Watch: Marnus Labuschagne faces lol moment after comical appeal

Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne once again managed to entertain the audience and his teammates with his funny antics. The fourth Ashes Test was heading towards a draw with Jos Butter and Ben Stokes looking comfortable at the crease on Day 5. Australia were desperate for a wicket and the skipper brought himself on for a short burst. Cummins bowled a peach to Jos Buttler, who lets it go.

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While Carey and the rest of the Australian close-in fielders did not appeal for a catch as they could clearly see there was no contact made by Buttler, Labuschagne was absolutely certain that the ball had caught Buttler's edge and started jumping and hopping, trying to convince the umpire to give Buttler out. 

Let's give Labuschagne an E for Effort on that appeal 😂 #Ashes pic.twitter.com/To5SxDKPMJ

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 9, 2022

Meanwhile, the hosts are again closing in on a sensational win in the Sydney Test. At the time of writing, Australia need just two wickets to win the game. They started Day 5 needing all 10 wickets to take a 4-0 lead in the series. Scott Boland managed to send Haseeb Hameed for just nine runs. It was a perfect ball and managed to draw an error from the England batter.

Hameed’s opening partner Zak Crawley batted well and scored a classy 77. The elegant right-hand batter scored 13 boundaries. However, he could not convert the start into a three figure score and was dismissed by Green. Skipper Joe Root and Ben Stokes began the resurrection act, but could not bat for long as Australia bowlers kept on chipping away with the wickets.

Cummins, Boland, Starc, Green, and Lyon were relentless with their line and lengths. The visitors' need to bat another nine overs to save the game.