cagey

It was a cagey start with both seemingly intent on a scouting mission, Crocker pawing his right hand as Donovan missed with some early shots but did land late in the round.

It was a cagey opening period which was dominated by high kicks and handling errors.

It was a cagey opening round with both flicking out jabs which were falling short as perhaps they did not want to be the first to overly commit.

With what's at stake, though, it might be a little cagier than that.

In a cagey encounter, players appeared fatigued with both teams untidy in possession and lacking quality in the final third.