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Martin kAkkA is coming back to First Classs cricket. Just saying
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFuZ5...feature=relmfu
BRIAN LARA'S 688 RUNS IN THREE TEST MATCHES VS SRILANKAGALLE, KANDY AND SSC COLOMBO NOV 2001
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok4R-SMSJnM&feature=channel_video_title
Shane Warne - balcony dancer!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js8uVBPZyYA&feature=player_embedded
1996/97 India v South Africa TEST SERIES REVIEW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo5dCFLg8CM&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
1996 England vs Pakistan TEST SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
This is another good series. This one started after our 1996 test series in England. Some good bowling by the Pakistanis and counter attacking by the English batsmen stewart especially. ESPN starting days in cable in India(cbe atleast) if i am not wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnxQxg4igUQ&feature=autoplay&list=UL-NSC3--uy8w&index=15&playnext=1
1995 Australia vs Pakistan TEST SERIES REVIEW
I've never watched this before/
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/s...ow/8551892.cms
To beat India in India bigger than winning the Ashes: Strauss
LONDON: Having won back to back Ashes series as England captain, Andrew Strauss should have every right to claim and say that he has reached the peak of international cricket, but no, he wants to beat India in India.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41lXjQnXnpw&feature=feedu
Natwest Tri Series 1998 Review - England Sri Lanka South Africa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb-XKc8Idnw&feature=channel_video_title
One of the defining rivalries in world cricket. This is the second of the 5 test series losses(in SA) by SA to Aus in the last 2 decades. :clap:
H/l include.
1. Steve waugh's 160 and Geg blewett's 214 in the first test. Mind numbing counter attack.
2. Mark waugh's 100 + chasing 270 in the 4th innings + Healy's six of Cronje to seal the second test win.
3. Healy's tantrums to a cyril mitchley decision throwing of the bat walking up the stairs which eventually brought him a 2 match suspension.
4. Allan Donald's hostile spell to steve waugh in an over. Full of bouncers which hit steve waugh in the chest but waugh braved it and made a meaningful knock in losing cause.
And the usual great bowling by mcgrath and warne complimented by gillespie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLTZJOLhANg&feature=feedu
Never knew that Pak won a test match in SA in 90's :clap:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX3y40N0efc&feature=channel_video_title
1997 England tour of New Zealand - test series review
India need to prove its Test status in England: Botham
India achieved the numero uno Test status primarily by virtue of their triumphs at home but the forthcoming away series against England will be the real test for the visitors, said legendary cricketer Ian Botham.
“India are currently ranked No 1 in the world and they got there by playing some decent cricket, mainly at home. But when you consider that they have only beaten Bangladesh and New Zealand in their last six away trips, then you realise that they have got a bit to prove to people this summer,” Botham wrote in his column for Mirror newspaper.
The battle for Test supremacy begins this summer when world number one India face number three England in a four-match series starting July.
During the tour, India will play four Tests -- the first of which starts at Lord’s on July 21 -- five ODIs and a one-off Twenty20 match.
Botham also showed scant respect to ICC’s ranking system, and rated England as the best team in the longer version of the game at present.
“The England Test team is the best in world cricket and they will prove it beyond doubt this summer,
“Forget the rankings designed by men with computers who believe that logarithms can tell us who is playing the best cricket more accurately than we can see with our eyes,” the former English captain insisted.
“England are unbeaten in seven series with six of them ending in victory for Andrew Strauss’s side, and the pinnacle of these was the magnificent Ashes campaign last winter. That sealed it for me. Not just because it was the Ashes and winning them in Australia is notoriously difficult, but because they did it so comprehensively and in such style,” Botham said.
“It takes something special to win Down Under, but it takes a rare gem of a side to do it with three innings defeats and leave the Australians floundering around looking for someone to blame before turning on each other,” he reasoned.
He said what augurs well for England is the mixture of youth and experience of the present team.
“The real beauty of this England team is their age and their experience. They have nearly all played enough Test cricket to be considered old pros, yet most of them are still so young,” Botham wrote.
“Unlike the 2005 team that reached a peak and was then ravaged by retirements and injuries, this England side has plenty of cricket left in it. Only Strauss and Graeme Swann are over 30 and I can see the England skipper continuing to lead the side into the next Ashes series,” he added.
Botham said with two important series lined up this summer -- against Sri Lanka and India, England’s target should be “world supremacy“.
