EXCLUSIVE: Headingley security prevent ANOTHER Just Stop Oil protest after two eco-zealots are stopped from entering the ground on first day of third Ashes Test
- Headingley was on high alert following recent protests at other sporting venues
- Protestors were intercepted as they tried to gain access to the Yorkshire venue
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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 that the pair were intercepted and searched as they tried to gain access to the Yorkshire venue on Thursday morning.
Security staff found that both were wearing Just Stop Oil t-shirts under their jackets and were carrying bags which had raised suspicion.
As a result, both were stopped from entering the ground, where England are taking on Australia in the third Test.
The incident, which comes amid a heightened alert, happened at around 10am close to Gate E.
Headingley was on high alert following several Just Stop Oil protests at other sporting venues
England star Jonny Bairstow carried a protestor off during the second Ashes Test
Play was halted twice at Wimbledon by Just Stop Oil protestors on a chaptiWednesda
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Security measures have been ramped up at Headingley following a series of disruptions at sporting events this summer. On Wednesday, play was halted twice at Wimbledon by Just Stop Oil protestors while, on the first day of the previous Test at Lord’s, two protestors invaded the field of play and threw orange powder towards the wicket.
The World Snooker Championship in Sheffield in April was also targeted, with one activist clambering onto a table and throwing orange powder and another trying the glue themselves to an opposite table.
The ECB, Yorkshire and West Yorkshire Police all declined to comment but, while wary that there may be another four days of play, officials may well feel vindicated by the increased measures.
There had also been concerns over the safety of Australia’s players in Leeds following the contentious run-out of Bairstow at Lord’s that subsequently triggered outrage. As Mail Sport revealed, security staff were also drafted in by Sky Sports to look after their Aussie pundits.
However, while there was plenty of booing and anti-Australian chanting, there were no incidents of serious disorder on an entertaining first day
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