Watch: Marnus Labuschagne plays ‘campsite cricket’, hits ‘hard fought 50’ with pet dog as fielder

Marnus Labuschagne enjoyed a game of ‘campsite cricket’, where he also registered a half-century.

Taking some time off, Marnus Labuschagne took to social media to share a wholesome video of him playing 'campsite cricket', where a pet dog donned the role of a fielder. In the video, the Australian all-rounder can be seen batting on a rough pitch, and he shows his wide array of shots like a pull shot, cut shot from the backfoot and also a drive. Posting the video on Twitter, he captioned it as, "Some campsite cricket on one of the rougher pitches I’ve ever played on. It also produced a certified "lowey"."

Marnus Labuschagne plays ‘campsite cricket’.(Twitter/@marnus3cricket)

Here is the video:

The video was well-received by fans on Twitter with one user asking him about the score, to which Labuschagne replied, "Haha. A hard fought 50 robvlogs".

Another fan joked, "Your the relative that hogs the bat in the backyard at Christmas for sure mate."

"I love your enthusiasm for just batting . Keep scoring a buck load of runs just refrain it against india though", one fan quipped.

Labuschagne was recently part of the team that faced Sri Lanka in an ODI and Test series. Sri Lanka won the ODI series 3-2 and drew the Tests 1-1. The Aussies will next face Zimbabwe in a three-match ODI series before playing against New Zealand in another ODI series. Labuschagne has been selected for both squads. The 28-year-old has represented Australia in 28 Tests, registered 2539 runs at an average of 54.02. Meanwhile in 21 ODIs, he has bagged 677 runs.