WATCH: Chris Woakes makes Nasser Hussain fall off his chair

LONDON: England pacer Chris Woakes made renowned commentator Nasser Hussain fall off his chair by bowling spin in the third Test against Sri Lanka at The Oval on Saturday.

The incident occurred in the seventh over of Sri Lanka’s first innings when the on-field umpires, due to bad light, told England captain Ollie Pope to bowl spin with Woakes two balls into his fourth over.

Consequently, Woakes had to make a surreal transition and decided to bowl as an off-spinner, leaving Joe Root in splits.

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Furthermore, in the balcony region, England’s regular Test captain Ben Stokes, who has been away from action due to an injury, looked shocked watching his frontline pacer bowling as an off-spinner.

However, what attracted fans’ attention the most was a video of Nasser Hussain falling from his chair in the commentary box.

“In the commentary box, Nasser almost fell off his chair. The effect of Chris Woakes’ off-spin,” former England captain Michael Atherton informed fans during commentary.

However, it is important to note that Nasser Hussain falling from his chair was not from the moment it was thought of and instead was a prank by Michael Atherton, in a bid to provide a comical moment in the aforementioned fixture.

He described it as Nasser Hussain feeling the effects of Chris Woakes’ spin bowling.

The right-arm pacer started well as a spinner, allowing only a single on his first two deliveries.

Chris Woakes, however, faltered on his third delivery as a spinner as he pitched the ball horribly short, allowing Kusal Mendis to pull it towards the fine-leg region for a four.

He reciprocated with an arm ball, which Mendis respectfully worked for a single towards deep cover.

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