WATCH | Got a lighter, mate? Marnus Labuschagne finds unique helmet fix in Sydney

One of the bizarre moments of the first day of the third Test between Australia and South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground came when batter Marnus Labuschagne called for a cigarette lighter in the middle to repair his helmet.

Labuschagne, who top-scored on day one with 79 from 151 balls, signalled to the dressing room that he wanted a lighter, gesturing as if he wanted to smoke.

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It turns out there was a nagging piece of fabric inside the SA-born batter's helmet that a lighter could easily fix.

Labuschagne was the last Aussie batter to fall on a rain-affect first day on Wednesday, getting dismissed by Anrich Nortje before bad light put paid to proceedings after only 47 completed overs.