Sydney - Australian cricket fans have claimed responsibility for setting off a fire alarm that forced England's players to evacuate their Leeds hotel in the early morning hours before the fourth Ashes test.
British media had reported the alarm was set off by a female guest at the hotel who was trying to dry her underwear but The Fanatics, Australia's answer to England's Barmy Army, have claimed that one of their supporters was actually responsible.
"Yes it was one of our guys who did it as a bit of a prank," the head of The Fanatics, Warren Livingston, told the Sunday Telegraph.
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"At first I thought, 'good on ya', we're just doing our bit for Australia. But I can't condone this sort of thing. I don't want any trouble.
'At first I thought, 'good on ya', we're just doing our bit for Australia' "We've all had a big laugh and it might have made a difference to the way they batted."
England's players were woken from their sleep at about 0400 GMT on Friday due to the alarm and the players spent about 20 minutes standing on the street until fire officials gave them permission to return to their rooms.
Later that day, England made a disastrous start to the match, collapsing to be all out for 102 despite winning the toss and batting first.
(Reporting by Julian Linden; Editing by Peter Rutherford. To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com) - Reuters
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