^Rudolph is a good bat and he spends most of his time in county circuit..with ABDV keeping Saffers can afford to play Duminy and Rudolph..opening bats are a major worry..seems Swann is iffy for the series..some light in the tunnel :-)
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^Rudolph is a good bat and he spends most of his time in county circuit..with ABDV keeping Saffers can afford to play Duminy and Rudolph..opening bats are a major worry..seems Swann is iffy for the series..some light in the tunnel :-)
Feel the English can whittle any top team with their bowling and that Swann may not be actually required...He's just an added advantage to an already power packed bowling line up...Quote:
Originally Posted by wizzy
avan kadakkuraan kappakkezhangu. avanga aNNanaiyE naanga sErththukka mAttOmQuote:
Originally Posted by Plum
SA bowling attack versus England batting - that'll be the fun to watch this series.
enga range-ku ippo dhaan oru fast bowling attack kidaichirukku. Looking forwerd!
Plum, a penny for your thoughts: http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/...ry/572361.html
:lol: adappAviQuote:
(Pietersen) complained that he had "never been looked after" by the England management
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and insisted that his schedule would have to be eased before he consented to a return.
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enga range-ku
Finn would walk into any test side..donno why Andy Flower prefers Bresnaan..Proteas phast bowling bench ought to be completely bare to call up Albie Morkel for De lange
England #1 ranking is safe even after Saffer series
Basically, SA have to cross seven mountains, seven seas and strangle the offspring of a King Fisher and a Crane to replace England as #1 after this series. England kAranaunga Aadama jeyichAngadA!
Finnn will be surprise weapon against SA, Wiz. Kirsten will be preparing his boys for Bresnan now. Flower will keep a twist in the screenplay on the day of the match.
Plum, did you happen to see India's rating after the annual refresh :-)..pliss to open a thread for Basil D'Oliveira Trophy
with the rain threat around it should have been a 4/5 match series..ECB and their underhand tactics to call OZ to boost their odi ratings :banghead:
Somebody open a thread for Eng-SA Series.
England given Test ranking boost
ESPNcricinfo staff
July 14, 2012
England's gap at the top of the ICC Test rankings has increased after the annual update of the table, but they can still be overhauled if South Africa win the series that starts on July 19.
Following the refresh to the table, which sees results before 2009 wiped off to give more emphasis on recent form, South Africa have slipped to third behind Australia - that is partly due to a lack of recent Test action for them. However, any margin of victory against England over the three Tests will see them reach top spot.
For England any victory will also see them hold onto the No. 1 position they attained last year by whitewashing India, but they can also maintain their ranking with a drawn series. England are currently in 122 points with South Africa on 113.
South Africa, though, are unperturbed by their shift. "It was the only way we were looking at it, that we have to win the series to go No.1," Russell Domingo, the assistant coach, said. "So it doesn't make a difference to us where we are ranked now."
Australia are currently sandwiched between the two teams, following their successful run in Test cricket under Michael Clarke. Since he took on the captaincy from Ricky Ponting they have beaten Sri Lanka away, drawn in South Africa, drawn at home to New Zealand, whitewashed India and beaten West Indies in the Caribbean.
South Africa's fall to third is because, annually, the oldest results are no longer counted - in this case from 2008-09 - and it was in that period that they won both in England and in Australia. At the same time England's ranking has improved because that home defeat to South Africa and the away defeats in India and West Indies are no longer counted in the rankings calculations. Ada da enna oru system :clap:
Elsewhere, India and Pakistan have changed places. Pakistan, despite a 1-0 defeat in the three-Test series that finished in Sri Lanka on Thursday, have moved up to fourth and MS Dhoni's side, No. 1 this time last year, are now down in fifth place.
For the full rankings tables click here. http://www.espncricinfo.com/rankings...ge/211271.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/c...ry/572410.html
Sure way for a team to be branded a minnow is to lose to England.Quote:
Originally Posted by wizzy
Team weaku, playerkku seekku, umpire meekku etc.
The window isn't long enough? WG Grace kaalathrhulErndhu edukkaNumA?Quote:
Originally Posted by Feddy
Hasn't the window been the same for a while? Or was it recently tweaked to favor England?