“Between now and then, the target is sustained world supremacy. Outside the great Australian and West Indies teams, no other side has dominated the game and England have the chance to put themselves in that position,” the former all-rounder added.
http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricke...?homepage=true
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England) 2008 South Africa 2-1 (4)
England in India Test Series 2008/09 India 1-0 (2)
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies) 2008/09 West Indies 1-0 (5)
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England) 2009 England 2-0 (2)
The Ashes (Australia in England) 2009 England 2-1 (5)
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa) 2009/10 drawn 1-1 (4)
England in Bangladesh Test Series 2009/10 England 2-0 (2)
Bangladesh in England Test Series 2010 England 2-0 (2)
Pakistan in England Test Series 2010 England 3-1 (4)
The Ashes (England in Australia) 2010/11 England 3-1 (5)
Sri Lanka in England Test Series 2011
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/englan...id=1;type=team
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QmHIlpokfQ&feature=channel_video_title
2000/01 Pakistan vs England TEST SERIES REVIEW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UXKzbCrips&feature=related
Ashes 2010/11 - Hugh Jackman vs Shane Warne
Woohoo :)
Botham is right. England are the best currently. With Indians including Test stalwarts focussing on easy IPL money, England are the deserving team for #1 test team. Cricketing Gods will reward one or more of Cook, Trott, Swann, Anderson, Tremlett, Bresnan, Onions, Broad, Bopara, Davies, Prior, Panesar, Rashid, Stokes, Hildreth, Woakes, Finn, Strauss, Pietersen, Bell, Shahzad and England potentials among English Cricketers and Saffer Cricketers who play or might play for England. They'll be rewarded with a series win or draw against India in England this year and a #1 ranking later this century.
Tendul, Dravid, Laxman and greedy IPL indians will be punished by Gods with humiliating - in spirit if not margin - losses against England and possibly windies.
See what happened to IPL greedy Sanga, Mahela and Dilshan?
All funny things happening in PCB. I bet no one can predict their playing XI! Not sure what happened to Sohail Tanvir or Azhar Mahmood or Mr.Sania Mirza!Quote:
Originally Posted by ajaybaskar
It's Simmy anderson's turn now.
James Anderson eye whitewash against India and Sri Lanka
England pacer, James Anderson, has made his intentions clear that his team will be looking to get to the top of the Test rankings by beating Sri Lanka and India in the upcoming Test series at home.
The English team is scheduled to play three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, starting from May 26, 2011, followed by four Tests against India in July, later this year.
“To do it, the minimum requirement against Sri Lanka and India is to win, but if you want to move up the rankings you need to win convincingly. So, we will set out to win 3-0 and 4-0,” said Anderson.
The pace bowler added that the victories in the next couple of series will help them improve their rankings who are currently at the third place in the standings behind India and South Africa.
Citing the English team as capable of producing good results in the forthcoming matches, the fast bowler made it clear to the Indian team and the Lankan Tigers that the Poms will come hard at them and they should be ready for a tough clash.
Anderson further uttered that the first Test against Sri Lanka at Cardiff (beginning on Saturday, 26th May) will be a ‘massive one’ as it will set the tempo for the rest of the matches in the series.
“The first game in Cardiff this week will be massive. We don`t want to give Sri Lanka a sniff or let them settle into the series. We want to hit them hard from the moment we get on the field either with bat or ball,” said the pacer who has 212 Test wickets to his credit in 57 matches for England.
Meanwhile, Anderson aimed to deliver his one hundred percent every time he will be given a chance to represent his country in the next series.
http://cricketdaily.in/news/more-new...-and-sri-lanka
Whitewash eh :evil: Anga vandhu pesikkarom :hammer:
Ennatha pEsuvInga. Unga IPL stars can they compete in test cricket? England own test cricket now
Vettori with long hairs :O Thanks for sharing this, Stan.Quote:
Originally Posted by ajithfederer
Yep// Fall of 1997. Great times. In some angles he looks like a Tall chubby girl :lol:
Yeah, I like that Anderson! We need people like you to motivate us. Hope all English mouths are loaded with jellybeans! :lol2:Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
Kirsten is the new coach of SA.
Let's see how he handle the chokers.Quote:
Originally Posted by SoftSword
S. Africa want to challenge India in Test ranking
JOHANNESBURG (AFP), Sun, Jun 05 2011
South Africa Test captain Graeme Smith said on Sunday the priority this season is to challenge India for first position in the world rankings.
