[2] The Stars wear a green uniform and play their home matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Rob Quiney, who was the first to the scene, immediately signalled that he feared the worst for the stricken bird as it lay motionless on the ground, before he delicately carried it over the boundary rope and placed it back on the turf.

But just minutes later, the bird came back to life and started the walk along the boundary line, much to the delight of the huge MCG crowd.

When the league began in 2011, Cricket Australia decided they would place two teams in Melbourne.

With the core group of players for both sides coming from the Victoria cricket team, this rivalry automatically became widely anticipated in Melbourne.