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On the first day of the second Test match between Australia and India in Adelaide, a man with a "beer snake" who caused distraction for Marnus Labuschagne apologized to the Australian batter and disclosed the price of his creation. Lachie Burtt, who ran from behind the sight screen as the Australian star got about to face Mohammed Siraj, notably diverted Labuschagne's attention late in the first day.
'Beer Snake' man apologises to Marnus Labuschagne
However, this forced Labuschagne to move away and leave the stumps, which even infuriated Siraj, who threw the ball and had an animated chat with the Australian batter briefly. Burtt has spoken out about the incident since it happened, saying that he did not give the consequences of his deed much thought and that all he wanted was to escape the guard.
"In my head at that time, I just wanted to get away from the guard, so I saw the space and hopped over the tiny white rope. I didn't really have time to stop and think what I was doing right now and what the effects were going to be because of it," Burtt told 9News.
He even expressed regret and acknowledged his error to Marnus Labuschagne. By writing "no worries, brother" on the Instagram post, the Australian batter also acknowledged the apologies.
"I did feel a bit silly, it wasn't the right thing ... sorry Marnus. It's probably not the right thing to do, but no one got hurt. I didn't jump the fence or anything. It was one ball, and Marnus (Labuschagne) got a four after that, so no worries," he added.
Brutt reveals the cost of Beer Snake
Burtt also disclosed that he spent an incredible $2750 (INR 1,48,699) building the 'beer snake' which required a remarkable 250 empty cups. The masterpiece was constructed by seven workers in all.
"The funny thing was everyone could buy four drinks [at one time], so we were all sitting there with four drinks each and there was 67 of us," Burtt told News Corp.
