Lord’s long room incident: Following Usman Khawaja‘s confrontation with a spectator at the Lord’s long room, Cricket Australia has demanded an investigation into the matter. Australian opener Usman Khawaja was seen in an argument with a spectator within the members’ space as Australia made their method again to the pavilion at Lunch on Day 5 of the Test. After Khawaja, David Warner was additionally in an argument and the incident caught the eye of quite a few cricket followers and specialists.
“It is alleged players and staff from the Australian team were verbally abused, with some being physically contacted, as they made their way to lunch through the members’ area,” Cricket Australia’s assertion stated.Â
MCC apologises to Cricket Australia
Meanwhile, an MCC spokesperson additionally opened up on the incident and apologised to Cricket Australia over the altercation. “The Long Room is unique in world cricket and the great privilege of players passing through the Pavilion is very special. After this morning’s play, emotions were running high, and words were unfortunately exchanged with some of the Australian team, by a small number of Members,” the spokesperson stated as quoted by SkySports.
“We have unreservedly apologised to the Australian Team and will deal with any Member who has not maintained the standard we expect through our disciplinary processes. It was not necessary to eject anyone from the ground and I am pleased to say that there was no repeat of this as the players resumed the field for this afternoon’s session,” he added.
What was the incident about?
The incident came about following a controversial dismissal of England batter Jonny Bairstow, who was out stumped within the ending phases of the primary session on Day 5. As he walked out from the crease after the ultimate ball of the 52nd over off Cameron Green, wicket-keeper batter Alex Carey threw the ball and caught him out of the crease. The English crowd booed the Australian workforce after it and the identical frustration may need unfolded to the Australian gamers.
