Mohammed Siraj continued his on-field theatrics during the Brisbane Test, playfully flipping the bails at Marnus Labuschagne's end on day two of the match at the Gabba. This followed a previous incident in Adelaide where Siraj and Labuschagne clashed during the beer-snake incident, followed by the Indian pacer's face-off with Travis Head.
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