the Ashes.

Australia has called for extra security for the touring party’s families after reports they were targeted by furious England fans.

The Ashes firestorm ignited over Alex Carey’s stumping of England’s Jonny Bairstow, when Carey fielded the ball and threw it back at the stumps as Bairstow left his crease before the ball was considered dead.

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The incident saw the crowd erupt and chant “same old Aussies, always cheating” with the topic “cheating” trending on social media.

The MCC members in the famed Lord’s Long Room also come under fire for their abuse of the Aussie team as the sides left the field for lunch.

But it didn’t finish there with the family of the touring party also copping abuse.

Pat Cummins with his sone Albie at Lord’s. Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

The Australian’s Peter Lalor reported the team had requested the extra measures after the abusive fans at Lord’s left one staff member’s 11-year-old son in tears, while Steve Smith’s mother was forced to leave the ground early.

While they didn’t know she was Smith’s mother, the taunting fans turned on her when they realised she was Australian.

The 11-year-old was similarly taunted by fans at Lord’s and was seen later surrounded by members of the team on the balcony.

Steve Smith's mother was forced to leave the cricket as the Aussies call for extra security.

It comes as the third Test begins on Thursday, four days after the end of the second match, which ended on Sunday local time.

Days on as the incident continues to dominate the lead up to the third Test, Aussie skipper Pat Cummins is shocked that it’s had such legs.

“I don’t think there’s any discussion. It’s out. If the shoe was on the other foot, I wouldn’t be looking at the opposition, I’d probably be looking at our own batter and would be thinking it’s pretty silly,” Cummins said.

“Everyone that has played cricket and knows cricket, you just see that as out, end of story.

“I don’t think a conversation about the spirit of cricket even comes into a dismissal like that. It was plain and simple a stumping.

“For what I think is a pretty common, non-event it does seem like everyone has a pretty strong opinion about it. Bit surprised about how big it’s been but that’s an Ashes, the littlest thing tends to be a moment where everyone likes to show their patriotism.”

When asked if he believed if the furore erupted to distract from England’s poor performances which has seen the side fall 2-0 down in the series, Cummins said: “Potentially.”

Things got ugly in the Long Room. Picture: Nine Wide World of Sports

The Lord’s crowd was fired up. Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

It comes as Australia are expecting to face a fired-up England who are on the verge of losing its first home series since 2001 at Headingley.

To add fuel to the fire, the third Test is taking place at Bairstow’s Yorkshire home ground, with increased security measures expected at Headingley — traditionally one of English cricket’s most raucous venues.

Many within the Australian game have been stunned by the vehemence of English reaction to a legitimate dismissal and the attempts to link it to their side’s Sandpapergate ball-tampering controversy in South Africa five years ago.

But former England captain Mike Atherton said rather than world Test champions Australia abusing the ‘Spirit of Cricket’, Bairstow had been guilty of “dozy cricket”.

Stokes insisted he would have withdrawn the appeal and Joe Root, his predecessor as England skipper, endorsed that view by saying Tuesday: “As a team we want to play our cricket in a certain way and leave a certain legacy.”

Asked how Bairstow might react Root, recalling England’s record-fourth innings chase of 378 against India, when he and his Yorkshire teammate both struck unbeaten centuries, said: “Go back to Edgbaston last year, someone said something to him — I think it was Virat Kohli — and brought the best out of him. Let’s hope it happens again.”