Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds belted the England attack like they knew what was coming on Wednesday, and they may well have had some inside information after it was revealed the England game plan had been leaked.
The A4 sheet mysteriously circulated to media outlets at the MCG shortly after lunch, detailing where each Australian batsman struggles, lines and lengths to be bowled, and field settings to be employed.
It was initially lampooned as a hoax, but a none-too-amused England official later confirmed the game plan's authenticity.
"We don't know at this stage whether the document has been taken from the dressing room or from another part of the ground," the England press officer said.
"We're talking to the ICC security manager and we're also talking to Cricket Australia [who] are very disappointed about this as we are."
The official - who made the statement at Matthew Hoggard's end-of-play media conference - said an investigation had been launched into the circumstances leading to the leak.
For his part, Hoggard was also disappointed at the situation, but perhaps hadn't taken it to heart as much as England management had.
"We're continuing our investigations and, when we find him, we're stringing him up by his ding-dang-do's," a grinning Hoggard told the packed press room.
"It's just very disappointing that you've got a document that's personal and private in your changing rooms and unfortunately somebody's leaked it and taken it out of there."
"You would think the security in international cricket is tighter than that."
The England quick suggested a colourful investigating team consisting of 'Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Morse and Miss Marple' would be assembled to crack the case, but he made light of the importance of the information that had come to light.
"I just close my eyes and wang it down anyway, so there's not much planning to do with that, but it's just unfortunate that a document in our changing rooms has made its way out," he continued.
When asked if the visitors would be making any efforts to obtain a copy of the Australian game plan, his reply had the room in stitches.
"It wouldn't help us."
For the record, Hayden said neither he nor Symonds had seen the game plan in question, but echoed Hoggard's sentiments on the issue.
"The thing about Test cricket is that it's not rocket science - you generally have to bowl the ball at the top of off-stump," he said.
"We sit in meetings for many, many hours to discover one thing and that is if you hit the top of off-stump, generally that's when you're in the best position to take wickets."
