[1/6] Cricket - Ashes - Second Test - England v Australia - Lord's Cricket Ground, London, Britain - June 28, 2023 England's Ben Stokes tries to stop a just stop oil protester Action Images via Reuters/Matthew ChildsLONDON, June 28 (Reuters) - The first morning of the second Ashes test at Lord's was interrupted when two Just Stop Oil protesters ran on to the ground and scattered orange powder on the outfield, before one was carried off by England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow. Bairstow picked up one of the men and carried him off the field before dropping him to the ground outside the boundary markers. Ground staff cleared the powder and play resumed after a delay of around five minutes. "We are aware of protesters on the Lord’s Cricket Ground pitch today. Just Stop Oil protesters have disrupted other sporting events in England this year, including the Premiership Rugby final and the World Snooker Championship.

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Persons: Ben Stokes, Matthew Childs, Jonny Bairstow, England's James Anderson, David Warner, Bairstow, Ed Osmond, Christian Radnedge Organizations: England, Matthew Childs LONDON, Police, Metropolitan Police, Twitter, Premiership Rugby, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Australia, England