Rifle-carrying police, flag at half-mast: Bondi terror tragedy leaves a shadow on Ashes Test cricket at Adelaide

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The cricket fans at Adelaide Oval on the opening day of the third Test between Australia and England witnessed certain unseen sights: like a huge blanket of rifle-carrying extra police protection with powers to do random searches.

Sunday’s terrorist attack at Sydney’s Bondi beach, which reportedly killed 15 civilians and a child. Flags at the stadium flew at half-mast and security was ramped up, with armed police patrolling inside and outside the arena where more than 50,000 fans turned up to watch the Test.