Cricket: Ed Joyce's first competitive appearance for England in their ill-fated tour of Australia ended in bitter disappointment during the opening Twenty20 international in Sydney today.
With England chasing a record score of 221in the limited-overs format, the Wicklow player opened the batting alongside recalled captain Michael Vaughan but lasted just three balls, scoring a single run, before being caught by Michael Hussey.
He was swiftly followed by Andrew Flintoff for a duck as Australia looked to apply salt to England's wounds after their Ashes humiliation.
In an emphatic display of hitting the Aussies shared 14 sixes, five of them from Adam Gilchrist, who top-scored with 48.
It was a far cry from the previous meeting between the teams at this form of the game, which ended in a thumping 100-run win for England at the Rose Bowl in 2005.