Scoop Story

GH watches a prodigy in action

Everything is accelerating. Now it is cricket lives. Here comes Sam Konstas, rushed into Australia ranks aged nineteen - and, whoosh, there he goes, his ninety-minute debut innings encompassing enough incident to define an entire career.

Lots of hype; desperate beginnings; bold counterattack; stupefying shots; on-field confrontation; hit in the midsection; wind up the crowd; pose for selfies after getting out. One wouldn’t have been surprised see him retire, publish his memoirs and commence commentating before lunch.