Michael Clarke becomes only the first player to score 4 double hundreds in a calendar year. :shock:
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Michael Clarke becomes only the first player to score 4 double hundreds in a calendar year. :shock:
what is thiiiis?one day match'a vida payangaramA irukku...
Michael Clarke is pummelling South Africa at Adelaide Oval. Australia closing in on 500 for the day!
End of the agony for South Africa for the day!!!
Hussey bowled by Steyn for 103 and that is stumps @482-5
Highest score in a day?
Did anyone catch a glimpse of the Ponting dismissal?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAQOFYPIBwY
Clarke's - WAG....Becoming a legend here...Talk about leading from the front....:clap: :clap:
Australia's score of 482 is the second-highest number of runs scored on the first day of a Test match - the highest is 494, also by Australia against South Africa, way back in 1910 at the SCG.
Paavam Ponting.
Ricky Ponting retires..
Immediate retirement-nnu nenaichEn but Ricky will play the Perth test tomorrow and it will be his last.
Right decision at the right time, maanasthan! :clap:
enna dhaan moonji pidikkaadhu-nnalum, wishing Ponting to have a wonderful last test befitting his status :thumbsup:
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Originally Posted by scorpio
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Originally Posted by scorpio
Yeah having been sucked into Aussie and Ponting bashing for so long, yet it felt very sad when reading the news about Ponting's retirement @ cricinfo. Also read Clarke was in tears during the press conference. Tells a lot about the relationship both share. Ricky was almost like a big brother to Clarke, I suppose, with Clarke making his debut at such an young age.
Ponting with a French beard @1996 world cup is my earliest memory of his and his 156 on the final day of the 3rd Ashes test in 2005 is his best knock, IMO.
Right decision taken by Ponting!!!
His words " I'm glad I've got the opportunity to finish this way and on my terms." has a lot of meaning..
:thumbsup: fonting!!
Ponting :thumbsup: You are such a treat to watch when you are in good form. Expecting soon in the commentary box.
Ponting :thumbsup:. Good luck. Cricket and Indian fans will miss you for sure :).
One of the greatest Aussie batsman to grace cricket. His pull and hook will never be forgotten. Goodbye Ricky Ponting.
CSK kanmani Faf :clap: :clap: veeranda!
He continues to impress. Guy has got a bright future. :clap:
I'm assuming he'll be the next overseas player to be retained by CSK instead of Albie when the player auction happens
SA on a rampage. 213/2 in 35 overs! Overall lead of 275 already and this is only the 2nd days play!
For a change I want Aussies to win this just for Punter. But things going other way, what a counter attack by Proteas! :clap:
For 11 days, SA were on the backseat and the whole scenario changed in a day's time.
Ajay, i did have a feeling before this test match that SA will be all over AUS!!!
415/3.....Overall lead approaching 500 and we have 43 overs left for the day....!!Honesty i have not seen anything frantic like this..........3rd Innings in progress, overall lead 500 and we are only in the 3rd day!!!
91.1
Lyon to de Villiers, FOUR, shot. Flighted delivery outside off, he shapes up for a big drive, and then decides to reverse-sweep, a paddle really, past slip. Into the 90s now
91.2
Lyon to de Villiers, FOUR, another reverse-paddle. More premeditation here, and he takes this from in front of leg to beat slip again
91.3
Lyon to de Villiers, FOUR, bang, bang, bang. Three reverse-sweeps in three balls to go from 89 to 101. This time he beats point to the left. Amazing batting. No risk involved here, he is playing them so well. The balcony on its feet, AB accepts the applause
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இழந்தது சரியான நேரத்துல திரும்பக் கிடைத்த சந்தோசம் எனக்கு.
:notworthy: Amla! Splendid performance! Lifetime knock!
What an amazing performance from the Saffers. Absolutely stunning. Aussies down on the mat.
Ricky Ponting is out in the second innings! The Last of the great man!!!
There was one tiny consolation for Ricky Ponting as he walked off a Test field for the last time. He knew he'd made the right decision to retire. In the WACA gym on Thursday, Ponting was asked how tough it was knowing he would not be part of next year's Ashes tour. Not at all, he replied, because he had made up his mind that he was not good enough to get there. A spectacular, match-winning hundred in Perth might have forced a rethink. Few people would have complained.
As it was, Ponting farewelled Test cricket with a brief innings at the WACA, the ground that launched his Test career 17 years ago. It was an emotional 40-minute stay that started with a guard of honour from the South African players and finished with a series ofhandshakes, the last of which came from the man who had caught him, one of Ponting's few remaining contemporaries from the early stages of his international career, Jacques Kallis.
Then came the moment that will live on forever in the memories of the 7000-strong crowd. As he approached the boundary, Ponting turned around for one last look at Test cricket from the middle. In his right hand he raised his Kookaburra bat, in his left he held up his helmet. The South Africans continued to clap; the standing ovation from the spectators grew louder. Seventeen years of international cricket had come to an end.
