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| Mitchell Johnson headbutts Scott Styris (a bit) |
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| Category: Videos |
| Written by Luke Tagg |
| Wednesday, 03 March 2010 22:22 |
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The New Zealand vs Australia ODI series is shaping up nicely after the T20I series-levelling win by the Black Caps the other night, followed by their victory in the first ODI in Napier today. You'd expect a heated affair - the two sides don't regularly send each other postcards wishing the other glad tidings. Australia has some extra fire in the belly because their golden summer just lost some of its glossy sheen. It's no surprise, therefore, that an angular, ratty little bastard like Scottie Styris would get up the frequently-picked nose of Mitchell Johnson, as happened in today's game. It's a nice little sequence: Mitch hits Styris on the body then gets pasted through mid-on for four. After that shot the two cross paths in the middle and have a manly, slightly bashful little shoulder-bump. The next ball - the last one of the over - gets hoisted over mid-on for another four, and Johnson loses it. He approaches Styris, screaming blue murder at him over the raptures coming from the stands, and headbutts him. Just a little one. On the helmet. Precisely why anyone would try headbutting a dude in a helmet isn't clear in the video, but Brad Haddin's shock at the controversy of it is palpable, as his once-pale face drains into an now-translucent mask of horror. Australia lost the match a few overs later and both players were docked percentages of their match fees after they admitted guilt in the Headmaster's Office later on. I hear each got six jacks with a bamboo cane from Principal Madugalle as well. At the very least their parents were informed and asked to take remedial action. I'm loving this series already. Good stuff. Get him, Mitch. Scorecard 
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