Cricket streaker: Fan interrupts Australia vs England Boxing Day Ashes 2021-22 Test at the MCG

Dixit Bhargav | 26/12/2021
Cricket streaker: Fan interrupts Australia vs England Boxing Day Ashes 2021-22 Test at the MCG

Ashes 2021-22 Cricket streaker: A fan interrupted the play on the first day of the third Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

During the first day of the ongoing third Ashes 2021-22 Test match between Australia and England in Melbourne, a fan stepped on to the field to disrupt play only to be held by the security officials.

It all happened in the 51st over of the English innings when the invader entered the playing area. Chased by security officials, the streaker was stopped in vicinity of the batter on the off-side. While he attempted to further run towards the batter, he wasn’t successful due to the security officials’ tight grasp.

It was after a brief delay that the invader was carried off the ground and play resumed at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Right after the incident, a warning and a fine regarding entering the playing area by any fan was put on display on the big screen at the MCG.

While there isn’t anything novel about an invader putting a stop to live international cricket, the practice should be avoided by fans at all costs especially in the COVID-19 era.

It also becomes vital for cricket associations to strictly punish such invaders for no one should be allowed to enter the playing area due to multiple reasons. It is noteworthy that an invader named Jarvo had continually interrupted Test cricket during India’s tour of England earlier this year.

As far as the match is concerned, England have registered another poor batting effort after being put on to bat by Australia captain Pat Cummins earlier today. Batter Jonny Bairstow’s (35) dismissal has reduced them to 159/8 in the 59th over. With only tail-enders remaining in this innings, it wouldn’t be surprising if the visitors get bowled out anytime from now.

Cricket streaker interrupts Ashes 2021-22 Test at the MCG

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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