- Lachie Burtt picked up a host of cups in Adelaide Oval Test
- He created a beer snake with his companions and then headed to the vision screen.
- Unusual scenes distracted Australian batsman Marnus Labuschagne
The man responsible for the cricket beer snake incident in Adelaide, which briefly halted action during the second Test between Australia and India, revealed the stunt involved 250 empty glasses worth a staggering $2,750.
Lachie Burtt, 21, helped build the snake with seven companions and before long, they built a game-stopping monster.
Since the beer of choice at the iconic sports field was Hahn’s, which cost $11 a pop, it was an expensive exercise.
“The funny thing is that everyone could buy four drinks (at a time), so we were all sitting there with four drinks each and there were 67 of us,” the electrician said. News Corporation.
“So there was a lot going on…plus everyone around us on the hill loved it.”
Burtt later apologized for briefly stopping play, which Australian Marnus Labuschagne found hilarious.
Lachie Burtt (pictured left), responsible for the Adelaide cricket beer snake incident that briefly halted live action during the second Test, has revealed that the stunt involved a staggering 250 glasses.
Burtt, 21, helped build the snake with seven mates at the Adelaide Oval and before long up to 250 cups were used during the day-night test (pictured, young fans delighting the crowd).
The under-pressure batsman posted “don’t worry bro” as well as a laughing emoji in response after 9 News tracked down Burtt in Adelaide.
It was a different story for the tourists, with quick Mohammad Siraj fuming after the referees stopped play.
Seconds earlier, Labuschagne raced away from the stumps as Siraj came barreling in, with Australia’s number three distracted by Burtt and his impressive beer snake at the top of the screen.
‘Siraj, I’m not happy. It’s not often you see a fast bowler get stopped just before releasing the ball,” former Australian batsman Greg Blewett said in a commentary for Channel 7.
Burtt briefly stopped playing in Adelaide and approached the screen with his beer snake (pictured).
Since the beer of choice in the field was Hahn, which cost $11 each, it was an expensive exercise for Burtt and his friends.
Meanwhile, star Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah remains under a fitness cloud ahead of Saturday’s third Test in Brisbane.
Already with 12 wickets to his name in the series, Bumrah is said to be battling an upper leg injury.
It comes as cricket legend Ravi Shastri called for India to match Australia’s aggression at the Gabba.
“When I played, my philosophy was to give back the best I received,” he said.
‘Don’t hold back even a little. Don’t take a step back.’