Just Stop Oil protester carried off Lord’s Cricket Ground by Jonny Bairstow as group disrupt The Ashes

Just Stop Oil activists stormed onto Lord’s Cricket Ground as England faced Australia in the second test of the 2023 Ashes series. Yorkshire’s Jonny Bairstow was seen carrying one of the protestors off the pitch to huge applause across the London ground.

Ground staff are reportedly clearing up the orange paint that was released from pitch invaders as the morning session got underway. Play was momentarily suspended to allow ground staff to clear paint from around the wicket, meanwhile Bairstow left the pitch briefly in order to clean himself up.

Following the events, Just Stop Oil posted on their Twitter account: “Lord’s Cricket Ground boasts about being powered by 100% renewable energy, yet their principal partner is JP Morgan, the world’s worst fossil bank that contributed $317 billion in fossil fuel financing from 2016 to 2020.”

A Just Stop Oil spokesperson said:“Cricket is an important part of our national heritage, but how can we enjoy England vs Australia when much of the cricketing world is becoming unfit for humans to live in? We can no longer afford to distract ourselves when the sports we play, the food we eat, and the culture we cherish is at risk.