The Sensitive Man Wearing a Cricketer's Uniform and a Celery Stalk on his Lapel
Using the TARDIS's Time Vector Generator, I was able to tune in to the broadcast of the 2009 Twenty20 World Cup final from Lord's. But it came through all scrambled, making it very hard to visualize (and eventually I lost the signal completely). The commentators up there in the Media Centre at least try to give you a good idea of how these players just hit it to all parts...
- Patel to MEK Hussey, (no ball) one run, Patel looking a little flustered, Hussey drives it down to long on, free hit coming up but not for Hussey
- Harmison to MEK Hussey, OUT, got 'im! Slower ball does the trick, way way up in the air and long off makes the catch at the rope
- Anderson to Marsh, one run, short ball, tries for the hook but gets a top edge over the slips and third man collects
- Harmison to Marsh, one run, strays down leg, clipped behind square and fielded just inside the circle
- Flintoff to MEK Hussey, one run, driven down to long off
- Patel to MEK Hussey, one run, this time just laps it around the corner square for one
- Flintoff to Watson, SIX, gives him the charge and slogged over cow corner
- Patel to Symonds, one run, plenty of men out in the deep for the spinner and Symonds finds the one at fine leg
- Flintoff to Watson, one run, off the mark in less than convincing fashion as he defends toward midwicket and they steal a single
- Anderson to MEK Hussey, no run, and a bouncer climbs on him and the attempted pull makes no contact
- Anderson to MEK Hussey, no run, short one on the body and he fends it down in front on him on the on side
- Flintoff to Ponting, no run, more good bowling, Broad fields
- Harmison to MEK Hussey, one run, down to long on
- Anderson to Haddin, OUT, goes for a big hit over cow corner but gets under it and caught by Broad on the boundary, good innings from him though
- Anderson to Haddin, no run, driven but great stop by Anderson in his follow-through
- Anderson to Marsh, one run, delicate late cut down to third man
- Flintoff to Ponting, FOUR, premeditated shot but a good one, over the inner ring and wide of long on
- Anderson to MEK Hussey, no run, getting antsy, takes a step down the wicket and yorks himself, just manages to keep the ball at his feet
- Flintoff to Ponting, (no ball) FOUR, unnecessary agression, huge bouncer right over Ponting and Prior too, no ball called for height
- Flintoff to MEK Hussey, no run, on drive to midwicket
- Flintoff to Ponting, no run, into the blockhole and Broad at midwicket is alert this time and comes in to prevent the single
- Patel to Watson, FOUR, shortish ball, pulled away square
- Anderson to Ponting, one run, rolls out to midwicket and they run one
- Flintoff to MEK Hussey, no run, yorker defended down the pitch
- Flintoff to Ponting, no run, to backward point where Collingwood is in action again
- Anderson to Marsh, no run, driven to cover on the circle
- Flintoff to Symonds, FOUR, short ball and pulls out the Marillier shot to great effect
- Anderson to Haddin, FOUR, nice drive bisecting extra cover and mid off
- Anderson to MEK Hussey, no run, shatters the stumps at the other end but Anderson couldn't get a touch
- Harmison to Haddin, one run, down leg again and fielded backward of square on the circle
- Patel to Symonds, one run, dabbed down to third man on the rope
- Harmison to Haddin, one run, finds the one deep man at long on
- Patel to Watson, one run, swept down to long leg
- Patel to MEK Hussey, SIX, even the man stationed at long off can't reach that
- Harmison to Haddin, FOUR, tries the bouncer but Haddin equal to it and hooks it fine for four
- Harmison to White, no run, much more convincing shot but well fielded at backward point
- Flintoff to Symonds, no run, surprises him with a yorker and Symonds pulls out of the shot
- Patel to MEK Hussey, SIX, slog swept over cow corner
- Flintoff to Ponting, OUT, the pressure tells, chases one outside off and into the lap of Collingwood
