Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
As you know, p. The feel of the ball hitting the edge of the bat is something to which every batsman is immensely sensitive. Sure, the snickometer has shown us that there are infinitesimally small nicks that it's possible not to notice, but 99.995% of the time, if you nick it, you know. And given that Malan absolutely smashed the fücker, I cannot believe he didn't realise.

I remember on one occasion I was batting to save a game and did a great job of looking innocent as the fielders shouted for a catch behind. Once all the furore had died down and the wicketkeeper had finally finished calling me a cheating cünt. I looked down to take guard and there was a new, bright red mark on the edge of my bat
I never really knew what to do in order to look innocent. I was always worried that the umpire would give me out based on my guilty appearance.

I usually went on a walk toward square leg while I twizzled my bat in my hands. But never knew if I should just stand there, re-take my guard and shuffle about nervously until the appeal died down.