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Jonny Bairstow Throws Just Stop Oil Protestor After Latter Invades Field Of Play During 2nd Ashes Test

Jonny Bairstow Throws Just Stop Oil Protestor After Latter Invades Field Of Play During 2nd Ashes Test: The second Test of Ashes 2023 at Lord’s had a strange beginning as Oil protesters unexpectedly stormed the pitch and hurled flares. England won the toss and chose to have the Aussies bat first. In the opening over, David Warner managed to drive James Anderson through the off-side for four runs.

However, the game came to an abrupt halt in the second over when an individual ran onto the field and lay down. In response to this disruption, Jonny Bairstow, England’s wicket-keeper, took matters into his own hands by picking up the protester, carrying them towards the boundary, and forcefully slamming them down.

Jonny Bairstow just picked up a pitch invader and escorted him off the field #Ashes pic.twitter.com/BKEq95DYib

— Josh Schönafinger (@joshschon) June 28, 2023

Oil Protestors In London Could Cause Major Disruption To WTC Final

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has two pitches ready for the World T20 Finals between India and Australia, which begin today (7th June) at the Oval in London.

The precautions are being taken as a preventative move to mitigate any possible threats to matches posed by the ‘Just Stop Oil’ activists, who have been seen disrupting major sporting events in the UK.

WHAT EXACTLY IS THE JUST STOP OIL ?

This is a sort of protest led by environmental activist groups with the goal of making the British government stop the licencing and production of fossil fuels.

HOW WILL ICC COUNTER THIS THREAT?

Given the potential threat, the government has increased security at the game’s venue. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced a new clause-6.4 to the playing regulations in case the ground is damaged by protesters.

If a pitch invasion occurs in this case, the on-field umpires will assess the situation and decide whether it is safe or unreasonable to continue. playing on the match pitch. Subsection 6.4.1 requires them to promptly notify the ICC match referee.

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The second part for dealing with protesters is sub-section 6.4.4, which states that if the decision is made not to restart play, the on-field umpires will assess whether the pitch can be restored and the match can resume from where it was halted.

Taking into account this consultation, the match referee will examine any potential advantages that any team may get as a result of pitch repair. Section 6.4.7 is the final section. According to this provision, the ICC match referee will keep the captains of both teams and the head of the ground authority informed of the situation.

Finally, the head of the ground authority will ensure that timely public notifications are made. After his team’s bus was held up on the route to training, Australia’s captain Pat Cummins expressed his concern about the protesters, saying, “I hope Just Stop Oil” protestors do not interrupt the WTC final against India.

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