There were wild scenes at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday as South Australia and Victoria began their final round Sheffield Shield clash.
Victorian batter Sam Harper blasted his way into the record books with a stunning century as teammate Marcus Harris missed the chance to impress selectors after he missed out with the bat.
Victoria were in all sorts early on when they slumped to 4/29.
Peter Handscomb was the fourth to go, following Harris, Travis Dean and Will Pucovski into the sheds – but not after an extended stand-off in the middle of the ground.
Handscomb edged a Brendan Doggett delivery to Redbacks skipper Jake Lehmann at third slip.
Lehmann dived to his right to take the catch and the umpire immediately raised his finger – but Handscomb wasn’t buying it.
Commentator Julia Pitcher said: “He’s just standing there looking — he can’t believe it.
“He’s just hung the bat out there to dry Handscomb. There’s something he’s upset about.”
Former South Australian cricketer Tom Cooper said: ...
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