England gamers with head coach Brendon McCullum throughout a follow session ahead of the one-off Test match in opposition to Ireland.
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England team bus was held up by protesters whereas on its strategy to the Lord’s for the opening day of the one-off Test in opposition to Ireland, wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow shared on social media on Thursday (June 1).
The protesters beneath the aegis of ‘Just Stop Oil’ demanded that the British authorities ought to “halt all licences and consents for new oil, gas and coal projects”.
Sharing this in his Instagram story, Bairstow wrote: “If we’re a bit late it’s not our fault”, at the same time as a number of ‘Just Stop Oil’ protesters and safety personnel might be seen surrounding the bus within the center of the highway.
‘Just Stop Oil’ protesters launched a video on social media and wrote, “Just Stop Oil supporters march In Kensington and Battersea. And apparently, that’s the @englandcricket team bus. They might know a bit about a batting collapse, but the climate crisis is no one-day international — it’s our biggest test.”
A press release issued by the organisation on their web site stated, “At 8:00am (UK time), around 50 ‘Just Stop Oil’ supporters, in five groups, began marching on roads around Hyde Park and Battersea Park. At around 8:37 a mini march of four people walking on Kensington Gore was seen delaying the England Cricket Team, who were travelling by coach.
“Police arrived on scene inside minutes and positioned a Public Order Act (Section 12) discover on the march, ending it by 8:43. All groups have been off the highway by 10am. Further marches are anticipated later this morning. Just Stop Oil has been marching six days per week since April twenty fourth.”
The match, however, wasn’t delayed as the team bus arrived at the Lord’s on time.
