Australia has thrown a spanner in the works for some punters by declaring early at 5-454. I thought given their second innings collapse against the West Indies they would be more conservative.

This action has derailed many bets by punters on an Australian batsman getting a first innings century. Michael Clarke was not out for 28 at the time. The early declaration also would have caught out punters betting on Australia’s first innings total. 500+ was looking almost a certainty at the time.