Lord’s security tightened as Australia return a year after ‘cheat’ row

Alex Carey and his Australia teammates will walk through the Long Room at Lord’s on Friday, a year on from the volcanic day of Ashes cricket when they drew the scorn of the ground’s members. A repeat of those scenes feels unlikely, it must be said, although Marylebone Cricket Club is not taking any chances.After the angry eruption triggered by Carey’s controversial stumping of Jonny Bairstow in the second Ashes Test, the pavilion arrangements have been tightened up.As well as three MCC members receiving bans after a club investigation – one returns in time for the next home Ashes series, as it happens – the tourists will be given more space. The ropes in the Long Room that separate the members and the players have been pushed back for internationals this season, widening the walkway for teams.The stairwells, where chants of “cheat, cheat, cheat” were heard as Australia returned to the away dressing room, are also off limits when players are on the move.Faces at the…