- Flintoff to Watson, OUT, short ball pulled fiercely but down the throat of fine leg
- Harmison to Marsh, no run, sways out of the way of a bouncer, Marsh being kept in check
- Anderson to Haddin, FOUR, this time a bit uppish but along the same direction and the same result
- Harmison to Haddin, no run, cut hard to backward point but right at Colly
- Patel to MEK Hussey, FOUR, a more authentic sweep forward of square
- Anderson to Haddin, one run, again down to third man
- Flintoff to MEK Hussey, no run, defends down the pitch
- Patel to Watson, one run, swept against the spin to long leg
- Harmison to Marsh, one run, pitched up and driven to long on
- Flintoff to Ponting, no run, good bouncer and Ponting doesn't try to play it
- Anderson to Ponting, one run, induces a false stroke but all along the ground to third man
- Harmison to Haddin, (no ball) no run, trying too hard there and oversteps, outside edge to Collingwood, free hit coming up
- Anderson to Marsh, FOUR, full toss and Marsh steps up and drives it to long off
- Flintoff to Ponting, no run, defended out to short cover
- Flintoff to MEK Hussey, one run, helps it over the slips but third man is there on the boundary
- Anderson to Haddin, FOUR, goes for the hook, somewhat uncontrolled but no one at fine leg to stop it
- Anderson to Marsh, no run, cut to point
- Anderson to MEK Hussey, one run, over the slips and third man picks up on the boundary
- Flintoff to Symonds, OUT, driven hard but Flintoff bends down in his follow-through and makes an excellent catch
- Harmison to White, one run, driven firmly down the pitch, Harmison half-stops it and they scamper through while he runs back to pick it up
- Harmison to White, no run, outside edge to backward point
- Flintoff to White, FOUR, perfect placement between extra cover and mid off
- Flintoff to MEK Hussey, one run, Flintoff loses his line and Hussey clips it down to fine leg
- Anderson to MEK Hussey, no run, cut to backward point
- Harmison to Marsh, OUT, tries the slower ball and Marsh is into the shot early and scoops it straight over the bowlers head, mid off runs back almost to the boundary and takes a great catch
- Harmison to White, one run, steps inside the line and clips it to backward square on the circle
- Anderson to MEK Hussey, one run, off the legs and Patel at fine leg on the circle fumbles it allowing them to complete the single
- Patel to MEK Hussey, no run, offers some width but Hussey can't make good contact against the spin and picks out point
- Patel to Watson, one run, swings for the fences, only gets a single to long on but they run one short
- Harmison to Haddin, no run, 91 mph and can't get a touch, this is great bowling from Harmison
- Anderson to Symonds, one run, also finds the long on sweeper
- Patel to MEK Hussey, two runs, sweep shot goes aerial but drops in and trickles down to fine leg for two
- Flintoff to Ponting, two runs, if only he had himself fielding in the slips! Edge goes through the hands (and legs) of Bell and Anderson cleans up on the rope
- Harmison to Haddin, FOUR, kaboom! Down the pitch and one bounce up to the Compton stand
- Anderson to MEK Hussey two runs, slower ball hit off the toe of the bat, straight but high in the air so it doesn't roll, long on comes over and picks up
- Flintoff to MEK Hussey, SIX, a loosener and flayed into the front of the Edrich stand
- Flintoff to MEK Hussey, one run, tucks him up this time and Hussey digs it out, they steal one while midwicket comes in to field
- Anderson to MEK Hussey, one run, one bounce to the fielder at long on
- Flintoff to MEK Hussey, no run, and again
- Harmison to Haddin, FOUR, this time all along the ground to long off
- Anderson to Ponting, FOUR, short ball and hooked safely over the fine leg fielder
- Flintoff to Symonds, (no ball) one run, firmly along the ground to long off
- Harmison to Haddin, FOUR, big swing and an edge but the pace of the ball takes it over the slip and to the boundary