Sydney Thunder teenager Ollie Davies discovered that the onerous approach when he went out to bat in the course of the BBL derby on the SCG on Saturday night time.
Chasing the Sydney Sixers’ whole of 187, the Thunder have been in bother early, shedding two fast wickets as Matthew Gilkes and Blake Nikitaras departed cheaply.
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Davies walked out to hitch opener David Warner on the crease, however he was greeted with the phrase no cricketer desires to listen to.
Warner mentioned: “How are you champion?”, to which Davies instantly fired again, “Hey don’t champ me mate.”
“Don’t champ me mate,” Warner repeated, laughing at his teammate’s request.
The Australian Test opener then gave his incoming batting associate a couple of phrases of recommendation in regards to the SCG pitch, which was proving troublesome to bat on.
“When he dug it in the wicket, I thought I had all the time in the world and I just swung through it,” Warner defined.
“It’s just holding (in the pitch) a fraction mate, it probably ain’t going to cost you.
“Full face (of the bat). Go rock star.”
The hilarious change was picked up by the Fox Cricket mics and Warner’s deadly use of “champion” and “rock star” on his youthful teammate didn’t go unnoticed by the commentators.
Fox Cricket’s Mark Howard mentioned: “Dropped a champion on him and he didn’t enjoy it!”
Mark Waugh added: “Champion and rock star. Couple of good combos early on for young Ollie Davies.”
As for the sport itself, Davies was out quickly after for 2 and Warner topscored for the Thunder with simply 16 as they collapsed to be all our for 62, giving the Sixers a 125-run victory.
Earlier, Steve Smith smashed his second BBL century in every week to assist the Sixers put up an imposing whole of 187.
Smith bludgeoned the Thunder’s bowlers to all components of the SCG and introduced up his hundred with an enormous six.
He reached triple figures off 56 balls, ending 125 not out (66 balls) in a sensational innings that featured 9 sixes.
Smith and captain Moises Henriques (45 not out off 46 balls) mixed for a 155-run partnership — the best of the Sixers’ season.
Mark Waugh mentioned on Fox Cricket: “He’s just put an absolute clinic here tonight … some sort of display tonight.
“He’s turned into the Hulk tonight.”
“I’m speechless,” Moises Henriques mentioned.
“That was incredible. Some of those shots, I was standing up the other end just gobsmacked.”
Remarkably, the explosive knock was Smith’s second Big Bash century within the area of every week, following his hundred within the Sixers’ win over the Adelaide Strikers in Coffs Harbour.
Before his return to the magenta, a male Sixers participant had by no means made a century within the historical past of the Big Bash. Now they’ve two, each courtesy of Smith.
Originally printed as ‘Don’t champ me mate’: Sydney Thunder teenager places David Warner in his place
