Steve Smith endured an embarrassing second after Australia wrapped up a 2-0 win over the West Indies to retain the Frank Worrell Trophy.
On the end-of-the collection presentation Smith, who stood in as captain rather than the injured Pat Cummins, broke the trophy after which proceeded to drop a part of it onto David Warner’s foot.
Sadly for the Aussie batter, the fake pas was caught by the cameras.
Steve Smith appeared to interrupt the Frank Worrell Trophy on Sunday after Australia retained it following a complete 2-0 win over the West Indies
The trophy, which has a wooden end base and silver physique topped by a cricket ball, appeared to interrupt as Smith knelt down along with his teammates whereas posing for an image.
Footage reveals the ball on the prime of trophy turning into separated from the physique, as Smith settles himself in entrance of the digital camera. Having realised one thing is clearly fallacious, the 33-year-old then seems to reposition the ball in its slot, however to no avail.
Finally, Smith needed to maintain the trophy collectively along with his arms because the compulsory profitable ceremony photos had been being taken.
Worse was to come back nonetheless, as Smith dropped the ball onto Warner’s foot as he received again up.
‘Have they simply taken the ball off the highest of the trophy? I hope not,’ Australian cricket nice Adam Gilchrist mentioned on Fox Sports activities.
However virtually actually the Frank Worrell Trophy will want some repairing after Australia retained it once more following snug 2-0 win within the two-Check collection.
Having received the primary Check in Perth final week by 164 runs, Australia thrashed the West Indies by 419 runs on the Adelaide Oval on Sunday, with the vacationers folding to 77 all out whereas chasing an inconceivable 497.
The Aussie star appeared to by accident break the trophy, because the ball on the prime got here unstuck
Smith needed to awkwardly preserve the ball in place along with his arms because the group posed for photos
The Aussie batter saved his hand on the ball to forestall it from falling off the trophy once more
Having received the primary Check in Perth final week by 164 runs, Australia thrashed the West Indies by 419 runs on the Adelaide Oval on Sunday, with the vacationers folding to 77 all out whereas chasing an inconceivable 497.
Australia have received 15 of their final 19 Checks in opposition to the West Indies drawing the opposite 4 and have not misplaced in opposition to them since 2003.
Named after Sir Frank Worrell, the West Indies’ second-ever Black captain, the trophy has been awarded since 1960-61 however Australia have held it for the reason that 1994-95 collection.
Australia have now received their final seven collection in opposition to the West Indies to nil, a dominant run of type that reveals no indicators of ending.
