‘Out of my face, mate’ England security guard clashes with a cameraman at Brisbane Airport

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England’s bruising tour of Australia has taken another turn for the worse, with a member of their security team making physical contact with a cameraman from a host broadcaster.

The England team was walking through Brisbane Airport en route to Adelaide on Saturday when a Seven cameraman, Nick Carrigan, filming the team, felt a fully extended left arm of the security official in his chest.

A screenshot from footage aired on Seven News.

The official had become agitated with the cameraman.

“Out of my face, mate, out of my face, out of my face,” the security official bellowed at the cameraman after leaving an escalator and taking aim at the Seven employee.

When asked by the cameraman what he was doing, the security official replied: “You’re in my face, mate, that’s what you are doing.”

Seven aired footage of the incident on its nightly news bulletin. The cameraman did not appear to have intruded on the English players.

“Earlier today, there was an incident at Brisbane Airport involving a 7 News camera operator and a member of the England Cricket team’s travelling party,” Seven said in a statement on Saturday.

“While conducting routine filming in a public space, the camera operator was physically confronted despite acting respectfully and professionally. The safety and wellbeing of our staff is paramount. This matter is being taken seriously and is now being managed through the appropriate channels.”

Seven insisted the cameraman had not agitated or interfered with the England team while in transit.

A Seven source, who wished to remain anonymous, said the same TV crew had spent the week with England during the team’s break in Noosa, and there had been no issues.

A spokesman for the England and Wales Cricket Board did not wish to comment.

“Nothing to see from us at the moment,” the spokesman said.

Cricket Australia has repeatedly reminded media this summer to keep a “respectful distance” when filming at airports.

“The Australian and England teams will not be available for interview while in transit between matches during the Ashes series. All airport, hotel and transit is vision only, to be captured from a respectful distance,” CA has said in official press releases.

This incident adds to the tourists’ frustration as they seek to rebound from back-to-back Test defeats in Perth and Brisbane, leaving them on the brink of a series defeat heading into this week’s pivotal clash in Adelaide.

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