The players, the umpires and the audience did stand astonished for a few minutes when the presence of a runner complicated things on field. England struggling for a win at the score of 134/8 needing 116 runs from 86 balls when the chaos takes place. England all-rounder Ravi Bopara batting was along with pacer James Anderson. Since Bopara felt he was not 100% fit and asked for a runner, her had a substitute batsman running for him from the far end of the crease.

The Australians however, seemed to have forgotten that the had a runner for him. Bopara guided a Mitchell Johnson delivery to backward point and the two set (his runner and Anderson) for a single after some hesitation. Meanwhile on his follow through, Johnson collected the ball and dislodged the bails looking at Bopara the striker who was still rooted in his crease.