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Usman Khawaja calls for end of England fan’s ban after ugly clash with Australia team

Usman Khawaja and David Warner confronted MCC members after receiving a barrage of abuse in the Long Room at Lord’s during the 2023 Ashes

The Independent UK

England fan’s life ban for ugly Lord’s clash with Australian team may be overturned

An English cricket fan’s life ban following an incident involving Australia players during the Ashes Test at Lord’s in 2023 may be overturned, despite the initial hefty sanction

The Guardian - AU

Warner to star at Lord's two years after MCC bust-up

David Warner is to join the Lord's-based London Spirit in The Hundred - two years after his bust-up with MCC members in the Long Room.

AAP

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‘Cricket is our soul’: park teams unite people through love of the game

Far from the Long Room and the Western Terrace, grass roots clubs are bringing communities together across the country

The Guardian - UK

Clare Connor, English cricket’s most powerful woman, on sexism in sport: ‘I wasn’t allowed in the Long Room’

Exclusive interview: The former England player describes the recent report on cricket’s deep-rooted inequalities as ‘distressing’ as she reflects on her own experiences in the game

The Independent UK

MCC restricts members’ access inside Lord’s pavilion following Ashes clash

MCC members clashed with Australia players in the Long Room following Jonny Bairstow’s divisive stumping.

The Independent UK

‘That’s cricket, kid’: what Bluey can teach us about the spirit of the game

Anyone with even the most casual interest in cricket will by now be well-versed in the debate over the “spirit of the game”. Alex Carey’s stumping of Johnny Bairstow on the final day of the second Ashes test sparked outrage, condemnation and ugly scenes in the Long Room at Lord’s…

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Members’ boorish heckling at Lord’s shows MCC must change faster

Ugly scenes in the Long Room looked, sounded and felt like an unfunny Bullingdon Club callback – the age of entitled asses must pass

The Guardian - UK

MCC suspend three members after angry confrontation with Australian players following Bairstow wicket

The Australia players experienced ‘aggressive and abusive’ behaviour in the Long Room at Lord’s with Usman Khawaja and David Warner confronting the fans

The Independent UK

MCC suspend three members after Lord's incidents during heated Ashes Test

The controversial dismissal of Jonny Bairstow triggered an ugly altercation between members of Marylebone Cricket Club and Australia players at the Long Room in Lord's

Daily Mirror

MCC suspends three members following altercation in Lord’s Long Room

David Warner and Usman Khawaja were involved in an exchange with MCC members at lunch.

The Independent UK

Australia now face daunting trip to Headingley after enraging Lord's in Ashes cauldron

"If the Aussies thought they got a rough ride in the Long Room after their sharp practice to dismiss Jonny Bairstow, just wait until the chaps from Bash Street find their voices on Headingley's famously articulate Western Terrace on Thursday."

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