Watch: Marnus Labuschagne woke up from a layoff that made him wince

Wake up Marnus — the Australian batsman is sleeping on the job at The Oval. had to be woken up by the crowd before going to bat in the second inning of Australia in the World Testing Championship final.

Labouchagn, considered the best batsman in the world, looked like he was sleeping wearing his pads. But in Australia's third half, he was woken up by the crowd celebrating David Warner's sacking and fell one behind Mohammed Siraj. the first opportunity leads on the Oval. However, their response did not get off to a good start.

Warner's dismissal in favor of Siraj continued his bad reputation in England. In 14 Tests in England, Warner scored just 25.74 points. He had a particularly poor 2019 Ashes streak when he averaged 9.50 and was fired seven times by Stuart Broad, who had great success bowling around the wicket with Warner.

Wake up Marnus Labouchagne, you are awake!! ⏰🤣 pic.twitter.com/xjEfR6wtP7

— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket), June 9, 2023 It's sleep time for the world's No. 1 batsman. Photo: Sky Sports Cricket A crowd from India warns him that he is next on the list. Credit: Sky Sports Cricket is getting ready to take the middle. Photo: Sky Sports Cricket

Earlier on Day 3, India had reached 296 with recalled batsman Ajinkya Rahane hitting 89. Pat Cummins, the Australian skipper, sacked Shardul Thakur, who had hit 51, no-ball — his second no-ball wicket in India's innings after the day before. of this, Rahane lost 17 pounds of weight until the decision was overturned.

Despite India's seventh wicket post of 109, Australia still dominates the second World Testing Championship final. New Zealand won the inaugural World Testing Championship final by defeating India in 2021.

Labouchagne, who has represented Glamorgan in county cricket since 2019, is playing in his 38th Test match and will be a key player for Australia when Ashes starts next week. To date, he has made 10 centuries and 15 half centuries in his Test career.

During Ashes 2019, Labouchagne replaced Steve Smith as a concussion stand-in in Lord's Test match. He continued to enjoy a superb streak, scoring four half-centuries and averaging 50.42, and is now recognized as one of the best in the world.

After being caught napping, Labuchan took off his whites to test himself . finished revealing his pants, which marked Australia's 4–0 victory in the 2021-22 season, the last time the Ashes competed.

Immediately above his hip pad you can see the score 4:0, on the right is David Warner with his medal, and below is Usman Khawaja.

Labouchagne appeared in all five matches of the successful Ashes series for Australia. Photo: Getty Images/Ryan Pierse