INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Nearly 50 years since it first happened, oil came to interrupt cricket again during the Ashes.It was for a brief period this time
On Wednesday, protesters from an environmental activists group named Just Stop Oil barged on to the Lord's pitch, shortly after the second
Test between England and Australia had begun.Play was interrupted as the climate protesters tried to spray orange powder on the pitch but
were foiled by Jonny Bairstowwho got the better of one of the two protesters.The England batter hoisted the invader - who was shouting all
along - on his back and deposited him like a sack of bananas to the security near the square leg boundary
The other demonstrator was dealt with by England captainBen Stokes and Australian opener David Warner, rivals momentarily united by a common
cause.Just Stop Oil campaigners, who want Britain to stop fossil fuel licensing and production, were not half as successful as supporters of
George Davis, a London cab driver who had carried out an armed bank robbery.With a key Ashes Test hanging in balance in 1975, they dug up
the Headingley pitch and filled it with a gallon of oil to mark their protest against Davis' 20-year jail sentence
At that point Australia were 220 for three and needed another 225 runs to win the game
Sadly the match had to be abandoned
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CaptionsEngland wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow wrestled a protester to the ground as climate activists briefly interrupted play on the first
day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's on Wednesday.After the first over bowled by England's James Anderson, the men emerged from the stands
and moved towards the square sprinkling the group's trademark orange powder before being tackled by security staff and players.Bairstow
picked up one of the men and carried him off the field before dropping him to the ground outside the boundary markers.England captain Ben
Stokes and Australia batter David Warner corralled the other protester
Some orange powder was released but only on the grass, away from the pitch.A third protester was tackled before making it onto the outfield
Spectators booed the protesters as they were led away by stewards.Following a delay of several minutes while the orange powder was removed
Police have arrested three people and taken them into custody," the Metropolitan Police said.Just Stop Oil, which wants an end to new oil
and gas exploration in the North Sea, have disrupted other sporting events in England this year, including the Premiership Rugby final and
the World Snooker Championship.A key member of the pro-Davis protest group was a guy named Peter Chappell (no relation to the Chappell
He called up Greg Chappell on phone and cheekily asked for tickets before the Oval Test, wrote Ian Chappell in an article for cricinfo.com
in 2016, adding: "'Greg replied: 'Peter, I'm happy to get you tickets for the Test as long as you promise not to dig up the pitch.'"(WITH
