Stump microphones

In 1978, Another Packer innovation to bring what was happening in the middle to life, but perhaps a little too colourful for some in its early days before players began to be schooled in restraint. Nevertheless, while it has allowed viewers to eavesdrop, it has landed some players in hot water, from Mike Gatting and his "one rule for them, one for us" jibe at an umpire in 1987 to Herschelle Gibbs' outburst at a spectator earlier this year - "Herschelle says these remarks were for the ears only of his team-mates in his proximity," explained chief executive Gerald Majola, less than convincingly before the player was hit with a two-match ban. These days the audio is not made available to the public although the commentators can still hear it and, when not X certificate, it is replayed. Sadly, as Dean Jones showed, some commentators don't need to rely on the players to come up with career-scuppering asides.