But not without a couple of glimpses of vintage Ponting. He began his innings with a nimble jump across his stumps to leave a ball from Morne Morkel and in Morkel's next over got off the mark with a trademark Ricky Ponting pull, forward of square for four. A crisp on-drive provided the rest of Ponting's runs, a boundary off Dale Steyn that beat Morkel at mid-on. Steyn asked some serious questions of Ponting and the batsman was up to every challenge.
In the end, it was left-arm spin, of all things, that ended Ponting's career. Spin at the WACA. With less than five minutes until lunch, Ponting sensed the chance to go to the break with some momentum. He rocked back to Robin Peterson and tried to crunch the ball through the off side. His edge was snapped up by Kallis at first slip. Ponting stood and stared for a moment, processing what had just happened. His Test career was over.
There was some modest celebration from the South Africans, but they appreciated the historical significance. As Ponting walked off, Graeme Smith ran to Ponting to shake his hand, as he had during the earlier guard of honour. Smith's team-mates flocked from all parts to follow his lead. It was fitting that Kallis, in the twilight of a grand career like Ponting, was last.
As Ponting walked off the WACA, his wife Rianna and two daughters, and his parents Graeme and Lorraine, watched on from the stands. He left the field with 13,378 Test runs to his name at an average of 51.85. In his final Test series, he scored 0, 4, 16, 4 and 8. He was content that he had made the right call.
Though never a showman, Ponting has entertained with his skill and his final raise of the bat was a poignant curtain call. It was about Ponting acknowledging what the game had given to him for the past 17 years. It was also about the game giving Ponting, unquestionably one of the modern greats, his due. As he walked off, the WACA scoreboard said it all. Two words, in huge letters, were all that were required. "Thanks Ricky".
Ricky.. Unna suthama enaku pidikalanaalum but innaiku ground'la paakrappo konjam feeling'ah irundhuchu.. :clap: for everything
TOP 5 spots in "Most runs in a calendar year"
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) -- 1788
IVA Richards (WI) -- 1710
GC Smith (SA) -- 1656
MJ Clarke (Aus) -- 1595 :notworthy: for 106.33 average
SR Tendulkar (India) -- 1562
what a knock by Mitchell johnson.. fantastic ..
Tony Greig - one of the entertaining commentators ever, passes away due to lung cancer
RIP
Former England skipper and Channel Nine commentator, Tony Greig, has died of lung cancer at the age of 66, according to a statement released by the Nine network. Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, David Faktor, St. Vincent hospital spokesman, said, "He was rushed to St. Vincent hospital after he had suffered a heart attack. The staff at the emergency department worked on him but we could not save him."
Mr. Greig became aware of the problem during the ODI series between Pakistan and Australia in September 2012. Mr. Greig was earlier diagnosed with Bronchitis in May but the condition lingered on.
During the T20 WC 2012 World Cup in Sri Lanka in October, Greig had tests that revealed a small lesion at the bottom of his right lung. On returning to Australia, he had fluid removed from the right lung and in subsequent tests, he was diagnosed with lung cancer. During the recent Australia versus South Africa Test in Brisbane, Mr. Greig spoke candidly about the disease saying that, "It is not good. The truth is that I have got lung cancer and it's now a case of what they can do".
Tony Greig was born in Queenstown, South Africa in 1946. He trialled out for Sussex in 1965 as a teenager and within a period of seven years, he made his Test debut for England in 1972 against Australia in Manchester. He got off to a wonderful start by scoring fifties in both innings and picked up five wickets in the match as England won the match by 89 runs.
One of his greatest moments was during the 1976-77 tour to India. His captaincy and his all-round skills played a major part in England winning the five Test series 3-1. He scored a total of 342 runs in that series with an average of 42.7 and also picked up 10 wickets.
The Channel Nine statement added that Tony Greig is synonymous with Australian cricket. "From his playing days as the England skipper which we loved to hate, to his senior role in the revolution of World Series Cricket, his infamous car keys in the pitch report and more than three wonderful decades of colourful and expert commentary."
He went on to play 58 Tests for England, and led them in 14. His five year stint with England ended when he joined the Kerry Packer run World Series Cricket and he was one of the key players. Greig scored 3599 runs at an average of 40 and took 141 wickets at 32 apiece. His first-class career spanned for 11 years and he played 350 matches, scoring 16,660 runs and picking up 856 wickets. In 190 domestic one-day games, he scored 3899 runs and snapped up 244 wickets.
Mike Hussey all set to retire after the Sydney test.
Why Huss, why? :roll:
Aus will miss you during their Ashes. Very brave decision to bow out while in form!!
Thanks for everything Mr. Cricket and see you in IPL :pink:
adhAvadhu indha thennAppirikkAvai naama viLayAdap pOROm.
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Originally Posted by P_R
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YdLO5D2kIY
Itha paathutu aprom anga polama illa vendamanu mudivu panna sollunga
Warne banned for one BBL match
Warne's behavior was disgusting :x