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Tri-series returns to Australia
ESPNcricinfo staff
June 14, 2011
India's visit to Australia in 2011-12 has ushered in the return of the limited overs tri-series and the reinstatement of the Australia Day Test match at Adelaide Oval.
The summer from which Cricket Australia makes the lion's share of its total income, via the sale of television rights for India matches, features two Tests against New Zealand in December, and four against the Indian tourists, starting on Boxing Day at the MCG.
Sydney, Perth and Adelaide will round out the Test summer, before Sri Lanka arrive to be the third team in the revived triangular tournament.
Other notable fixture choices include the Sydney Olympic Stadium's elevation to international status for the first time, to host a Twenty20 international between Australia and India on February 1, while Bellerive Oval will welcome the New Zealand tourists for the second Test of the Trans-Tasman series.
The tri-series, which was last seen in Australia in 2007-08, has been redeployed as a way of providing the requisite number of matches for subcontinental television rights, and pits the world's top three limited overs sides - Australia, the World Cup champion India and the finalist Sri Lanka - against one another.
"ICC Cricket World Cup winner India is also the number one-ranked Test team in the world at the moment," said James Sutherland, the Cricket Australia chief executive. "Sri Lanka has also been in great form as we saw in the World Cup, while we know New Zealand is always a formidable opponent that thrives when playing Australia.
"With the commencement of the ICC World Test Championship we know that every Test win is vital and the Australian team will be keen to start the home season positively against New Zealand."
Australia's November series in South Africa and the late arrival of the Indian touring party means the international summer will stretch well into March, again leaving CA to battle with the onset of the football season and its various codes, for crowds and television ratings.
As has become customary, India will have only one tour warm-up match before the first Test, while New Zealand have not been granted any.
Test Series
December 1 - 5: Australia v New Zealand, Brisbane
December 9 - 13: Australia v New Zealand, Hobart
December 26 - 30: Australia v India, Melbourne
January 3 - 7: Australia v India, Sydney
January 13 - 17: Australia v India, Perth
January 24 - 28: Australia v India, Adelaide
Twenty20 Internationals
February 1: Australia v India, 1st Twenty20, Sydney
February 3: Australia v India, Melbourne
Limited Overs Series
February 5: Australia v India, Melbourne
February 8: India v Sri Lanka, Perth
February 10: Australia v Sri Lanka, Perth
February 12: Australia v India, Adelaide
February 14: India v Sri Lanka, Adelaide
February 17: Australia v Sri Lanka, Sydney
February 19: Australia v India, Brisbane
February 21: India v Sri Lanka, Brisbane
February 24: Australia v Sri Lanka, Hobart
February 26: Australia v India, Sydney
February 28: India v Sri Lanka, Hobartl
March 2: Australia v Sri Lanka, Melbourne
March 4: 1st Final, Brisbane
March 6: 2nd Final, Adelaide
March 8: 3rd Final, Adelaide
Tour matches
December 18 - 21, CA Chairman's XI v India, Manuka Oval
TBC, PM's XI v Sri Lanka, Manuka Oval
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http://www.espncricinfo.com/australi...ry/518929.html
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India star joins siege of Aussie cricket selectors
* From: The Australian
* June 15, 2011 12:00AM
THE relentless siege of Australia's selectors following the axing of Simon Katich has continued, with India bowler Zaheer Khan labelling Greg Chappell's era as coach as the worst in his career.
The attack follows broadsides from Australia's Defence Minister, Stephen Smith, an outraged public and a host of former players -- not to forget the opening batsman himself, who said the side had been destabilised before the Ashes by the indecision and inconsistency of selectors.
Chappell, who is national talent manager and a selector, was renowned for upsetting senior players such as Khan, Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar during his brief tenure on the subcontinent.
The Australian coach went to India with a focus on youth that alienated many.
In Australia, Chappell has pushed for the introduction of the Futures League, which has had its age restrictions eased in recent weeks because of criticisms that young players were not being exposed to enough senior players.
Australian Cricketers Association chief Paul Marsh said yesterday he thought there was an "artificial" push towards younger players that is undermining the strength of cricket in the country.
Khan, after being dropped under Chappell's reign, has returned to become one of the best bowlers in the world.
Asked by website Cricinfo whether the Australian coach had done any good during his time in India, the bowler had to pause for some time before answering. "He got some youngsters in the team. That was the only good thing, but nothing after that," he said. "A youngster coming in is always a good sign, but not at the cost of a cricketer who is doing his bit."
While Chappell argues that his emphasis on youth was to shake up the complacency among senior players, Khan, like many of the older members of the squad, found his era -- from 2005 to 2007 -- to be an unhappy one.
"In the last 10 years of my career, I think that has been the most disappointing phase," Khan said.
"It was tough for all of us and you must have heard this from many other seniors as well."
One of Katich's complaints with the selectors was the lack of communication and subsequent lack of confidence among squad members. Khan reflected those comments.
"It was as if you've been framed," Khan said. "It was like: 'We don't want you in the team. It's not about performance, it's about we don't like your attitude, or you're stopping the growth of cricket in the Indian team.'
"I felt it personally because I was dropped straight after the Sri Lanka tour, even though I had not performed badly.
