Ashes 2023: Bairstow drags 'Just Stop Oil' protestor off pitch; match disrupted

Threatening to wreak havoc on the second Ashes 2023 test match between England and Australia on Wednesday two protestors from the Just Stop Oil group ran onto the field at Lords and briefly disrupted play about five minutes after the start of the matchThe environmental activists tried to spread orange powder on the field however England and Australia players intervenedEngland wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow tackled one protestor and carried the person about 50 meters yards before leaving him in the hands of security over the boundary hoardings England captain Ben Stokes and Australia batter David Warner corralled the other protestor Some orange powder was released but only on the grass away from the pitchBairstow went to the England changing room to clean himself of some powder Lords staff quickly cleaned up what little orange fell on the grass and play resumed about five minutes later Watch the video belowJust Stop Oil activists thrown off the cricket pitch at Lords by BairstowAshes Ashes23 ENGvAUS Lords JustStopOil Protest pictwittercomLvWqRgIJB7mdash Somu P Joseph InfoGodown June 28 2023Just Stop Oil protestors have disrupted other major sporting events in Britain this year They held up the England team bus briefly during the test against Ireland in London this month and have targeted Premier League soccer matches the Premiership rugby final at Twickenham and the world snooker championship in Sheffield The activists want the British government to stop new fuel licensing and productionAlso Read Ashes 2023 Nathan Lyon Travis Head unfazed by Ollie Robinsonrsquos sledgingComing to the match Stokes won the toss and opted to field first Australia will look to make their lead 20 while England will try to equalize the scorecardOffspinner Nathan Lyon will play his 100th consecutive match in Lords He will achieve the unique milestone of becoming the only spinner to do so in cricket historyWe are gonna have a bowl Overhead conditions played a massive part and the surface looks good to have a bowl as well Disappointed not having Woody but Tongue is a likeforlike replacement Joe is really enjoying the challenge with the ball and is turning into a genuine allrounder You can name a numerous amount of things in the last Test but we could have been a lot more tidier in some of the moments said StokesAustralian captain Pat Cummins said We were gonna have a bowl as well One change Starc in for Boland Boland has been good for us unfortunately he is going to miss out this week We are selective with our history It is a fresh start new team really looking forward to playing here Every Ashes here at Lords is special Not only in terms of fitness speaking about Lyon but getting picked in all conditions and playing 100 Tests on the trot is a phenomenal achievementWith agency inputs