Extras

Leg Bye: The Japanese batsman that walked off the ground to change their bat only they didn’t request the umpire’s permission so were promptly dismissed ‘retired out’. They were on seven at the time. A lesson to all young cricketer’s out there!

No Ball: D’arcy Short smacking 61 from 29 deliveries on his Big Bash debut for Hobart Hurricanes. A rare example of an Australian cricketer with actual aborigine heritage making waves on the professional circuit. He made his List A debut way back in 2011 but only made his First Class and T20 debuts this season. As is so often the case down under, at 26, he’s only just making his way in the game. Some in Australia have been critical recently of the ageing Test debutant (Hussey, Voges, Ferguson).

If their players aren’t making their domestic debuts until they’re 26 (Short isn’t a one-off) then what do they expect?

Wide: Doesn’t end Well-ington for Dernbach! Everybody’s favourite England cricketer (And his own!) Jade Dernbach, has been dropped form the Wellington team after a late night and has since engineered a return to England. His chances of an England recall (Ha!) have surely gone up in smoke!