{"id":454144,"date":"2026-03-02T20:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/454144\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T20:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:55:08","slug":"trying-to-keep-my-family-safe-jonny-bairstows-desperate-plea-from-war-hit-dubai-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/454144\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Trying to keep my family safe’: Jonny Bairstow’s desperate plea from war-hit Dubai | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"'TryingImage credit: Jonny Bairstow’s Instagram page. NEW DELHI: England wicket-keeper batter Jonny Bairstow<\/a> has voiced serious concerns about his family\u2019s safety after being stranded in Dubai amid rising military tensions in the Middle East. Commercial departures from the United Arab Emirates have been halted following missile and drone strikes launched by Iran, leaving thousands unable to travel. The attacks are reportedly in response to joint Israeli and US operations in Tehran that led to the killing of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Saturday.Bairstow, 36, had travelled to Dubai for a family holiday and took to social media to clarify that he is not with the England Lions, contrary to speculation. The wicketkeeper-batter described the distress of trying to ensure his family\u2019s safety while seeking a route back to the UK.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor those writing that I\u2019m with the England Lions team\u2026I am not. I am with my young family in Dubai\u2026sure the England Lions security staff will be doing all they can to get them out of Abu Dhabi, but I am trying to keep my family safe and get us out of here!!\u201d he wrote on X on Monday.A day earlier, Bairstow had appealed publicly to Emirates airline after his flight was cancelled. \u201cWe haven\u2019t had any communication post-flight, getting cancelled. Tried the lines of communication, but nothing. Could someone please be in contact?\u201d he posted.He also responded directly to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer following the government\u2019s statement on the crisis, writing, \u201cCan you get us home???\u201dOn Saturday, Britain\u2019s Foreign Office updated its travel advisory for the UAE as the security situation deteriorated. The guidance now reads: \u201cDue to reported missile attacks, British nationals in the UAE should immediately shelter in place. Remain indoors in a secure location, avoid all travel, and follow instructions from the local authorities.\u201dThe instability has also disrupted England\u2019s cricketing schedule. The England Lions called off their 50-over fixture against Pakistan Shaheens in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. England women’s cricket team postponed their departure for a training camp in the Emirates, while the England cricket team are closely monitoring developments before travelling home from the T20 World Cup in India, a journey that was due to route through Dubai.In a statement issued on Saturday, the England and Wales Cricket Board said, \u201cThe safety and security of our teams and staff is our top priority. We are in contact with security experts and the Government in relation to current events in the Middle East, and are following official advice.\u201cTomorrow\u2019s second 50-over game between England Men\u2019s Lions and Pakistan Shaheens in Abu Dhabi will no longer go ahead, and we are delaying the departure of England Women for their proposed trip to Abu Dhabi next week.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image credit: Jonny Bairstow’s Instagram page. NEW DELHI: England wicket-keeper batter Jonny Bairstow has voiced serious concerns about…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":454145,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,164004,164006,164007,108567,164003,164008,101,56,164005,54,55],"class_list":["post-454144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-cricket","tag-dubai-missile-strikes","tag-england-cricket-team-safety","tag-iran-military-tensions","tag-jonny-bairstow","tag-jonny-bairstow-family","tag-middle-east-military-conflict","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-uk-travel-advisory-uae","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=454144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}