NEW DELHI: Australia captain Pat Cummins expressed his hope that the ‘Simply Cease Oil’ protesters wouldn’t disrupt the World Take a look at Championship closing in opposition to India in London.
This comes after the Australian workforce’s bus was delayed on its method to coaching as a result of site visitors being stopped by the protesters close to The Oval.
Police needed to intervene and clear the best way for the workforce to succeed in the coaching venue.
Notably, England’s workforce bus additionally confronted an analogous delay brought on by the identical group of protesters whereas en path to Lord’s for his or her one-off take a look at in opposition to Eire final week.
“It is one thing we bought within the safety briefing a pair days in the past,” Cummins instructed reporters.
“I’ve heard that they are conscious of it and form of conserving a watch out. However that’s as a lot as we’ve heard.
“So hopefully, it doesn’t occur, clearly. However yeah, I’ve heard there’s a couple of totally different occasions which have been affected.”
‘Simply Cease Oil’ protesters halted the world snooker championship and the English Premiership rugby closing in latest months.
One protester climbed onto a desk and scattered a bag of orange powder paint on the snooker event whereas protesters invaded the pitch quarter-hour into the rugby match at Twickenham between Saracens and Sale.
Cummins has lengthy voiced issues concerning the impression of local weather change however didn’t throw his weight behind the demonstrations.
“My view is all the time simply there’s proper methods to go about issues and probably not the fitting method to go about issues,” he mentioned.
“Each time anybody’s bought any beliefs, you simply hope you’re taking the fitting choice.”
ESPNcricinfo reported that the Worldwide Cricket Council has ready a back-up pitch at The Oval in case activists disrupt the ultimate.