He was attempting to thread a pass to Joey Anderson through two Capitals, but the puck slithered weakly off his stick and went right to Sheary.

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Security personnel quickly arrived, but the umpire had to stop play as the snake slithered on to the court.

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The ball that flummoxed Ashwin could have been a surface-aided natural variation тАФ the grip and release suggested a googly тАФ but it could have been intentional too, as the ball slithered straight on after pitching.

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