India's fast bowler Mohammed Siraj faced booing from the Australian crowd at the Gabba during the third Test. This followed two incidents in the Adelaide Test where he aggressively threw the ball at the stumps after Marnus Labuschagne backed away from a delivery and gave Travis Head a send-off after dismissing him.
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