Just Stop Oil protesters stopped the second Ashes Test on Wednesday, with England cricketer Jonny Bairstow taking matters into his own hands.
Ahead of the second over of the morning session at the Lord’s cricket ground, two activists from the environmental group raced onto the pitch.
Bairstow immediately took matters into his own hands by picking up one of the protesters and carrying them off the pitch.
The other Just Stop Oil protester was thwarted by security staff before being taken away from the grounds.
Bairstow had to briefly leave the field to change his top, after it was covered in orange powder, before returning ahead of Stuart Broad starting his spell from the Nursery End.
Ricky Ponting, speaking in the Sky Sports studio, felt for the players after the hotly-anticipated match was halted so early in the battle.
“As a batter in the build-up you just want to get out there and under way. Delays are not ideal for anyone,” he said.
“The batters just need to put something like this out of their mind.”
More to follow…
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