brilinjo Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Pakistan test cricketer Younis Khan has not had an auspicious start to his stint playing for South Australia this (southern) summer: - In his first one day match he only scored 3 - In his first 4 day match he scored a golden duck He'd want to get into form pretty quickly, as we don't need imports taking the spot of local talent if they aren't going to perform any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotlanta Posted October 24, 2008 Author Share Posted October 24, 2008 Australia, South Africa and New Zealand announced a southern hemisphere version of the IPL today. It seems they will start in 2011 and will usually be held in October. They are also hoping to attract english and indian players. Â Full details from cricinfo here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brilinjo Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 "The concept will involve two separate conferences - an eastern division based in Africa and a western division in Australasia - and the top sides from each will progress to the finals" Â I know travel costs would be expensive, but I think that it would be more interesting to have all the teams play each other before the finals. eg Adelaide v CapeTown, Melbourne v Durban, Auckland v Nairobi etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotlanta Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 Seems to me like with the evolution of the IPL, this southern continent series, the stanford tournament in Caribbean we will soon be moving away from national tournament to city based franchises like most other sports. Maybe in a decade the only national side based tourney will be the World Cup. The funny thing is, i still don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I hope not, I still think interantionals are the pinnacle, and the biggest drawcard, and should take up a proportion of the annual calendar. Â But I guess at the end of the day, money talks - so we'll see what it has to say about the future of cricket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brilinjo Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 AUSTRALIA are 0-50 at stumps on day two after India declared their first innings at 7-613, with both Gautam Gambhir and VVS Laxman scoring 200-plus. Â Well the good news is Australia hasn't lost any wickets, best they can hope for now is a draw, I think India batted on 100 runs too long. Australia really need a quality spinner to pressure India on the flat decks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 If only MacGilla could have held his body to together enough to play at his best for a few more years, bring back Warney too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotlanta Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 I think the Indians wanted to assure themselves that they wouldn't loose this match. That's why they batted that extra half a session or so. It was nice to see Laxman stick it to the Aussies again. What drove me mad was Sachin shutting it down just before tea on day one, if not he could have been the one with a double hundred . Â Oh come on now Aussies your spin department is so weak, you should give Warne half the country just for pitching on this tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Warney would probably settle for half the women of our country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the sound Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 CLARKEYYYY! What a century from Michael Clarke. I reckon he's way better than Ricky Ponting, not many agree with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brilinjo Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 ^ It's about time Michael Clarke came good when the pressure is on. Except for Clarke's hot babe fiance, Lara Bingle, how is Clarke "way better than Ricky Ponting" Â Michael Clarke: Innings: 59 Aggregate: 2433 Average: 46.79 Â Ricky Ponting Innings: 204 Aggregate: 10333 Average: 58.05 Michael Clarke's fiance, Lara Bingle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 I think Mr Cricket is the only batsman who has shown much consistency through these dark times, my solution - clone Mr Cricket. Â I think India, being 1 up, will just play for draws in the next 2 tests - dead tracks with India still in their first innings on day 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brilinjo Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I think India, being 1 up, will just play for draws in the next 2 tests - dead tracks with India still in their first innings on day 5. Â I'm pretty sure this is only a 4 test series, so India just have to draw the Nagpur test to win the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 ^I'm pretty sure you are right, Aus wins the last one they keep the trophy as current trophy holders - so I guarantee those Indians will play for a draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brilinjo Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 and I'm pretty sure that the pitch will be prepared to favour a draw, rather than an outcome. Â Anyway, bring on the Kiwi's at least we're assured of a win to get our confidence/form back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotlanta Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 If we can get pup's girl friend to play cricket in that "outfit" cricket will crush baseball here in the U.S of A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 The Australian cricket team's wives and girlfriends team would make a mostly extremely attractive package for American broadcasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotlanta Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 What are the Aussies thinking? That's my question of the day. On a bone dry feather bed they put stuart clark on the bench? He was the only bowler in this series who was really economical for them. Yeah he didn't get the wickets at Delhi, but there has to be a value for typing one end and frustrating the batsmen. Â I really don't get the Cameron White selection either, he is not trusted ahead of Clarke or even Katich yet he is in every game. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 You'd think Nathan Brown was coaching (only the chosen few will get that reference) and selecting the Australian Cricket Team, just mystifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotlanta Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 India was more than willing to choke away the advantage. The dismissal of the new guy i get, but Dravid and Sehwag? I am ready to go out and puke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brilinjo Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Just when India seemed to be cruising to another huge score, test debutant Jason Krejza struck with bowling figures of 8-215 to restrict India's total to 441. Â The Australian selectors must have egg on their faces by not playing Krejza in the first 3 tests, otherwise why take him to India in the first place? Â And a nice innings by Simon Katich (92no) who apparently attacked the Indian bowling with real purpose and took Australia to 2-189 by the close of the second day's play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 WTF, he took 8? Â I was out last night so I haven't even checked the scorecard, wow just wow. Â Getting excited about this test now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotlanta Posted November 8, 2008 Author Share Posted November 8, 2008 The Indians gave him no respect and they deserved what they got. I can clearly remember Sehwag, Laxman and Dhoni all falling for unnecessary shots when they were set. He became both the highest wicket taker and most runs given up on debut. Â That was some negative bowling yesterday. I had to shut off the TV after the 1st session and go to bed. At least the match is set up very nicely for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotlanta Posted November 10, 2008 Author Share Posted November 10, 2008 Wow it was really sad seeing Kumble and Ganguly go away. It's the end of an era when Dravid and Tendulkar also say their good byes. Â Ponting's decisions in the last session of day 4 still boggle me. He had the test in hand and they target would have 250 and he was worried about over rate then?? He could have cleaned up the tail quickly with the fast bowlers since it was reverse swinging well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phazan Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I love crickets!! They make me sleep so much better in the summer time with their beautful singing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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