"I was fortunate enough to go to South Africa to represent the Asia XI (in the Afro-Asia Cup). I got about nine wickets and I was recalled for the next series. In that phase, it was always a struggle. When you're fighting within the team, when you have a war to fight in your own camp, it is always difficult to win, and that's what was happening."
Khan said the period with Gary Kirsten coaching was "amazing".
"He has given everyone their space," Khan said.
"He's understood the Indian culture and how we do things. He's taken that step of coming closer to us rather than dictating. He was our friend, not a coach."
Katich said during his extraordinary press conference last week that Tendulkar -- who is three years older than the Australian -- was a hero to all senior batsmen. "He is an inspiration to all of us older guys because he was written off a couple of years ago, ironically by one of our selectors," Katich said. 8-)
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1226075252090
Common Zaheerrr :standing naasthi: :smokesmirk:
Cricket Australia prints money when the Indians visit.
Rupees reign as tri-series returns
* peter Lalor
* From: The Australian
* June 15, 2011 12:00AM
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1226075253507
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nTx-...el_video_title
Unsporting cricket by the West Indies - Dean Jones bizarre run out
Ponting and Dravid - Similarities - Great accumulation and fall from high numbers. Case in study : 2002 - 2011
Ponting and Dravid have been great ambassadors for batsmanship over the decade. Their rise to peak form and run accumulation over the years poses a striking similarity since the turn of the decade. A look at their numbers have been amazing.
Read the stats as below
Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
Ponting 01 jan 2002 - 1 feb 2007
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/eng...ing;view=match
2002-2007 58 100 14 6186 257 71.93 10053 61.53 24 21 2 714 39
Amassed 24 100's and 21 fifties with a lofty average of 71.93 :clap:. But for this period he would have dropped comfortably by the Aussie selectors now as they are looking for a Tendulkar like renaissance from this 36 yr old batsman. His career average was exactly 59.99 at the turn of 2007 and after the final ashes match it was 59.29. I don't think any batsman crossed/neared the average of 60 after playing a good number of Test matches (Tendulkar included) :clap:. His only weakness was against India. Till date not winning a test match as a captain in India still haunts him. And he never has won a Test series as a player.
Dravid (01 jan 2002- 01 feb 2007)
Much like Ponting after the 2001 Aus series turned out to be one of the greatest accumulators of Test runs in recent memory.
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/eng...ing;view=match
2002-2007 54 90 12 4917 270 63.03 11213 43.85 14 23 4 619 7
Less in number of 100's but almost equal in number of 50's. Though he averaged fewer digits he was easily the most consistent batsmen raking up double hundreds, instrumental in series wins in Pakistan and in West Indies and drawing series(es) in England and in Australia. :clap:
Ponting since 2007
Since the 2007 world cup the similarities between them is again strikingly similar. Both batsmen have struggled to emulate their stellar form from pre-2007 days. Their career average has dropped by nearly 5 points.
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/eng...ing;view=match
2007-2010 42 76 3 2995 209 41.02 4937 60.66 6 20 6 347 15
Averages 41.02 in 42 matches with 6 hundreds and 20 fifties. Make no mistake this is a pretty decent record. Since Cardiff 2009 150, Ponting has struggled against bowlers around the world with a minor redemption in India with 3 70's in the 2010 Tour. He only managed to score 1 hundred in the last 20 matches; 209 against Pakistan which came off when he was dropped by Mohammed Amir when he was on zero. He really looked out of touch in the Ashes with 113 runs in 8 innings at an avg of 16.14.
Ponting's Career average dropped from 59.29 to 53.51
Dravid since 2007
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/eng...ing;view=match
2007-2011 43 77 7 2889 191 41.27 6738 42.87 8 13 2 378 5
Much like Ponting Dravid's average is 41.27 from 43 matches. Dravid's form has been in patches. He struggled in 2007 and in 2008. Had a pretty good 2009 doing well in the away series against NZ and in the home series against SL. Again had a pretty decent 2010 but for the away series against SL and SA. Left arm seamers started to sort out Dravid but I want to see Dravid again as Pazhaya panneerselvam. :smokesmirk:
Dravid's Career average dropped from 57.33 to 52.44
I am not sure this news is true and I cannot verify the source but if it is indeed true the events are unfortunate on so many levels.....
Three cricketers to opt out of contracts
With cricket administration on the verge of a collapse and the lure of the IPL money taking precedence over country, three senior players are planning to opt out from their national contracts, LAKBIMANEWS reliably learns.
Handled by the same agent, the three key players, a bowler who retired from Test recently, and two top order batsmen will not renew their contracts on return to the island after the conclusion of the English tour.
This will give them an option to pick and choose matches as they wish, giving more headache to the selectors.
http://www.lakbimanews.lk/index.php?...orts&Itemid=49
Would that be Lankans? idhukku Malinga, Mahela and Sanga-nu openA solli irukkalAm.Who else in the Lankan team(apart from Dilshan, who being captain presumably will renew the contract) can be confident of making a living outside the national team?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSKN2We-n-o&feature=relmfu
1992/3 WSC Aus v Pak ( Hobart) Final Over - Mujtaba hits a last ball 6 off the final over to tie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izjAkC31TX4&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBTyi2CySTk&feature=channel_video_title
Pakistan vs Australia 2010 - Aus 88 all out (HQ) PART (1/2) and (2/2)