Quite simply, do you think England being the No. 1 team is a mere arithmetic artefact? Tell tell..
Avanga correct aa dhan senjirukaanga. That was me trying my hands at http://anongallery.org/img/3/6/small...ll-physics.jpg. Innum vengeance oda varen :lol: :twisted:
either KP has turned insane or Andy Flower cooked this up..http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cri...and-again.html
:rotfl:
idhayum allow paNNaNum.
illainA vile, scheming, cunning, player-right infringing, oppressive ECB.
Flower for prime minister :thumbsup:
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Maybe he’s a very... well, he is a very different person to me, so he might not think that way at all.
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Originally Posted by wizzy
:lol:
^ :lol:...good one that...
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Originally Posted by P_R
Long time English broadsheet readers (hee hee yours truly) know that this means "We are just cooking this up at the behest of someone in the opposite camp of KP. Just go along with us"Quote:
The telegraph has learnt
That is to say, KP's actual request reported previously - "I wasnt taken care of" - is damning at Flower. So, this is a counter propoganda. Whether ECB arranged it or Flower's friends, I dont know. I am expecting KP to come out with a denial.
If he admits it also, sandhosham dhAn. sAppAttula sengal vandhA kalyANam nikkum dhAnE?
Somebody pliss to open a thread for SA-Eng series. indha thadavai ratha aaru odanum :twisted:.
kaNdippA OdaNum :twisted:Quote:
Originally Posted by Puliyan_Biryani
Yov yaaravadhu open pannungayya. naan open panna last rendum velangala (4-0, both). LM as a Mod do the honors please..
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Originally Posted by Puliyan_Biryani
South Africa in England 2012
'It doesn't need to be pretty' - Steyn
Firdose Moonda
July 13, 2012
Dale Steyn limbers up in the nets at Canterbury ahead of the first Test © Getty Images
Players/Officials: Dale Steyn
Series/Tournaments: South Africa tour of England
Teams: England | South Africa
Grounds: Kennington Oval
Dale Steyn has admitted to a win-at-all-costs attitude on the tour of England, knowing that victory will end years of being second-best and give South Africa the No. 1 Test ranking.
South Africa have been top of the ICC Test rankings only briefly in the past, for four months back in 2008, but have hovered close by since then. With an unbeaten record away from home since 2006, Steyn believes it is time for the team to stamp their authority.
"We don't care how the series goes, as long as we win," Steyn said in Canterbury, where South Africa are facing Kent in their final warm-up before the first Test at The Oval. "It doesn't need to be pretty, it doesn't need to be beautiful with guys scoring hundreds and guys taking five-fors. We just want to get the job done."
The contest between the two bowling attacks has been the most anticipated match-up of the series and while he would not draw a comparison, Steyn called South Africa's current pack "fantastic."
Graeme Smith, the Test captain, has also hailed the unit as one of the best he has worked with and attributed consistency in selection to their fine performances of late. "We've got experience and the guys know how to bowl in different conditions," Steyn said. "It's also been the same group of guys for quite a while and there's a lot of trust between us."
Although Steyn is often referred to as the kingpin of the attack, he denied that there is any hierarchy among the bowlers in contrast to England where Jimmy Anderson is widely perceived to be the guiding force in the group. He expresses the belief that the likes of Morne Morkel, Lopsy Tsotsobe, Vernon Philander and the leg spinner Imran Tahir share equal responsibility.
"There's nobody that leads the attack. If you are looking for a leader, you're always looking for the guys that have been around the longest but when it comes to bowling, any of us are capable of doing the job," Steyn said. "It's not like we are looking at a leader to stand up and take five wickets for us on the day. Whether its Morne or Lopsy or Imran, all of them are capable of bowling teams out by themselves."
Despite that confidence in his team mates, Steyn remains the go-to man when Smith needs wickets because of his superior speed.
"There are times when my team needs me to bowl really fast and make something happen. You need those types of players who can break an end open for you," Steyn said. "That's something that I've got in my arsenal that Graeme treasures. When we need a wicket, he tends to throw the ball to me because I can make it happen with pace."
