FANS were left in stitches after Marnus Labuschagne got a rude awakening during Australia’s World Test Championship final against India.
Labuschagne was taking a nap while David Warner and Usman Khawaja opened the batting at the Oval in London.
Marnus Labuschagne was taking a nap at the Oval
But was in for a rude awakening when the roar of the Indian crowd woke him up
Wake up, Marnus Labuschagne – you're up!!
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But, with just two runs on the board, India’s Mohammed Siraj had Warner caught behind.
The camera, naturally, cut to Aussie No 3 Labuschagne… who appeared to have nodded off in the London heat.
The Australian was awoken by the roar of the Indian fans and hastily grabbed his gloves, bat and helmet before going out to bat.
Fans were in stitches in reaction to Labuschagne’s gaffe.
One fan joked: “When you keep hitting ‘snooze’ then realise you’ve gotta be out the house in 10 minutes.”
Another said: “Labuschagne was sleeping peacefully, siraj took a wicket and man had to wake up immediately 
”
A third added: “Marnus is asleep. Almost certainly dreaming about cricket. No one in the world loves cricket as much as Marnus.”
While a fourth said: “Well that’s woken him up. Lively !!”
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Australia bowled India out for 296 and take a 173-run first-innings lead in the World Test Championship final.
Labuschagne will be hoping for an improvement on his 26 runs during the first innings as Australia look to secure the World Test Championship title before the looming Ashes.
