The much-awaited second test of the Ashes 2023 series is underway to a dramatic start with Australia dominating the England bowlers on the Day 1 of the second test, with English bowlers failing to capitalize on the conditions to their favor, as they could not execute the plans on the Lord’s wicket in the overcast conditions.
The environmental activists from England tried to spread orange powder on the field to disrupt the game but the England and Australian players intervened to stop and the securities took them out of the field as the incident disrupted play for about five minutes
In the viral video, England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow tackled one person and carried him to the boundary before leaving him in the hands of security, with the England skipper Ben Stokes stopping another protestor before Security guards ran to take him off the field.
Lord’s ground was quick to clean off the little orange powder that fell on the grass outside the pitch, and play resumed about five minutes later. According to the reports in Reuters, the police have arrested three people who were involved in the incident and took them into custody for further investigations
“We are aware of protesters on the Lord’s Cricket Ground pitch today. Police have arrested three people and taken them into custody,” the Metropolitan Police said on Twitter
The Oil group protested and wants the government to halt new licenses for the exploration of oil and other fossil fuels in the UK. The United Kingdom government has approved 100 new oil and gas projects by 2025, which was opposed by a few groups in the country.
Guy Lavender, MCC CEO said that these actions of the protestors have endangered ground staff workers and the people coming to watch the games, as the group disrupted many sporting events in the country including the games in Premier League.
“Their actions not only endanger themselves and those who work at the ground, but they have consistently shown complete disregard for the people who pay to attend events, not just here at Lord’s but around the country at other sporting venues,” Marylebone Cricket Club CEO said
The group says it is committed to ending its protests as soon as the government comes up with a solution regarding the issue related to the future of fossil fuels in the country. The group also tried to disrupt British Grand Prix and World Snooker Championship in the country. The Security forces will be wary of the threats in the coming days for the Smooth happening of the Ashes 2023.