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Originally Posted by ajithfederer
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Great!
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Originally Posted by ajithfederer
Pakistan have dropped 14 catches in this series. There are still a maximum of four days left and many batsmen to give lives to so the number could rise. In New Zealand before this affair they dropped, conservatively, 10 catches, in three matches which means that by the time this Test comes to an end, they will have missed on average four per match over the course of their Australasian adventure.
So far the 14 fluffed chances in Australia have cost them over 550 runs; what cost there has been in morale, mood and momentum nobody can put a number on. All catches are crucial but some more than others. Of all the batsmen in the world, the one not to drop when on 0, in uncertain form and at an advanced age, is Ricky Ponting. Pakistan were fully on top when Ponting pulled again, this time straight to Mohammad Aamer, only for him to drop one of the simplest offerings likely to come his way. It changed the day.
http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/co...ry/443996.html
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Aalavanthan
Channel 9 crew oda future-uhh nenachu paarkave remba kastama irrukku. :( Richie Benaud is too old that he might quite commentary anytime. Remba thudipaana Tailor thambi maadhiri youngters kitta mike-uhh koduthu, poruppa oppadaichu, channel 9 padum paadu... :shaking:
Channel 9 commentary over the subcontinent team (incl overseas splsts) any day
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Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)
Future remba mosam nga... Taylor laam Ranjit Fernando maadri irukaan... poga poga remba mosama thaan irukum nu nenaikaren...
This year's Richie Benaud's farewell year .. I think it has already been announced.. So we have all the aasthaana Aussie Jaalra (obviously/naturally/fundamentally) team
Mark Taylor (Ponting ching chanked him, and now vice versa)
Bill "dear O dear" Lawry (havent seen him in this series yet)
Ian Healy
Tony Greig (somewhat non-aussie jaalra)
Michael Slater (the newcomer compared to others)
Mark Nicholas
330/3
Watching the match right now.. As ponting reached 150 Mark Nicholas reckons Ponting is hungry to surpass his highest of 257 on his home soil..
Panicstan in the making already :oops:
Faanting was a failure in last 3 tests. Adhu ellaathaiyum balance seiya, home ground-la triple century not out adikaporaapla! :shaking: Avaroda clerk-um double century adika poraapla.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aalavanthan
Faanting 204*.... ithukaagave inniku naa unna viratham irukka poren.... I yaam hugely disappointed..
Ponting out :cry:
Kalyasi, idhukellaam bayandhA? Ninga todandhu prickanukku soonyam veiyunga.
Hopefully there will be an innings defeat to avoid a ponting big score. In second innings
http://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/co...ry/444322.html
Third Umpire mEla complaint kudukkalAmA? namma Sydneyla paNNi irukalAmE
Enna irundhAlum system-ai thangalukku saadhagama payan paduthavadhil England and Australiavai minja mudiyaadhu
(this applies whether injustice was done to them or not - they'll make it sound like they are right! indha technique-yum kathukittu BCCI arAjagam paNNanum. appO dhAn arAjagam pandradhkku oru artham irkkum :lol: )
Ponting Player of the decade.
http://www.cricinfo.com/decadereview...ry/443957.html
Bleddy Pak. If they have to lose, why can't they lose by an innings?
Why give another 100+ score to Ponting, or atleast 50+, or atleast 10+?
It's not as if he's going to get out for less than 10 today, is it?
Pak - nInga aus tour pOgalainu yaarru azhudhA?
Sariya soneenga aabesar..Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum
Watched the highlights just for Ponting's drop catch by aamer. He had to move no where the ball was coming directly to him. I mean not even an inch. The commentary was by Tony Greig, slater and Mark Nicholas (??). The ploy worked very well as asif's short pitch ball got ponting in an awkward position as he tried to hook and it went to straight to him. I mean It can't be any more easy and he drops a gulabjamun. Ponting was Zero then. The Look on Asif's face was priceless.
Tony Greig: That is just unbelievable.
Slater : That is rubbish
Mark Nicholas: It's the story of this tour, right there.
http://cricket-online.tv/pakistan-vs...lights-hobart/
Watch from 8:35.
ivan romba pEsarAnkA!
innum konja nALla nejamAvE virumandi-la Jail interview-la varrA maadhiri blunt-A kodukka pOrAn :lol:
Happada Ponting 89 ku out...
Kalyasi, enna habbAdA
Before this match, Ponting's Season Average theriyumA?
216 runs/8 Innings, Avg =27.00
After the match
514 runs/10 Innings, Avg = 51.40 :-(
Bleddy Paks, orE matchla aNNanOda average-ai thUkkittainga.
