Headingley staff foil another Just Stop Oil protest on first day of third Ashes Test
EXCLUSIVE: Headingley security prevents ANOTHER Just Stop Oil protest after two eco fanatics are stopped from going into the ground on the first day of the third Ashes Test
- Headingley was on high alert following recent protests at other sporting venues
- Protesters were intercepted as they attempted to access the Yorkshire site
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Officials appear to have stopped another Just Stop Oil protest after two people were denied entry to the first day of the Headingley Ashes Test.
Mail Sport understands the pair were intercepted and searched Thursday morning as they attempted to access the Yorkshire location.
Security personnel discovered that both were wearing Just Stop Oil t-shirts under their jackets and carrying bags which aroused suspicion.
As a result, both were barred from going into the ground, where England will face Australia in the Third Test.
The incident, which takes place during a heightened alarm, happened near Gate E around 10 a.m.
Headingley was on high alert following several Just Stop Oil protests at other sporting venues
England star Jonny Bairstow carried off a protester during the second Ashes Test
Play was halted twice at Wimbledon by Just Stop Oil protesters on a chapti Wednesday
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Security measures at Headingley have been stepped up following a series of disruptions at sporting events this summer. On Wednesday at Wimbledon, play was interrupted twice by Just Stop Oil protesters, while on the first day of the previous Test at Lord’s, two protesters invaded the field of play and threw orange powder at the wicket.
The World Snooker Championship in Sheffield in April was also targeted, with one activist scrambling onto a table and throwing orange powder and another trying the glue himself on an opposite table.
The ECB, Yorkshire Police and West Yorkshire all declined to comment, but while wary that another four days of play could follow, officials may feel justified by the tightened measures.
There were also concerns about the safety of the Australian players at Leeds following Bairstow’s contentious run-out at Lord’s, which subsequently sparked outrage. As Mail Sport revealed, security personnel were also called in by Sky Sports to look after their Aussie experts.
Although there was much jeering and anti-Australian chanting, there were no incidents of serious disorder on an entertaining first day
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