Travis Head wicket sees David Warner take bail to nether regions in hilarious moment

David Warner was sent sprawling to the floor in Galle when a Travis Head delivery deflected into his nether regions, but it wasn’t the ball that caused the damage

David Warner hits the deck after taking a bail to the nether regions

Travis Head managed to both take a wicket and floor teammate David Warner in the same delivery as Australia cruised to a Test win in Sri Lanka.

With the Baggy Greens steaming towards victory, Head took 4-10 in just 2.5 overs as the home side were rolled for 113 all out in their second innings. That left Australia chasing just 10 for victory, which they did so to seal a 10-wicket win.

But the talk afterwards centred around what happened when Head took his third scalp, Jeffrey Vandersay. The tail-ender lunged forward to an unplayable ball that darted back and took the top of off-stump.

However, viewers were left more entertained by what transpired behind the stumps. The ball deflected off the stump into the path of Warner at slip, who made a botched attempt to catch it before rolling around in pain on the deck.

It wasn’t his fingers causing him the pain though, but a bail, which had flown off and struck him in the groin area. Rather than celebrate his wicket, Head instead joined teammate Marnus Laubaschagne in laughing heartily at Warner’s misfortune.

It was a particularly comical moment during the match

A clip of the incident was posted by @Zeus_Cricket, who added: “Dave Warner copping a bail in the nuts.” And cricket fans also saw the funny side, with @FFSChristie joking: “Normally the ball dislodges the bail. In this case the bail dislodges the ball.”

@CricketInsight3 added: “Ball hits bail first then bail hits balls.. That’s instant karma right in front of you,” and @gat611, clearly not a Warner fan, wrote: “Great, great shame – hoping the discomfort only lasts a few months.”

Warner, who has long relished the role of pantomime villain in cricket circles, managed to get back to his feet without additional treatment. And the left-hander then alleviated any lasting pain by knocking off all 10 runs in the short run chase.

But the comical moment on Friday would have been welcome relief to some, having witnessed the damage done by horrific weather earlier in the contest, when a stand collapsed in the wind.

The stand was full on day one of the match but, due to the delayed start, nobody was in there when it collapsed. A glass panel also fell and smashed on the floor right in front of a marquee where tour groups had been sat the day before.

The necessary repairs were made before the game went on to finish on day three. The result puts Australia in a strong position to win the series, ahead of the second Test, again in Galle, from July 8-12.

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