Just Stop Oil activists marched in front of England cricket's team us as they made their way to Lord's to play Ireland in a pre-Ashes test.
The climate campaign group, which is calling for an end to fossil fuels to stop global warming, posted a video online showing four members slow marching in front of the team bus with placards saying 'life over oil', 'we won't die quietly' and #no new oil and gas'.
They posted on Twitter just before 10am on Thursday, June 1 to say: "Just Stop Oil supporters march In Kensington and Battersea.
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"And apparently that's the @englandcricket team bus.
"They might know a bit about a batting collapse, but the climate crisis is no one-day international – it's our biggest test."
They went on to say: "We don't want to be on the road slow-marching. We'd rather be at work, or watching the cricket. But what else can we do when our government is pushing for a genocidal policy of new oil and gas?"
England's Jonny Bairstow posted a picture of the activists and police in front of the bus on his Instagram page. He wrote: "If we're abit late it's not our fault..." It is understood the pre-Ashes test against Ireland started on time.
Cricket Ireland took to Twitter just half an hour later saying: "Good morning from Lord's! All set for a momentous Test match - toss and team news coming up shortly."
Just Stop Oil has disrupted a number of high level sporting events like the World Snooker Championships, Newcastle v Everton game and the Gallagher Premiership rugby final between Saracens and Sale Sharks.
They have also spray painted buildings, thrown soup at Van Gogh's Sunflowers and glued themselves beside a full size copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper at London's Royal Academy.
Their tactics have drawn much more attention than a full weekend protest in London that saw tens of thousands descend on the UK capital to call for real climate action - passing off without incident.
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