WATCH: Marnus Labuschagne swings bat to shoo PIGEONS during Boxing Day Test match at MCG against Pakistan, video goes viral

This happened during the 48th over of Australia's first innings after they were asked to bat first by Pakistan on Day 1.

WATCH: Marnus Labuschagne swings bat to shoo PIGEONS during Boxing Day Test match at MCG against Pakistan, video goes viral

Marnus Labuschagne (Images via X)

Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne‘s on-field antics again caught the attention of the fans. On Friday (December 26), during the Boxing Day Test match against Pakistan on December 26 at the MCG in Melbourne, a flock of pigeons interrupted the match for a few seconds.

This happened during the 48th over of Australia’s first innings after they were asked to bat first by Pakistan on Day 1. Labuschagne was batting with Steve Smith when birds landed on the ground and the former swung his bat to disperse those pigeons. The video has now gone viral.

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The game on Day 1 ended. Labuschagne (44* off 120) will start the game next day with Travis Head (nine off 19).

Australia vs Pakistan Test series so far

Australia and Pakistan are playing the second Test of the three-match Test series in Melbourne. Pat Cummins and his men defeated the visitors by 360 runs in the first Test at Perth to take a 1-0 lead.

Marnus Labuschagne
AUS vs PAK (Image via ESPNcricinfo)

Notably, Pakistan have not yet won a match Down Under since 1995. They have lost 15 Test matches on the trot in Australia, which makes them the team with the most number of consecutive Test defeats in history.

Not just this, the Men in Green have not registered victory at the MCG since 1981. They have played 10 matches and could pull off only two wins, losing six, with two games ending in draws.

At stumps on Day 1, Australia posted 187 runs for the loss of three wickets. Usman Khawaja (42 off 101) and David Warner (38 off 83) opened the innings, stitching 98 runs between them. Steve Smith lost his wicket after scoring 26 runs from 75 balls.

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