The moment Jonny Bairstow began repeatedly if distractedly wandering out of his crease on the last day at Lord's, Alex Carey's mind turned to the first painful lesson he learned in senior cricket. Carey was aged 15 and playing his maiden match for Glenelg's A-grade outfit in Adelaide Premier Cricket when he allowed a ball to pass through to rival wicketkeeper Josh McLean who, upon noting his young opponent had drifted beyond his ground, gleefully threw down the stumps. A bewildered Carey initially felt aggrieved and voiced his sense of injustice to his then captain, former SA batter and dual Bradman Medallist Ben Hook, who matter-of-factly told the teenager: "You'll remember to keep your foot behind the line next time".

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