"To be honest, I was at cover for his first ball and I'm pretty certain he timed out - 75 seconds, he wasn't ready," Hose said. "I just hope that if it is the rule then we can play by it. That's my only experience of the clock being run out.

"We asked the question, we appealed, but nothing happened. I'm pretty certain his time was up."

Eleven days earlier, against Sydney Thunder, Hose, the incoming batter, was still scratching his guard and gardening when batting partner Matt Short yelled "Hosie, face up" as the 75-second countdown almost expired.

"Umpires have been very hot on me the last couple of games getting to the crease," Hose said. "I've been warned about it a few times and had to change my first-ball routine.

"I guess that's why my frustration came in, because they've been very hot on me. I just hope, moving forward into the rest of the tournament, if it's going to be a rule then it has to be enforced."

Stoinis was aware of the ticking clock but rejected Hose's claim, insisting Adelaide's field was not set in time.

"I checked centre [guard], then I was standing off because I could see the field moving," he said. "I actually didn't know that I had to stand there regardless."

Stoinis was also critical of the Strikers' appeal for a timed out call against Hilton Cartwright in the 14th over.

"The same thing happened with Hilts," Stoinis said. "They [Strikers] appealed for that but the field was moving so it ended up being a dead ball. I wouldn't appeal [for that]. The rule is in place if someone is trying to take advantage and slow the game down."