"I remain extremely positive about the Proteas as we set about challenging India for their number one Test ranking," he told a media conference at a Sandton hotel north of Johannesburg.
http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news...n-test-ranking
Plum, here you go. The stupid freakin rain affected Sennai 2004 BG Trophy Test match which would have extended Australia's barren run to 42 years till now. A great upload for 46 mins.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u8zvYwIqBk&feature=feedu
^^^
For all his exploits against other sides of the world, Wane takes his first 5 wicket haul vs India in probably his 13th Test match(Including tours in both the countries). The record shows this one as his 28th test wicket haul, no thanks to Tendulkar, Laxman, Dravid and other batsmen. :)
Thank God he didn't play in the 2003-04 series in Australia where Dravid, Laxman and later Tendulkar were on a rampage.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTU...800/133830.jpg
http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTU...800/133831.jpg
http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTU...800/133829.jpg
Quote:
Originally Posted by VinodKumar's
idhula enna prachinaina...
gary will be knowing all the strengths and weaknesses of all the individual players, team...
and would hav a fair amount of the kinda plan to play in each of the international grounds in india..
mmm... paatthukkalaam...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBFeFF0M2Q8&feature=channel_video_title
1997/98 Australia vs South Africa TEST SERIES REVIEW
Naasthi batting by Waugh brothers. :thumbsup:
Katich lashes out at Australian selectors. Read more here
http://www.espncricinfo.com/australi...ry/518574.html
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/eng...ing;view=match
Simon katcih since Jan 2008
Jeezz, he averages 50 with 8 hundreds and 17 fifties in 61 innings. That's like a 50+ score every2.4 Innings. That's a freakin raw deal. :shock:
Greg Chappel at it again :lol:
Anticipating Zaheer Khan v Andrew Strauss
England's captain has been struggling against left-arm pace, while India's premier strike bowler relishes bowling to left-handers. An intriguing battle is in prospect later this summer
S Rajesh
June 10, 2011
England's batsmen have piling on the runs over the last 18 months in Tests, but two key members of their top order have not been at their best during this period. Kevin Pietersen's loss of form and his problems with left-arm spin (and other kinds of bowling) were examined last week; this time, the focus is on England's captain and his battles against left-arm fast bowling.
In the Lord's Test against Sri Lanka, Strauss was dismissed lbw twice by Chanaka Welegedara, taking his overall Test dismissals against left-arm fast bowling to 22. Welegedara will obviously look to target him again in the third Test in Southampton, but looking further ahead, this apparent weakness will also excite Zaheer Khan. India will play four Tests in England later this summer, and Zaheer has been India's go-to man over the last couple of years, especially in overseas Tests.
Strauss, on the other hand, has had a fairly ordinary run lately, scoring only one century in his last 24 innings against all sides excluding Bangladesh, and averaging less than 30. In these 15 Tests, three England batsmen have averaged more than 60, and four more - including Pietersen and Paul Collingwood - have higher averages than Strauss. A strong performance in the third Test will go a long way towards silencing his critics and boosting his confidence.
Strauss has had a few problems against good left-arm fast bowling, but over the last 18 months these seem to have been exacerbated to such an extent that it is clearly his greatest weakness. In fact, his overall average during this period has fallen only because of his weakness against this type of attack: against all other bowling, he averages a highly acceptable 44.87, but against left-arm pace it drops to a dismal 12.40. Mohammad Amir has dismissed him four times during this period, while Welegedara, Wahab Riaz, Wayne Parnell and Doug Bollinger have all had some success against him. The only such bowler Strauss has handled comfortably during this period is Mitchell Johnson, against whom he has scored 65 runs for one dismissal.
Contrast this with his stats against left-arm pace before December 2009. In 67 Tests during that period, Strauss fell only 12 times to left-arm pace, and his average didn't suggest he had a particular weakness against them. Recently, though, the stats are completely different.
Andrew Strauss against various types of bowling in Tests Bowling type Before Dec '09 - Dismissals Average Since Dec '09 - Dismissals Average Overall - Dismissals Average
Left-arm pace 12 41.16 10 12.40 22 28.09
Right-arm spin 27 34.00 2 50.00 29 35.10
Right-arm pace 71 46.29 12 44.33 83 46.01
Left-arm spin 6 93.16 2 43.00 8 80.62
Among left-arm fast bowlers, Amir and Zaheer have been the biggest threats to Strauss. Amir nailed his man four times in four Tests, conceding fewer than 10 runs per wicket, while Zaheer's strike rate is also one dismissal per Test. Both bowlers have also kept Strauss on a tight leash: he has barely managed to score at two runs per over against them. Four bowlers have dismissed Strauss more than five times, but they've also played more often against him.
