Security guard delights crowd with horrendous throw

This guy showed everyone exactly why he's a security guard and not a cricketer.

Fetching the pink ball from the boundary during the opening day of the day-night Test in Adelaide, he managed to make an absolute meal of a simple underarm lob to Nathan Lyon.

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The ball flew up in the air and ended up landing behind him, much to the delight of the crowd.

Commentator Mark Taylor offered his thoughts on the howler.

"You'd have to question his technique," Taylor said on air. "Why would he put his right foot forward when he's throwing right arm underarm?"

It appeared as though Lyon even gave him a few words of wisdom:

Don't worry mate, it's not as if many people are watching such a historic match.

It's not the first time we've seen a security guard steal the limelight on the sporting field: