The Ashes 2023 is undergoing between England and Australia and it has seen a lot of topsy-turvy moments that have grabbed the attention of the fans so far. One such moment transpired on Day 1 of the second Ashes test that took place at the Lord’s Cricket Ground where Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne was spotted spitting his gum on the ground.
Labuschagne then after throwing the gum, picked it up and put it right back in his mouth, leaving the fans baffled. The Australian batter is one of the highest-ranked Test batters in the world but he failed to make a mark in the first Ashes Test. The 29-year-old collected only 13 runs in the first game. In the second game, he was trapped by Ollie Robinson on the score of 47 runs in 93 deliveries in the first innings of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s after the Aussies made 416 runs on the board.
After putting in a huge tote of 416 in the first innings, the Kangaroos thought of putting an identical performance with the ball too but then it did not work out. England was in full flow on Day 2 going ahead with their ‘Bazball’ approach. The English openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett amassed 48 and 98 runs, respectively. Ollie Pope gathered 42 runs in 63 deliveries.
However, a masterstroke from Australia skipper Pat Cummins revived Australia right back into the game. Bowling a barrage of bouncers, Australia took quick wickets of Pope, Duckett, and Root. By the end of Day 2, England were 278/4.
Previously, Australian batter Steve Smith created history and became the second batter from his country to have scored the highest number of centuries. He reached this milestone during Ashes' second Test against England at Lord's. Former Australian great Ricky Ponting still holds the record for the most Test centuries for Australia, with 41 tons.