Think he just felt like his work here was done after the bail thing.

A couple of links to tide you over.

Also, just one last chance to see the greatest batter of all time…https://t.co/BrYAx0K2Mj

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It seemed to me that he strode off, after that supreme effort of scoring his nine runs a rate of under two thirds of a run every three overs, complaining to the umpires that it was “too dark”.

Let’s be clear about this, the light was consistently poor (although acceptable) throughout the England innings, during which England were able to score their runs at five-and-a-sixth runs per over, averaging 28.3 runs per wicket. The light was no poorer during the Aussie innings.

“What a moany-groany he is”, was Daisy’s take on Marnus’s reaction. I found it hard to disagree.

But perhaps Labuschagne wasn’t complaining about the light. Did Labuschagne perceive necromancy in Stuart Broad’s switching of the bails ahead of that dismissal?

Is Stuart Broad privy to the secrets of the darkest arts? Is bail switching among those dark arts? This is all getting seriously dark.