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MELBOURNE: Play was briefly held up in the second Australia-Pakistan Test on Thursday after third umpire Richard Illingworth got stuck in a lift at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.<\/p>\n
Players returned to the field after the second day\u2019s lunch break but on-field umpires Joel Wilson and Michael Gough would not allow action to resume with Illingworth not in his position in the grandstand.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe game is delayed because the third umpire\u2026is stuck in the lift,\u201d Cricket Australia posted on social media platform X, which elicited a prompt post from the MCG saying \u201cSorry\u201d.<\/p>\n
After several minutes, fourth umpire Phil Gillespie occupied the third umpire\u2019s box so play could resume and Illingworth eventually appeared and looked amused as he waved at the camera.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were having a bit of a chat \u2026 and the doors open and then close and then didn\u2019t move again,\u201d sports commentator Mel McLaughlin, who was trapped in the lift with Illingworth and a few others, said afterwards.<\/p>\n
\u201cwe\u2019re all just trying to keep things calm and keep Richard talking and being entertained because we knew he was a little bit distracted and knew he had to get out there.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe ran quite quickly straight upstairs.\u201d added McLaughlin.<\/p>\n
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