Organisers of the World Test Championship final are so concerned about Just Stop Oil disrupting the match between India and Australia at The Oval that they have taken the unusual step of preparing a back-up pitch.
Just Stop Oil have made headlines recently for disrupting sporting events with their protests. The Premiership final at Twickenham and the World Snooker Championship are two of the events to have been interrupted in recent months.
Protestors have breached security at those events to throw orange paint powder onto the playing surface – and that represents a concern for the International Cricket Council. The Telegraph reports that the ICC have beefed up their security and asked the ground staff to prepare a second pitch in case the chosen one is damaged.