It showed in the tour match against Kent, when Smith brought Steyn on to break an opening stand which had grown to 81. Steyn had an appeal in his first over and got a wicket in his second. But Steyn knows that with that expectation there is responsibility as well. "I also need to be bowling in the right areas. You can't bowl at 150 and be bowling it all over the show, that's not going to help." Even though wicket-taking is always on his mind, Steyn said he has no preference for which scalps he picks up and has not identified any of the England batsman specifically as a prized scalp.
"I've seen South Africa on previous tours where I haven't played for them in Australia and Glenn McGrath and Mike Hussey put on 150-run partnership and the value of that tenth wicket means a lot more than the ninth one," he said. "It just shows you that you can't put too much emphasis on one particular person, you have to worry about everything."
He also does not mind if the spoils are shared as long as the team benefits. "Even if I only take one wicket in the whole series, as long as we win, I will still be on the balcony with a big smile on my face and I will be stoked," he said.
This South African squad sound a focused bunch with common purpose. But, Steyn said, they also have a bigger picture in mind. Mark Boucher's serious eye injury which forced him to retire on Tuesday still hangs heavily on everyone.
"Everyone is going on and on about being the No. 1 Test side in the world but when one of my friends possibly loses an eye and his whole life is about to change that means so much more to me than any cricket game that I will ever play," he said. "Having said that, I am here to play cricket so I have to focus on that. Reality struck down hard when that happened and it just put things into perspective."
The team have not specifically adopted a "do it for Mark" strategy, according to Steyn, but will try to pay tribute to the veteran wicket-keeper in the best way they can. "We wanted to win this series before the incident. However, it does add a little extra inspiration or motivation because Mark would have wanted to stand on that podium."
Firdose Moonda is ESPNcricinfo's South Africa correspondent
Feeds: Firdose Moonda
© ESPN EMEA Ltd.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-...ry/572339.html
### GOLD ### Cricket Sehwag 319 Runs 2008 Ind v RSA 1st Test
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8N4mkArxtk&feature=plcp
idhu gold-A? mokkai match.
I went and watched Neil McKenzie and Amala bat.
I watched the whole innings live. In fact, Sehwag's triple is the only bright spot of the match. Matthabadi marana mokkai. PR, I think you are referring to fourth day. I was expecting a Sachin special on that day, but he was out for duck :|
to score a triple in Chepauk when it was still a concrete jungle requires special skills..could only think of Haydos double which matched in brutality in similar conditions.
YEah, I entered and there was a thundering applause. Seat kaNdupidichu ukkArradhukkuLLA singam return aayiruchu :oops:Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
Steyn :banghead:. "Nee singamdA soonapaanaa" rangekku self dhagiryam varradhukku pEsurApla :lol:
Oh Khatmal is back..safe as houses
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zImQyqh59y...02-640x480.jpg
http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-tw...ry/572765.html
Lawrence Booth, Nick Hoult and Stephen Brenkley dissect what they/others write on cricket..with English kusumbu thrown in but their devotion to the game :clap:
with Newscrop taking over ESS wish they do simulcast of this show.
http://podcasts.skysports.com/podcas...ters150712.mp3
this is getting beyond a joke now
Anonymous int. bowler 28 3 73 0 2.60
India -SL ODI serieskku thread illaiyaa? :huh:
If India wins 5-0, we become World no-1 in ODIs :super: assuming rain doesnt play spoilsport.
Seriously :rotfl2:. That too against McKenzie who is woeful against spin.Quote:
Originally Posted by wizzy
glad Bedi picked it up..almost Bothasque pelting with full sleeves on.
http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/ojha-h...says-bedi.html
Ingleend :rotfl3: :lol2: :rotfl:
Inglees Media is diverting all the attention to the Olympics to cover up their Crap Ferpormance :rotfl:
Amalan :clap: :clap: Looks like Sandakaran's 1st place in ICC ranking is in danger because of Amalan's triple ton ? :roll:
sattaiyai in paNNaama pOyirukkAinga no-culture...appadinnu thitturadhukku oru aaL vENum :clap:
indha payyanai (Latchumiradhan) paarungayyA, nallA thaNNiyin eNNaiyin pOttu vAzhichu seevirukkAn. Look, I am very much froud of you.
Had the pleasure of meeting the Greatest! We did the TV add with him!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XVH0HW5E8X8