The Australian cricket team have complained about construction taking place outside their hotel in Leeds, meaning the workers now have to start more than two hours later, reports suggest.
Following the complaint, the workers will now start work at 9.30am instead of 7am near the Queen's Hotel in the city, to allow the team to get their rest, reports the Daily Mail. The workers are helping to deliver the £15 million masterplan to reduce city centre traffic.
The news comes ahead of the start of the third test in Headingley today (Thurs). England need to win the game to keep their hopes of clinching the Ashes alive.
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In a statement given to the Mail, Leeds East MP, Richard Burgon, said: "In Leeds, we still play fair - even if the Aussies don’t. We want to beat them on merit at Headingley and not because they’ve had a disrupted night’s sleep."
His comments follow the controversial stumping of England's Jonny Bairstow at Lord's on Sunday. Workers told the Mail that they've already had to start late on a number of occasions this week due to complaints from the Australian Cricket Team. Although, the worker also said that if it was up to him he'd start even earlier.
He added that the team has some "cheek" to complain about noise in a city centre, and that the workers were not starting at 6am. Another added that taxpayer money was being wasted to allow the Australia team to have a lie-in.
A spokesperson for Leeds City Council said in a statement given to the Mail: "The council has worked closely with The Queens Hotel to facilitate safe access throughout the improvements to Leeds City Square. Following a request from the hotel management team on Tuesday morning, noisy construction activities around the hotel will not commence until after 9.30am and no evening works are programmed until after 11 July.
"We will continue to liaise with the Queens Hotel to minimise any inconvenience."
