It was for a short interval 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 because the local weather protesters tried to spray orange powder on the pitch however had been foiled by Jonny Bairstowwho received the higher of one of many two protesters.The England batter hoisted the invader – who was shouting all alongside – on his again and deposited him like a sack of bananas to the safety close to the sq. leg boundary. The different demonstrator was handled by England captainBen Stokes and Australian opener David Warner, rivals momentarily united by a typical trigger.
Just Stop Oil campaigners, who need Britain to cease fossil gas licensing and manufacturing, weren’t half as profitable as supporters of George Davis, a London cab driver who had carried out an armed financial institution theft.
With a key Ashes Test hanging in stability in 1975, they dug up the Headingley pitch and stuffed it with a gallon of oil to mark their protest in opposition to Davis’ 20-year jail sentence. At that time Australia had been 220 for 3 and wanted one other 225 runs to win the sport. Anything was attainable. Sadly the match needed to be deserted. And the 2 groups left for The Oval for the ultimate Test.
A key member of the pro-Davis protest group was a man named Peter Chappell (no relation to the Chappell brothers). He referred to as up Greg Chappell on cellphone and cheekily requested for tickets earlier than the Oval Test, wrote Ian Chappell in an article for cricinfo.com in 2016, including: “‘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 INPUTS FROM AP)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com