ENG vs SL | Twitter and England dugout shocked as Nasser Hussain falls off his seat watching Chris Woakes bowl spin
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The beauty of Test cricket lies in its extraordinary way of captivating the unexpected turns in a contest. But one might not have visualized or thought of this rare footage of watching a pacer turn into a spinner, as was the case with Chris Woakes on the second session of the third Test.
The middle and lower order of England failed to extend their batting brilliance in the second session of the second day against Sri Lanka. The increased usage of aerial strokes led to their quick departure as the Three Lions ended up with 325 runs on the board. Following Lunch, the Sri Lankan innings resumed before the gloomy weather conditions forced the hosts to bring up a bitter surprise that left the English dugout and the commentators utterly shocked.
Following a brilliant run out to remove Dimuth Karunaratne for nine, the on-field umpires Chris Gaffaney and Joel Wilson used the light meter to detect the darkness at the venue. They asked the English skipper Ollie Pope if only spin could be used under this amount of light. After a brief discussion with Woakes, the Warwickshire pacer was seen adapted to spin bowling. With a leg slip, short leg, and a slip in place, the bowler lost his control and bowled a widish delivery on the fourth ball of the over.Ā
Having known about Woakesā weakness in bowling spin, Joe Root had a grim written across his face while Ben Stokes and the rest of the English dug out was in utter shock. The all-rounder resorted to heading back to the dressing room seeing this while Nasser Hussain at the commentary box fell off his seat while trying to turn to his right. The share of emotions were equally divided in the Twitterverse on this rare sight.
Too many bizarre incidents
ā Gill Bill (@bill_gill76078)Ā September 7, 2024
Joy to hear
You can be our Nasser Hussain or Michael Atherton wrt commentary after retirement. You are a joy to hear and your analysis are way above others.
ā BISHWADIP DAS (@BISHWADIPDAS2)Ā September 7, 2024
Never
hadnāt thought of the professor yaffle-nasser hussain comparison before. great stuff
ā Jonny (@pxdr0)Ā September 7, 2024
What a spin!
Due to the umpires' decision to be too dark for pace, Chris Woakes had to bowl four off-spin balls to complete an over.š#ENGvSLĀ #EnglandCricketĀ #WTC25Ā pic.twitter.com/eqACnGsBWx
ā Rajesh Singh (@THEVAJRA85)Ā September 7, 2024
Real
Is this true??
ā Rajesh Singh (@THEVAJRA85)Ā September 7, 2024
- Chris Woakes is bowling spin. š²#ENGvSLĀ #EnglandCricketĀ #WTC25Ā pic.twitter.com/LkpGYgh2fK
What's going on!
Chris Woakes does some spin bowling. Meanwhile, SL decided to play four frontline seam bowlers.Ā #ENGvsSL
ā Sanjeewa K. (@SanjeewaKUK)Ā September 7, 2024
Spinning it
Fair play to anyone who has Chris Woakes bowling spin in the seventh over of the innings down on theirĀ #ENGvSLĀ bingo card š®
ā Stephen Beech (@bossbeechyscoop)Ā September 7, 2024
Can't believe this
https://t.co/GNaaHaNSJH
ā Pawan Kalyanį¶ įµāæ (@babjikankanala)Ā September 7, 2024
Chris woakes is bowling spinš±š±
Under the poor light
Chris Woakes bowled SPIN due to poor lights at the Oval. š¤Æpic.twitter.com/JeW1RBWoFJ
ā Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu)Ā September 7, 2024
Spectacular
Chris Woakes summed up, spectacular diving catch and his only thought is to run to the young bowler to congratulate him. Top bloke, top proĀ #ENGvSLĀ #cricket
ā Tony: Somehow a MD ANT (@MrTonyBe)Ā September 7, 2024
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