He was one silver lining in Australia's 172-run defeat then. "Indians still remember me doing that. It brings back really good memories. That game in Nagpur is a bit of a blur still, I can't remember much of it. So it's always good to come back and reminisce," he says.

Despite earning his baggy green, Krejza couldn't use it for longer. He went on to play just one more Test match and eight ODIs. "So far I've had eight knee surgeries and eight hip surgeries," says the off-break bowler. "The last five years of my career I play the season, operation, play the season, operation.

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"My action started changing to compensate for the pain. My knee used to give away so I couldn't bowl as hard through the crease, it is pretty difficult." Having been forced into early retirement now — Krejza is only 32 — he is finding joy in moulding the careers of young cricketers in Australia.