And, when it was all over, there was a blissful moment of calm and a deep, tender gaze.

It was a blissful moment of freedom amid a batting performance otherwise etched with worry, uncertainty and self-doubt.

It's a blissful moment of abandon.

And then, in one blissful moment, the old instinct kicked in, timing and opportunity melded together and legend became fact.

It was one of those blissful moments: lost in the noise, the trembling underfoot, a force of nature cacophony.