HOPEFULLY Mitchell Starc didn’t require a massage on his injured foot, because it was the team masseur who replaced him at mid-off.

In extraordinary scenes at the Adelaide Oval last night, massage therapist Grant Baldwin went on as a sub-fielder for Australia in the historic day-night Test match.

The decision to summon Baldwin and not one of the allocated sub-fielders from South Australian cricket was made by Test captain Steve Smith.

Baldwin, 28, was a talented Victorian second XI cricketer and was once registered for the AFL draft, but now travels the world with the Australian team as its Mr Fix It, working as a masseur and logistics help for team manager Gavin Dovey.

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media_camera Sometimes a masseur, sometimes a fielder during a Test match.

One of Baldwin’s duties before the first Test in Brisbane was to address the players on the team apparel they’d be supplied with for the summer.

Two matches later, in the pivotal fixture that the world was tuning in for, Baldwin had his own green cap and was running around in front of 44,405 people.

Baldwin hasn’t played for the Victorian Seconds since February, 2008 but the natural sportsman is in as prime physical shape as any of the players, lightning fast and strong as an ox.

The likeable team man often administers fielding drills for players at training and has fielded in tour games in South Africa and the UAE before.

He even bowled an over during a tour match in South Africa last year, as shown by the scorecard below.

However, to field in a Test match – not to mention one as landmark as the inaugural pink ball affair – is incredible.