Just Stop Oil protesters halt second Ashes Test at Lord's | England's Jonny Bairstow carries one protester off

The archetypal greeting of the 2nd Ashes Test astatine Lord's was interrupted erstwhile Just Stop Oil protesters ran onto the crushed and scattered orangish pulverization connected the outfield.

After the archetypal implicit connected Wednesday bowled by England's James Anderson to Australia batsman David Warner, 2 men emerged from the stands and moved towards the square, releasing the pulverization earlier being tackled by information staff.

England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow carried 1 of the men disconnected the tract earlier crushed unit cleared the transportation and play resumed aft a hold of astir 5 minutes.

Three radical person since been arrested, constabulary said.

Writing connected Twitter, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "We are alert of protesters connected the Lord's Cricket Ground transportation today, Wednesday, 28 June.

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Police person arrested 3 radical and taken them into custody."

Just Stop Oil protesters person disrupted different sporting events successful England this year, including the Premiership Rugby last astatine Twickenham and the World Snooker Championship successful Sheffield.