Australia and Pakistan are locked in a tight battle in the second Boxing Day Test match at the MCG. Having won the 1st Test, the hosts were in a strong position at the end of day's play with 187 for three. (PAK Vs AUS, 2nd Test Scorecard | Cricket News)
However, in Australia especially, the matches are tend to wel🍎come enthusiastic fans, lush outfields and some 'uninvited' guests. During the 48th o𒅌ver the game, a part of the MCG was covered by pigeons.
As the players tried to resume play, the pigeons covered a part of the ground. Aussie players Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne tried their best to shoo them away from the ground. The Aussie batters went back and forth to make the pigeons fly but 🍒it was of no avail.
Even Pa🐽kistani pacer Hasan Ali got into the act but fai🦂led.
Earlier, Marnus Labuschagne notched a gritty score of ♏44 not out to guide Australia through a rain-interrupted first day of play in the s💃econd test against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
Iꦬnvited to bat first by Pakistan captain Shan Masood,🐼 who won the toss in overcast conditions, Australia reached 187-3 at stumps.
