AUS vs ENG: "Kick Them Out," MCC To Permanently Ban Lord's Members For Spat With Usman Khawaja- Reports

Published - 13 Jul 2023, 06:02 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM

Usman Khawaja {PC: Getty}

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is likely to permanently ban three members of the Lobby at Lord’s who were engaged in heated altercations with Australian players in David Warner and Usman Khawaja during the second Test of the Ashes 2023 as per the reports in Sydney Morning Herald.

The members were suspended following the incident and it is now learned that they will have to present themselves at the King’s Council next week. The reports suggested that the disciplinary panel will look into account a detailed report submitted by the Australian team’s security manager and eyewitnesses who submitted their testimonies via an online form.

One of the members of the MCC lashed out at those who engaged in heated altercations, saying that they should be kicked out. Speaking to Sydney Morning Herald, he explained:

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“Identify and kick them out. There are lots of members who would never do that and lots waiting in the wings to take their spots if they won’t appreciate them. It’s literally written in the rules that you can’t do that. Don’t abuse players and in particular don’t pick out the bloke who of all the Aussie team seems the nicest one and hasn’t done anything ever to upset anyone.”

This development comes following the controversial dismissal of Jonny Bairstow at Lord’s when Alex Carey ran him out after he left the delivery. This didn’t go well with the spectators as they felt that Australia should’ve upheld the spirit of the game.

As the Australian team walked up for lunch, they were booed by the crowd and were confronted by some members. In the video that went viral on the internet, David Warner and Usman Khawaja had some heated exchange with the spectators before security guards had to intervene.

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Ashes 2023: “Some of the stuff that was coming out of the members’ mouths was really disappointing,” says Usman Khawaja

Australian batter Usman Khawaja opened up about the incident after the game and revealed that the three members said bad words at him and he couldn’t stand by. Usman Khawaja explained:

“Some of the stuff that was coming out of the members’ mouths was really disappointing, and I wasn’t just going to stand by and cop it,” Usman Khawaja stated.

The Ashes 2023 currently stands at 2-1 with Australia in the lead. The fourth game of the series will take place in Manchester on the 19th of July.

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