On Friday, July 21, 2023, former English captain Nasser Hussain slapped his former teammate Mark Butcher on the head in the commentary box on the third day of the fourth Ashes Test match at Old Trafford in Manchester. The incident happened after Mark Butcher criticized Nasser Hussain’s decision to bowl first at Gabba in Brisbane, during his captaincy in the Ashes test in 2002. Mark Butcher scored 51 runs in 40 balls in the opening test of the five-match Ashes series. England lost the test match by 384 runs. They also lost the series 1-4 in Ashes 2002.
Nasser Hussain, who was standing behind Butcher, jokingly slapped him on the head, which made everyone laugh at the commentary box. The former captain Ricky Ponting also laughed too much in the commentary box.
Butcher Said;
“HR, anyone? Bullying at the workplace (chuckles).”
Taylor added;
“Concussion subs (chuckles).”
England Lead By 189 Runs at Lunch on The Third Day of The Fourth Ashes Test.
An excellent batting performance from English captain Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, and Jonny Bairstow also helped him to extend their lead to 189 runs on the third day at lunch. Harry Brook made 61 runs in 100 balls, on the other hand, Ben Stokes made 51 runs in 74 balls. England scored 506/8 runs at 96 overs, with Jonny Bairstow making 41 runs in 39 balls and Mark Wood making 6 runs in 8 balls at the crease.
On Day 2, Zak Crawley hits 189 runs in 182 balls, including 3 sixes and 21 boundaries. Joe Root and Moeen Ali also scored 84 runs in 54 balls. Chris Woakes took five wickets and Australia is all out at 317 runs, Stuart Broad also took 2 wickets and completed 600 Test wickets.
