England cricket star Jonny Bairstow carries eco yob off pitch at Lord’s as protesters disrupt Ashes test
ENGLAND cricket star Jonny Bairstow carried an eco yob off the pitch at Lord’s after Just Stop Oil protesters disrupted the game.
The cricketer, 33, picked up the pitch invader as he ran on the field at during the second Ashes Test match between England and Australia at Lord’s.
GettyJonny Bairstow carried the protester off the ground[/caption]
GettyEngland captain Ben Stokes and Australian opener David Warner confront a protester[/caption]
Footage showed Bairstow then carrying the protester off the pitch and back towards security stewards as he thrust his fist into the air.
The man was booed by the thousands of spectators in attendance.
There was further chaos as the Just Stop Oil eco yobs chucked orange paint on the pitch.
They had somehow evaded security and stormed the pitch during the opening stages of the second Ashes Test this morning.
The protesters ran onto the pitch just five minutes into the match, with only a single over from Jimmy Anderson having been completed before the disruption.
Groundskeepers had to sweep the playing surface to rid of the orange paint thrown by the eco mob, with the hotly-anticipated match delayed for a short period.
Commentating on the BBC’s Test Match Special, Jonathan Agnew said: “Jonny Bairstow’s dander was up there, he was like a flanker. Let’s hope this doesn’t happen again, let’s hope that’s the one attack on the Ashes this year.”
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ReutersBen Stokes grabs one of the protesters[/caption]
