With Australia making their way to what was increasingly becoming an insurmountable target, Pakistan began to feel the pressure. And in the 49th over bowled by skipper Waqar Younis, things came to a head. The first ball slipped out of Younis’s hand and narrowly missed hitting Symonds, who was the striker, on the full. All seemed to be fine with Waqar apologising and Symonds accepting. But two balls later, another beamer led to a heated verbal confrontation between batsman and bowler. Umpire David Shepherd was forced to intervene and he severely censured Waqar for his conduct, before removing him from the attack. It made the day an even more eminently forgettable one for the Pakistanis.