5 most expensive spells in T20 internationals

#2 James Anderson – vs Australia at Sydney, 9 January 2007

Anderson dismissed Hayden in his 2^nd over, but it was all downhill from there

Figures: 4 overs, 1 for 64

Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and decided to bat in a match which marked the T20I debut for 3 cricketers on each side: Shane Harwood, Ben Hilfenhaus and Cameron White for Australia, and Paul Nixon, Monty Panesar and James Anderson for England.

And what a match it was going to turn out to be for Jimmy!

He took the new ball with Andrew Flintoff, bowling the 2^nd over of the innings to big Matthew Hayden, who hit him for 3 fours and a two, taking 14 off it.

Cut to over no.2, where he was welcomed once again by big Haydos with a huge six off the first ball, but Jimmy took his revenge off the very next one, having him caught at mid-off. The rest of the over wasn’t too adventurous but Adam Gilchrist did hit him for a four, which meant a total of 12 runs off it.

England captain, Michael Vaughan, perhaps buoyed by the fact that Jimmy had got Hayden out in his previous over, decided to give him a 3^rd straight one, which turned out to be a huge mistake. Adam Gilchrist, well set by now, hit him for 6-6-6 off the first 3 deliveries. Three singles off the next 3 meant an over that went for 21.

Anderson returned for the final over of the innings, with Cameron White, the man nicknamed “Bear”, on strike. Debutant vs Debutant. Who was going to have the last laugh?

Well, it was the Bear, who lived up to the nickname and hit 2 massive sixes to take 17 off the over and spoil the evening for Jimmy, who ended up with what were at the time the worst T20I bowling figures: 4-0-64-1.