What a match! Stunning!! Well done both Aus and SA. Very sad about SA not winning this one!, but this is what we call a real test match! :D:
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What a match! Stunning!! Well done both Aus and SA. Very sad about SA not winning this one!, but this is what we call a real test match! :D:
Ponting MOM?
Two months later...Aus - 557/6 decl(Ponting - 267), Ind - 312 allout(Kohli - 98, sachin -21, Dravid - 47, Laxman - 74y and 168 all out(Dhoni 77*); Ind - 235(Viru -84, Sachin -0, Laxman -8, Kohli -46), Aus 447(Ponting 164, Watson -87, Clarke -74), Ind - 84 all out(Yadav - 27*)
Cummins will be the MOM I think.
Clown of the match will be Biff..to give Tayir a bowl when the target was a shot away
That too when Philander looked like taking a wicket every ball :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by wizzy
I smell a rat..Pak bowler :)Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
Trick of the season - debut bowlers MOM. Proposed plan to Dhoni: Rahul Sharma at Sydney, Varun Aaron at Melbourne, deepak chahar at Brisbane, B Aparajith at Adelaide :)
Neengale ippadi sollalama :|Quote:
Originally Posted by wizzy
Lm,that was TFIC,the decision to bowl a one trick pony was neither rational nor reasonable with the runs to defend..
Proteas will minnow bash lankans to proclaim their no.1 ranking :lol:
I understand. But I get infuriated when someone match fixing after a good/tight match. Drains all the fun and excitement :(Quote:
Originally Posted by wizzy
Would be great if SL squares the series there, keeping SA's home record intact :lol: But chances are very remote for that to happen.Quote:
Proteas will minnow bash lankans to proclaim their no.1 ranking :lol:
India get 2nd rank :lol:
Even if SA win 3-0 - which they won't - against Lanka, England will be top until the Eng-SA series. Well, given the chokers' record, that will be the case even after that series. Kamaan Australia - atleast you can dehtrone England eventually in a few years - neither India or nor Saffa or good enough
looking at SL's plight..would punt on current Windies team to beat them in tests..Pak have neutralized Steyn/Morkel in their backyard so my hopes are up for Eng-Pak series.
Daily Express will fix a match as a sting operation so England are assured of a series win against Pak :lol:
just checked Pak do have their own version of Daily mail..its all a conspiracy to defraud :-D
:-( Couldn't see the play today.
Glad Aus won. Too bad Ponting didn't get his hundred. Hope he they don't sack him.
Two test series :x :x :x
whoo hoo naa match paathaen :happydance: ... Australia :clap: :clap:
Ponting should have reached 3 figures :( ... Cummins :thumbsup: long way to go ...
Tahir cleaned the tail in last innings very easily with his googly. Atha vachi avan kuduthurukalam.Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
ICC Test Rankings (22 Nov)
Position Team Matches Points Rating 1 England 37 4634 125 2 India 37 4336 117 :D 3 South Africa 24 2781 116 4 Australia 34 3578 105 5 Sri Lanka 31 3062 99 6 Pakistan 28 2757 98 7 West Indies 26 2336 90 8 New Zealand 20 1588 79 9 Bangladesh 15 88 6
Suddenly England seems to be untouchables :angry2:
Yeah, at 125, they are out of reach - untouchable - by the other teams :thumbsup:
Cummins was almost out prior to whacking that boundary. SA reviewed it but the ball just hit him outside the line, Cummins was trying to play a defensive shot and the appeal was turned downQuote:
Originally Posted by VinodKumar's
^they had the new ball and Philander was on 5 wickets..Tahir had been warned twice and was cutting the crease to avoid another call..forget all that who would the tailender like to face when the target is shot away? spinner or a pacer?
I missed this match :mad: Well Played Aus :clap: SA, you the chokers :lol2: oru match kelichathe periya vishayam thein..
Wizzy, no doubt tailenders would like to face a spinner if it is not warne/murali/kumble. In yesterdays case Cummins would be very happy when Smith thrown the ball to Tahir. My point is Tahir's googly was deadly in the first innings and australian tailenders had no clue about it. Smith would have considered that and tried him thats all ... what if Steyn's or Philander's 140 + swinging ball edged and gone to boundary. I dont find anything wrong in Smith's decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by wizzy
Tailenders wouldn't like to face fast bowlers, yes, but the probabilities of an edge running away to the boundary is higher too... Smith might have wanted to deceive Cummins et all with Tahir's guile. (nanum oru kaalathula leggy ah irunthen, naane support pannalana eppadi :noteeth:)Quote:
Originally Posted by wizzy
which is to bowl a googly every 2nd ball :mrgreen: a bizarre decision as cricinfo calls it .. more so since a leftie was taking strike..there is also an probability of edge finding a fielder with the pacer :lol: whichever way you look at it the pros outweigh the cons.Quote:
Originally Posted by satissh_r
Rightu vidunga :)Quote:
Originally Posted by wizzy
^don't you find Tahir's victory lap after each of wicket a bit disconcerting??
TBH I've watched him only a few times for Hampshire and SA.. Dont think he had this kind of celebrations playing in the county. I'll give him the benefit of doubt till he plays a full series against us
James Anderson eager for IPL chance
ESPNcricinfo staff
November 22, 2011
James Anderson, the England pace bowler, wants to play in the Indian Premier League and has voiced his concerns about the limited opportunities for English players in the competition.
Anderson is currently the No. 2 bowler in the Test rankings but was overlooked in last year's IPL auction. He believes giving England's players the chance to play in the IPL would help their chances of defending their World Twenty20 title next year.
"I would like to play in the IPL," Anderson told the Manchester Evening News. "I got back into England's Twenty20 squad at the back end of the summer because of an injury to Stuart Broad, but I would like to get back into the side on a regular basis. I see the IPL as a way of showing I can play Twenty20 cricket and that's why I want to go out there."
The 2012 IPL season gets underway on April 5 with the county season set to begin a day later. However, a major issue for Anderson - and other England players - is that the closing stages of the IPL overlap the first two Tests of the summer against the West Indies.
"The availability is obviously an issue and it is quite frustrating for us," he said. "We want to keep our position as world champions in Twenty20 cricket. The more Twenty20 cricket we play the better. This summer we only played three matches, how are we supposed to keep improving as a Twenty20 side when we only play three games?"
England players who have been involved with the IPL include Eoin Morgan, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2011, Kevin Pietersen, who became the most expensive cricketer in the world in 2009 when he was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for $1.55million, and Ravi Bopara.
England will play four T20s next summer, one against the West Indies and three against South Africa. The World Twenty20 takes place in Sri Lanka from September 18 to October 7.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/...ry/541646.html
Ponting vows to fight for his place
http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news...-for-his-place
Jimmy Jimmy Aajaa Aajaa. IPL thangaLai iru karam neetti azhaikkiRadhu. And Ricky :clap: - sethAdA pOyittAn? Thirumba varuvaanda. Paxhaiya Ricky-A thirumba varuvaan :thumbsup:
I want Ponting to retire with more runs and centuries than Kallis. avvaLo dhaan pA.
Zee news giving a new spin to the incident..poor Pawar
http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/icc-president-sharad-pawar-slapped-in-delhi_732821.html
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reelly? why ya? I want jacques to finish ahead. thEkk'nga ivan.Quote:
Originally Posted by P_R
With the current form, i want Dravid to overtake them both.Quote:
Originally Posted by KV
Ricky vs Jacky irukkattum. One or both of them will overtake Sachin. adhukkenna solRInga ellorum?