Strauss's best year against left-arm pace was 2009, when his average against them was a stunning 164. That, though, was largely thanks to Johnson's waywardness in the Ashes that season - in 175 balls, he leaked 116 runs to Strauss and dismissed him only once.
Andrew Strauss against left-arm seamers in Tests (Qual: 100 balls) Bowler Balls Runs Dismissals Average Run-rate
Mitchell Johnson 281 181 2 90.50 3.86
Chaminda Vaas 125 52 1 52.00 2.49
Irfan Pathan 187 90 2 45.00 2.88
Pedro Collins 118 56 2 28.00 2.84
Zaheer Khan 290 100 5 20.00 2.06
Mohammad Amir 114 39 4 9.75 2.05
Anticipating Zaheer Khan v Andrew Strauss (Cont'd)
On the other hand, Zaheer has got better with time against left-hand batsmen. In the first six years of his international career, there was little to separate his stats against left- and right-handers. (The numbers below exclude Zaheer's first four Tests, since ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball data wasn't available then.)
When he first started playing Test cricket, Zaheer seldom swung the ball back into the right-hander (or away from the left-hander). Over time he has developed and mastered this skill, and his ability to move it both ways from a length around off stump has brought him rich rewards. Since 2007, his average against left-handers has dropped to less than 25, and he has continually improved from there, dismissing more left-hand batsmen than right-hand ones over the last three years. Since the beginning of 2010 he has taken 28 left-handers' wickets at a fantastic average of 14.46, which is less than half his average against right-handers. During this period he has dismissed Graeme Smith four times, and Imrul Kayes, Johnson, Tim McIntosh and Tamim Iqbal three times each.
Zaheer Khan v right- and left-handers in Tests Period Right - wkts Average Left - wkts Average
Since June 2001 147 31.54 116 27.96
June 2001 to Dec 2006 74 33.52 47 33.02
From Jan 2007 73 29.53 69 24.52
From Jan 2008 49 32.20 52 24.50
From Jan 2009 35 33.28 39 18.56
From Jan 2010 23 33.00 28 14.46
The table below shows Zaheer has had plenty of success against top-order left-hand batsmen, but what's even more interesting is the manner in which he has gradually improved his stats against these players. He has dismissed Matthew Hayden seven times, but three of those dismissals came in the last series they played each other in, in 2008-09 - Hayden's average against Zaheer in that series was 24.33.
Kumar Sangakkara averaged 59 in his first series against Zaheer, in 2001, but in the last two series - which have both been played in the last three years - he was dismissed five times by Zaheer, and averaged 20.60. Similarly, Graeme Smith averaged 57.50 in his first two series against Zaheer (115 runs, two dismissals), but in his last two series the average against Zaheer has dropped to 15.75 (63 runs, four dismissals).
The last time Zaheer toured England, in 2007, he dismissed Strauss four times in the Tests, at an average of 17.25 runs per dismissal. The left-hand opener in Sri Lanka's team is far more inexperienced, but perhaps Strauss could have a word with Tharanga Paranavitana, who has been technically sound and composed in the Tests so far in England. He has also tackled Zaheer better than most left-handers in recent times - in the series in India in 2009-10, Paranavitana faced 123 deliveries from Zaheer, scored 76 runs, and wasn't dismissed even once. Strauss' opening partner, Alastair Cook, has been in the form of his life recently, and hasn't done badly against Zaheer either, scoring 117 runs at more than four per over, though Zaheer has dismissed him three times.
Zaheer Khan v left-handers in Tests since June 2001 Batsman Balls Runs Dismissals Average Run-rate
Matthew Hayden 352 254 7 36.28 4.32
Tim McIntosh 183 52 6 8.67 1.70
Kumar Sangakkara 300 162 6 27.00 3.24
Graeme Smith 284 178 6 29.67 3.76
Chris Gayle 121 72 5 14.40 3.57
Andrew Strauss 290 100 5 20.00 2.06
Simon Katich 355 185 4 46.25 3.12
Alastair Cook 170 117 3 39.00 4.12
S Rajesh is stats editor of Cricinfo
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Camaaan yaa ... carlton united tri-series returns to Australia after a gap of 3 years
:victory: :2thumbsup: :smokesmirk:
Super :clap: What are the other 2 teams?Quote:
Originally Posted by ajithfederer
wooo hoooo !!! Great news for cricket fans. :victory:Quote:
Originally Posted by ajithfederer