AUSTRALIA vs. WEST INDIES 1996 - FULL MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

Michael Bevan may have caused a stir this week with his tweet that he was interested in a coaching role with the ODI team - especially in the response from Peter Siddle - but there is little doubt his pedigree is right.

He was the first to be labelled The Finisher, and with good reason. his ability to direct the play at the crease, defending and turning over the strike with singles when the team was in trouble, before accelerating towards the end of the fifty overs, became legendary. Time and again he proved this. he was not a one hit wonder.

His first real impact in this regard was in this match against the West Indies on New Years Day, 1996. I was in the crowd that day, down in front of the old M. A. Noble Stand, and it is still one of the best moments I have experienced in watching cricket. Perhaps it looks and feels a bit ho-hum to today's youth how have the hype and blazing lights and music of the T20 era. But I can guarantee you that everyone who watched this match will never forget the tension of the evening, the claimed caught and bowled of Bevan by Roger Harper early on, or the last ball heroics. Enjoy!