England Caught Up In Ashes Media Fallout Over Security Guard’s Row With Tv Crew

England’s embattled circuit of Australia suffered a nationalist relations setback connected Saturday pursuing a testy altercation betwixt a personnel of information unit and a section camera usability astatine Brisbane airport.

In footage released by Channel Seven, England’s minder Colin Rhooms is heard many times telling nan camera usability Nick Carrigan to “get retired of my face, mate” and yet pushing him backmost arsenic he attempted to movie players successful transit.

The squad were en way to Adelaide for nan 3rd Ashes Test that starts connected Wednesday, pinch Channel Seven, nan big broadcaster, later defending their crew’s behaviour and suggesting nan matter could beryllium taken further.

“While conducting regular filming successful a nationalist space, nan camera usability was physically confronted contempt acting respectfully and professionally,’’ a spokesperson told Code Sports. “The information and wellbeing of our unit is paramount. This matter is being taken earnestly and is now being managed done nan due channels.”

England person declined to remark but privately nan flare-up has been viewed arsenic stupidly needless, not slightest fixed relations betwixt nan players and nan very aforesaid broadcast unit had been cordial while nan squad enjoyed a mid-tour break successful nan Queensland edifice of Noosa.

The taxable of galore headlines and photographs, nan travel itself had passed without incident. Despite being 2-0 down successful nan bid and the taxable of ridicule locally, Ben Stokes and his players accepted requests for selfies from nan nationalist and allowed their clip playing play to beryllium filmed.

Broadcast journalists astatine airports person go a characteristic of Australia tours successful caller years. This bid has seen Cricket Australia’s media head nonstop retired aggregate requests for players to beryllium fixed abstraction and that nary questions beryllium asked, requests that person not ever been adhered to.

It follows India’s sojourn present 12 months agone erstwhile Virat Kohli was progressive successful a heated speech pinch a broadcast journalist astatine Melbourne airdrome aft reportedly believing that his children had conscionable been filmed.