The fiery Australian batter, Marnus Labuschagne is known to be quite the quirky character on the field, whether he is batting or fielding near the opposition batter. On Sunday, he took it one step further. Aussie skipper, Pat Cummins, was steaming in at a fiery pace with English wicket-keeper batter, Jos Buttler on strike.
It seemed as though Buttler tried to have a shy at delivery but in the replays, it was clearly visible that Jos Buttler had missed the ball by miles. Excited as ever, Marnus Labuschagne ran in from the point to appeal loudly as the others watched on stonefaced. The commentators had a giggle about the situation and reckoned that the 27-year-old was almost ‘begging’ his teammates to join him in the appeal.
Here is the video of the incident:
Let's give Labuschagne an E for Effort on that appeal 😂 #Ashes pic.twitter.com/To5SxDKPMJ
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 9, 2022
England and Australia locked horns with each other in the 5th Test of the ongoing 5-match Ashes series at Sydney Cricket Ground. On Sunday, the game ended in a draw, as the veteran pacers, Stuart Broad and James Anderson batted out the final few overs to pull off a draw.
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Earlier in the day, Joe Root and Ben Stokes ground it out in the middle to frustrate the hosts in the second session on Day 5 of the fourth Test. At the tea break, England’s score read 174/4 with Stokes and Bairstow at the crease.
However, Nathan Lyon struck the breakthrough in the final session when he got the prized wicket of Stokes with a delivery which turned sharply away from the left-hander, as the England batter nicked the delivery towards slip. Pat Cummins trapped Jos Buttler leg-before with a full delivery angling into the right-hander, as the England batter attempted to play with a straight bat but missed the line completely.
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Two deliveries later, Cummins bowled an almost unplayable yorker to Mark Wood that swung towards the batter late. The five-match series stands 3-0 in favor of Australia and the fifth game is scheduled to be commencing on Friday in Hobart and it will be a day-night contest.
