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Repeat offender Daniel 'Jarvo' Jarvis has struck again, this time the serial prankster targeting the second Ashes Test between Australia and England in Liverpool.
The English sport fan, who goes by the alias Jarvo 69, has been behind some of the biggest and boldest pranks in world sport in recent years.
And he somehow managed to walk out with the Australian Kangaroos ahead of their clash against England, throwing an arm around Melbourne Storm star Cameron Munster and singing the national anthem.
Security eventually cottoned on to the fact that Jarvo was not part of the Australian team, but Munster himself said he had no idea at the time.
He told media after the match that he believed the mystery man 'must have been Kevvie's cousin or something', referring to coach Kevin Walters.
While officials took a dim view of the security breach, fans loved it.
Serial prankster Daniel 'Jarvo 69' Jarvis lined up with the Australians before the second Test against England to sing the national anthem
Jarvis put his arm around Cameron Munster to sing the anthem, with the Aussie star later saying he believed it was coach Kevin Walters' 'cousin or something'
Ground staff remove Jarvo from the field during the ICC Cricket World Cup in Chennai, India
'Jarvo69 (Daniel Jarvis) gets where water can't,' one posted.
'I hope our boys signed his jumper after the game,' added another.
It is just another high-profile infiltration for the prolific pitch invader, who has 140,000 followers on Instagram and a huge YouTube audience as well.
Jarvis a long record of disruptive stunts, from crashing The Oval in 2021 - colliding with Jonny Bairstow - to making porn noises ring during a live BBC FA Cup broadcast.
Jarvo invaded the pitch before England's recent match against Ireland, lining up beside players during the national anthem.
He wore a full England kit and filmed himself walking around the ground before being escorted off by security.
Jarvis, previously banned from sporting events in England and Wales for a 2021 cricket pitch invasion, posted the footage online after the incident.
Despite past convictions and a suspended jail sentence, he boasted about his latest stunt on social media an hour later.
The serial pitch invader 'gets where water can't' and has amassed a massive social media following
Jarvo is escorted from the field after he delays play on the second day of the fourth cricket Test match between England and India in 2021
He also invaded the field during India's Cricket World Cup match against Australia in Chennai, where he approached Virat Kohli before being removed by security.
He previously served jail time in 2015 for a fake 'heist' at the National Portrait Gallery that sparked panic.
The prankster snuck into the Paris Olympics closing ceremony dressed as a member of Team Great Britain and snapped a picture with the French president.
And he has also invaded events across sports and entertainment, including X Factor, NFL London, Wales vs New Zealand rugby anthems and other matches.
In court he was found guilty of aggravated trespass over the Bairstow incident, with judges citing 15 convictions for 21 offences.
He received a two-year ban from sports venues (from one hour before to one hour after events) and a 12-month travel restriction.
'Players and sporting officials do not know whether a person crossing the boundary is intent on doing them physical harm,' District Judge Daniel Benjamin said at the time.
'Even if the person is not intent on doing physical harm, as your own conduct shows it is possible for physical contact to be made with a player inadvertently, risking such harm.
'As with any other member of the public, players and officials deserve to feel safe within their workplace.
'Contrary to your attempts to do otherwise with your YouTube videos, the message needs to go out that wrongly entering the arena at a sporting fixture is not a silly matter.
'It is so wide of the mark of acceptable behaviour that it will be met with severe sanction by the courts.'
