Umpire stuck in lift: Laugh riot in AUS-PAK Boxing Day Test
A strange incident happened in the second Test between Australia and Pakistan at the MCG. The third umpire Richard Illingworth got stuck in the lift and the match was stopped for a while. Even though the players and on-field umpires came to the field after lunch, the match had to start late. The players were confused as to what had happened. Photos and videos related to this are going viral on social media.
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After the lunch break on the third day, the on-field umpires were ready to resume play at 1:25 PM. But third umpire Richard Illingworth was not seen in the seat. As a result, the umpires did not start the game. When the field umpires told this to the fourth umpire, he went to the third umpire’s room. Commentators said Illingworth was stuck in the lift at the time. Later, Illingworth came to his seat. It seems that the lift does not work properly from time to time.
The game is delayed because the third umpire … is stuck in the lift #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/eSuKyPQp56
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 28, 2023
The players on the ground were a bit confused as to why the match was not being started. When they learned about this from the field umpires, the players laughed at once. David Warner, in particular, burst out laughing. The match started 7 minutes after third umpire Richard Illingworth took his seat. The video related to this is going viral on social media.
A wild Richard Illingworth appeared! #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/7Rsqci4whn
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 28, 2023
