England cricketers forced into emergency travel plans before third West Indies ODI

Players use bikes, underground and walk to the OvalHeavy traffic blamed for delay to start of one-day clashIt was not quite a case of planes, trains and automobiles but bikes, buses and by foot after the players and staff of England and West Indies were forced to take extreme measures to negotiate traffic on the way to the third one-day international at the Oval.The England and Wales Cricket Board blamed “heavy traffic north of the river” – there was talk of broken down buses, a traffic light failure and extensive roadworks – for the delayed arrivals of both squads. England abandoned the team bus as it sat stationary midway between their Kensington hotel and the ground, completing their journey on Lime bikes, on foot or by train – Jamie Smith took the underground option, while there were confused looks from fans walking down Kennington Park Road in the direction of the ground about 45 minutes before the scheduled start, perhaps thinking they themselves were running a bit late, as Joe Root and Adil Rashid strode past them. “We were on the bus for a while, then we all decided to get off and get on some Lime bikes,” the England captain, Harry Brook, said. Continue reading...

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