What goes through the mind of the 12th man during a Test match

#3 Frustration creeping in - Will they make me cook now?

Though not a part of the playing XI, the twelfth man’s role in a Test match is far from relaxing the muscles, sitting on a cosy couch. They act as substitutes when fielders suffer niggles or take routine breaks, they carry towels, drinks at regular intervals.

There are stages in a match wherein a team is in a position of dominance and its captain is itching to call in for a declaration. It may also happen that a batsman is on the verge achieving a milestone and therefore keeping the interests of the team and also of the batsman in mind, the skipper sends out information.

They may not show it, but a bit of frustration might creep in regarding working an extra yard on the cricket field, but simply doing roundups from the dressing room to the pitch.