Overview
- Footage from Brisbane Airport shows an England security staffer pushing Channel 7 camera operator Nick Carrigan while repeatedly telling him to get out of his face.
- Seven said the operator was physically confronted during routine filming and stated the matter is being handled through appropriate channels.
- Head coach Brendon McCullum called the episode not ideal, as the England and Wales Cricket Board declined to comment publicly.
- ESPN and local outlets reported a further tense exchange in Adelaide when a reporter filmed Ben Stokes at close range before security intervened.
- The confrontation comes with England trailing 2-0 in the Ashes and under heavy scrutiny, with some reports noting the footage leaves the extent of the physical contact open to interpretation.