Warner plays down commentary influence

Australia vice-captain David Warner has dismissed suggestions Channel Nine was to blame for Steve Smith's dismissal in the first KFC T20 INTL in Adelaide on Tuesday.

Smith was wearing a microphone and had been offering insights on the match and his own batting tactics to the Wide World of Sports commentary team before he was dismissed for 21.

The Australia captain had been asked to offer commentary ahead of the delivery which saw him miscue a drive to Virat Kohli at mid-off, prompting some discussion on social media about whether he had been distracted.

But Warner said being mic'ed up was part and parcel of the Twenty20 game and something players were accustomed to.

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"Not at all," Warner said on Wednesday when asked whether the commentary played a part.

"We've been doing that for the last couple of years and obviously it's not in the interests of Channel 9 to disturb us when we're out there and for us to be dismissed.

"It's upon us to be responsible and professional to actually understand what's happening when we're out there.

"It's about entertainment, we've seen it during the BBL and we've done it plenty of times on Channel 9.

"It's a great insight for people at home to understand how we deal with situations when we're out there.

"For me, I've been doing it all the time and I feel no added pressure. It's great that I can give people communication about what I'm actually trying to achieve out there in different situations."

WATCH: Healy and Blackwell commentate as they rack up the runs

While Smith's innings came to an end while chatting to the commentary team, earlier in the day Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy flourished when mic'ed up.

Healy and Alex Blackwell, also wearing a microphone, were asked to call the 18th over of their innings against India and the pair added 19 runs for the over, including two sixes from Healy.

Earlier in the summer, Melbourne Stars batsman Kevin Pietersen offered a unique insight into how he was approaching a run chase in the KFC Big Bash League, telling the television audience where he'd hit the ball against the Thunder at the MCG as he belted a 42-ball 76.