Football and high jump join the cricket festivities

Jan 02, 2017

Crossing swords: Hobart Hurricanes' George Bailey prepares for battle against Melbourne Stars•Getty Images

A Perth Scorchers fan is smugly delighted after his team scores a boundary•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Several strings to the bow: Pat Cummins tries out his football skills to run out Chris Lynn•Getty Images

Defying gravity: Renegades captain Aaron Finch leaps in joy after effecting a run out of his opposite number Adam Voges•Getty Images

Savage eyes: Ben Dunk comes up with quite the glare as he prepares to smash the ball•Getty Images

Vivid shots, take II: Trent Lawford can't believe his luck after missing a run-out•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Balancing act: Rob Quiney gets it all wrong as he slips and slides after attempting a sweep•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Power play: Sydney Thunder's Andre Russell shows that pretty strokes are not his thing•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Drawing battle lines: Scorchers' Mitchell Johnson marks his run-up length before their match against Renegades•Getty Images

Breaking back: Swepson's body twists into awkward angles as he delivers the ball against Hurricanes•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Prismatic pristine: The Adelaide Oval is wrapped in a blend of various colours as the setting sun penetrates the stands•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Slide and miss: Brisbane Heat's Mitchell Swepson drops a catch against Thunder•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Sam Whiteman takes the bails off in a flash, quite literally, to run out Dwayne Bravo•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Shadow batting: Strikers' Jake Weatherald is silhouetted against the Adelaide Oval crowd as he bats against the Sydney Sixers•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Vivid shots, take I: Kevin Pietersen's face is contorted as he takes a catch to dismiss Sunil Narine in the Melbourne derby•Cricket Australia/Getty Images