Anrich Nortje cam video: Watch the moment Foxtel spider cam hit the pacer in Australia v South Africa Test cricket

Anrich Nortjes’ award for withering bowling of all time was meant to cover the spider’s beak at the MCG.

Nortje was lucky not to be seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when a wire-guided camera hovering above the players went too low and picked up the pacer from behind while he was on the court.

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He is being monitored for soreness in the left shoulder and elbow, which took a hit when Nortje fell to the ground on the second day of the Boxing Day Test.

The camera hit Nortje at some speed, but he was immediately on his feet and able to continue bowling.

Although Nortje had to leave the field later, it was due to cramp when the players were baking in the mid-30s.

The spider cam was not used for the rest of the day and its operators spoke to the South Africans and attributed the incident to human error.

It is clear that the equipment will be back in use on Wednesday.

I didn’t know what hit me. “One thing we’ve talked about before is how low it is,” Nortje said.

I don’t think it should travel to head height.

But the incident has not affected Nortjes’ sense of humor.

Marco (Jansen) also has to take him into account, he said of his two-meter-tall teammate.

A strange incident happened shortly after Nortjes’s spectacular post-lunch tempo bowling exhibition.

In four overs, 11 runs were conceded and at least a couple of wickets were earned.

There were near misses for Steve Smith and David Warner who needed treatment after one Nortje thunderbolt jammed a finger against the handle of the bat.

Nortjes’ deliveries were routinely over 150 km/h and peaked at 155.

It was probably up there…overall, it felt really good,” he said of the spell’s placement in his career.

You feel like you can push a little more, push a little more and you feel like you have a little bit of momentum.

Once you get that speed, you ride it.

It felt like I was in a good rhythm… and I’m trying to come as hard as I can.

The South African pacer kept his word after saying in the pre-match media conference that their attack would raise questions about Australia’s top order.

He bowls much worse in his career and gets a much better return than a solitary wicket on Tuesdays.

Despite causing problems for the Australian batsmen, he and teammate Kagiso Rabada earned huge cheers from the rabid fans at Bay 13.

The boys are going – they’ve had a good day, Nortje said with a smile.

Tomorrow they won’t remember me.

Fellow paceman Lungi Ngidi had to leave the field late in the day due to cramp and Nortje also spent a lot of time in the ice bath after the game.

It was just a long day, he said.