Sydney Thunder 'lodge formal protest' against no result being called following floodlight failure

Sydney Thunder general manager Lee Germon believes his side should be awarded maximum points after their game at Brisbane Heat was abandoned due to floodlight failure

Sydney Thunder general manager Lee Germon believes his side should be awarded maximum points after their game at Brisbane Heat was abandoned due to floodlight failure.

Thunder were in a dominant position, having reduced their hosts to 10 for two in the third over during a chase of 187 for victory, when a power cut affected the Gabba.

An offer to only bowl spinners for the remainder of the innings was turned down by the Heat and the umpires were not convinced that conditions were safe enough for play to resume.

That, as it stands, has led to the two teams having to settle for a point each but Thunder are convinced they should be awarded the full allocation and, according to ESPNcricinfo, have lodged a formal protest against the game being declared a 'no result'.

^{Chris Lynn and Shane Watson shake hands after Thursday's abandonment}

"My view is that we should get the points, that’s my view,'' Germon, who spoke with senior Big Bash officials straight after the abandonment was confirmed, told the Sydney Morning Herald.

"That's based on the fact the venue has a responsibility to present the stadium for play.

"This is different from pouring down with rain for three hours or 15 minutes. This is about a fit-for-purpose stadium needing to be provided, and it wasn't, obviously, because the lights went out.

"There should be a back-up system that enables play to carry on. In my view, this is similar to a situation where matches have been abandoned due to the pitch not playing a way umpires think it should be played, and in those previous situations points have been given to the away team.''