Sydney: When endurance has become one of the key words in today's physically demanding sports field, a cramping player hardly gives a good account of his fitness but during the fourth ODI, a limping Mitchell Marsh did not break down due to lack of toughness.

Mitchell Marsh. Pic/AFP

Towards the end of India's chase of 349, Marsh suffered cramps but it was because he covered an extraordinary 18 kilometres during the match in Canberra.