Shaun Tait might be the baby of Australia's squad, but until he joined a Caribbean cruise it had been a long time since he’d embraced the foetal position. Tait, who has three wickets in his first two World Cup games, experienced “four hours of hell” in the choppy waters off St Kitts instead of a day of peaceful R&R.

"I spewed up about 15 times,” Tait, 24, told AAP. “There was a fair bit of vomit and what-not, so I'm not quite 100% today.

“I spent four hours in the foetal position, basically. It was a nightmare. I don't think I will be heading out again for the rest of my life." After Andrew Flintoff’s problems with England, boat rides might be next on touring teams’ banned lists.