(Yeah. I am keeping that close a watch on Ponting :lol:)
I was about to post this regarding the average boost stuff but you came up with finer details. Goyala! Last match-la Faanting season average-uhh recover panitaaru! :sigh2:
Teknickally, thambiku seaming wicket, turning wicket ellam baetting panna varaadhu :lol2:
Thambi oda strength pull shots thaan... Indhe Aussie summer-le, thambikku adhuleyum oru weakness irukkunu kandu pidhuchitaainge :lol2:
naa happada sonnathu innoru century ya thaduthathukku!! Ore Tensanappa avan out aagarathukulla!!
Oh england whipped? Great result for world cricket.
South Africa really didn't play well in the first 3 tests. In that sense an underwhelming series. Hope viru's team loses to bnagladesh similarly. Would that make it a good series to watch? Msd vandhu second testla save paNNarunna the script will be perfect.
Cook to captain in Bangladesh Tests
Cook-aa :frightened:
Sachin steady, Punter falters
Ricky Ponting seems to be losing out to Sachin Tendulkar in their battle to become the greatest Test batsman of the modern era!
The older and more experienced of modern cricket’s batting giants has, over the past 18 months, increased his cushion even as his Australian rival has had a torrid time.
While Tendulkar has been steady, Ponting’s form was in tailspin
before he resurrected it with the double hundred at Hobart last week.
Tendulkar replied with his unbeaten 105 against Bangladesh on Monday — his 44th in Tests.
Tendulkar, now, has five more centuries than Ponting.
Overall, Tendulkar has now scored 44 tons in 266 innings, while Ponting has 39 in 240. That translates to a century every 6.05 innings for Tendulkar, while Ponting reaches the three-figure mark after 6.15 innings.
Hardly anything separates them then!
However, over the past year-and-a-half and in the last 25 Tests, it has been a different story. The Indian maestro has gained at the expense of Ponting’s lack of form.
Tendulkar has hit five centuries in 24 innings over the past one-and-a-half years, but Ponting has managed just four in 41. That means Tendulkar scored a century every 4.80 innings while Ponting has reached three-figures after every 10.25 innings.
Tendulkar also is way ahead if one glances at their figures over the last 25 Tests. Tendulkar hit seven centuries in 44 innings (6.82 innings per hundred), while Ponting has just four in 45 (11.25 innings per hundred).
Ponting has felt the strain of becoming the first Australian skipper to lose two Ashes series in England. He also has had to nurture a squad which is in a transitional phase.
Ponting went without scoring a century in nine Test matches and 16 innings before he made his double hundred last week.
Before his 209 on Thursday, Ponting had last made a century (150) against England at Cardiff on July 8.
After decimating England with a masterful century in the Champions Trophy semifinal in October, Ricky Ponting, who entered the 12,000-run club in ODIs was asked what he thought of Sachin Tendulkar’s records.
“He has set benchmarks for guys like me to chase him and get as close as we can. If I had to last 20 years, I would probably be batting in a wheelchair,” Ponting said jokingly. It could well be a stark reality.
However, the good news for Ponting is that if it is presumed that both of them play 200 Tests each and continue to score centuries at their career rate (Tendulkar 6.05/Ponting 6.15) then Ponting will end up with 58 just pipping Tendulkar who will have 56.
http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report...alters_1336440
P.S: I can never forget Aamer dropping a sitter to help ponting salvage his scoring.
I'm still unable to digest it :evil:Quote:
Originally Posted by ajithfederer
Even now I watched that drop catch. :sigh2:.
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Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
Try watching the highlights of Aus vs Pak ODI. Seems like Aamer made Ponting jump around as if his tail was in fire :lol:
Oh ok will try to watch it lm.
U-19 WC... Ind Vs Pak QF (23 over game)
India were put in by Pak
India Made 114/9
Pak in reply are 11/2 in 4 overs...
Namma team sinna pasanga arputhama panthu podaraanga pa...
Pak 16/3 in 6.2 overs...
idhu enna mudhal muraiyA? How many poor fielding efforts by opposition for Ponting, as compared to super-human(Bacher, Rhodes etc) for Tendulkar. Not to mention the Bucknors and Harpers giving shoulder before wicket etc whereas Ponting lbw in Australia is almost unthinkable.Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
Pak U-19 require 25 runs from 3 overs with 5 wickets in hand...
18 required from 14 balls with 4 wickets in hand...
16 of 12
14 of 11
10 of 10
10 of 9 and a wicket... 3 wickets remain...
6 of 8...